Exercises can ease back pain

According to HealthLink B.C., "10 minutes of stretching and strengthening exercises each day can condition the muscles of the back . . . and may relieve low back pain."

Smart and fast, marine mammals are guarding our military bases

Some time this year up to 20 marine mammals will make their debut in Puget Sound, patrolling the waters of Hood Canal, on the lookout for agents of al-Qaida or any other enemy who might try infiltrating the Trident Submarine Base at Bangor.

In & Around Town

SATURDAY, Oct. 4 The second ‘Shop ‘n’ Rock’ will be hosted from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Budd Lake Firehouse, Route 46. The event is sponsored by the Mount Olive Kiwanis and Mount Olive Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 122. The family event will include food, activities, music, a kid’s play zone and vendors. Vendors and sponsors are sought and should visit www.mtolivekiwanis.org[[[SHIFTIN ...

Train to Montreal opens up new vistas

ON THE RAILS -- An 11-hour train trip? No, thanks. But four- to seven-hour trips are short enough to allow the novelty of the ride, the steady pace through unfamiliar country, to be an adventure. So with the kids off to summer camp, my wife and I booked a train from New York to Montreal, stopping each way for an overnight stay in New York's Adirondack Mountains.

Key BP Engineer Refuses to Testify at Hearing

Mark Hafle Exercises Constitutional Right Not to Testify before Panel Investigating Deepwater Horizon Explosion