Community calendar (The Haverhill Gazette)

3 July 2008, 7:36 am

Independence Day celebration at Haverhill Stadium, Lincoln Avenue. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Fireworks display will take place at 10 p.m. This year's theme is "Honoring Our Veterans." Food vendors will serve hot dogs, hamburgers, ice cream, slush, fried dough, Italian sausage sandwiches and soft drink... read more

A heart kick-started by rock (Las Vegas Sun)

3 July 2008, 2:12 am

Thu, Jul 3, 2008 (2 a.m.) In Las Vegas, you can declare yourself to be whatever you want to be, and the town will give you a chance to live up to it. Meet Sally Steele, a classic example of Vegas self-reinvention, who has proclaimed herself “the publishing queen of rock ’n’ roll.”... read more

Blown away (San Francisco Chronicle)

3 July 2008, 12:39 am

For those willing to think outside the smoke, the Fourth of July weekend and the rest of summer can provide an array of sparkling recreation opportunities. For others, this could be the start of what they call the "Summer of Smoke," and along with sky-...... read more

Record tourism could harm Easter Island statues (The Pantagraph)

2 July 2008, 10:23 pm

EASTER ISLAND, Chile -- It’s earth’s most-remote inhabited land, a South Pacific speck of volcanic rock so isolated the locals call it “Te Pito O Te Henua,” or “The Navel of the World.”... read more

Heads in sandcastles (Camden Haven Courier)

2 July 2008, 4:16 pm

It is still possible to get breathless about Sydney house prices. Amid a pile of bad economic news, in 85 suburbs this year, from Seaforth to Strathfield, the median home sale price has exceeded $1 million.... read more

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