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JANGLED BELLS: The holidays are full of stress. Here are ways to cope Detroit Free Press
With the season in full swing, you might feel like it's already too late to salvage your serenity. But there's still plenty of planning, prepping and partying left to do. And with that comes stress. Here is advice from the experts on keeping your cool in stressful holiday situations.
Bypolls: Congress gains new support NDTV
The results of bypolls, which were announced on Thursday, are significant as the elections were held in 11 states. A swing in votes compared with the last elections is a possible key indicator of how each party is doing in this mid-term barometer.
Nature's wizards of ahhhhs Los Angeles Times
This year's fall foliage season is in full swing. At the Travel section's Tuesday deadline, the U.S. Forest Service had not predicted when leaf colors would peak. But "in areas where rainfall has been strong this year," according to its website, "the peak colors should be most vivid and vibrant."
Matthews, Pierre signings are not money well spent Los Angeles Times
The Dodgers and Angels sort of got what they needed Wednesday, and if that's all they can say after committing $44 million over five years to Juan Pierre and $50 million over five years to Gary Matthews Jr., respectively, there's a lot wrong with this picture.
Correct Your Trend Relativity Errors TheStreet.com
Charting one time frame but trading another? Try two fixes.
Swing-themed school dance averts 'grinding' New Hampshire Union Leader
Courtney Comeau, junior class secretary, said Saturday's theme and the new dance steps to be unveiled aren't so much "anti-grind" as "pro-swing."
Fool on the Street: Disney Goes Digital The Motley Fool
The Mouse House works to stay relevant in high-tech times.
For the right gift, there is a perfect book for anyone on the list Anchorage Daily News
Curling up with a good book in front of a roaring fire is one of best things about winter in Alaska.
Isiah remains cheery amidst growing jeers The Star-Ledger
GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- What does Isiah Thomas think when he hears the Madison Square Garden fans chanting for his ouster?
Voting in a neck-and-neck nation Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — The 2006 campaign, one of the nastiest battles and the most expensive ever for control of Congress, came to an end Monday amid indications that months of debate over Iraq, political corruption and the Republican dominance of Washington could produce the highest voter turnout in decades for a midterm election. Even as polls differed on whether voters were ready to hand Democrats a
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