Nothing beats the basic (The Daily Progress)

After all the rich foods of the recent holidays, I like to get back to some basic meals. One of our favorites is a hearty soup with lots of vegetables and legumes.

The Right Stainless Steel Sink for Your Kitchen (Turks.US)

In all homes, the sink is one of the mostly used furniture in the kitchen for it plays a very important role because it is where the start food preparation takes place and here is also the place for cleaning the dishes where it ends.

More of Detroit's aged go hungry as economy falters (Detroit News)

An increasing number of seniors don't have enough to make do, according to a recent national AARP survey that found 59 percent of people 65 and older said rising costs and a tightening economy have made it more difficult to pay for essentials such as food, medicine and gas. And Metro Detroit is no exception.

Hot chocolate desserts range from simple to complex (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

Whether it's steaming chocolate fondue coating a fat, red strawberry or the dark shiny puddle of warm chocolate oozing from a cake, there's an almost irresistible appeal to hot chocolate desserts.

Around the County (Everett Herald)

WSU Snohomish County and Beez Neez Apiary Supply offers a five-week course for novice beekeepers starting tonight, 6:30 to 9:30 at the extension office at McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE. The course runs through Feb. 2 and is designed to build basic beekeeping skills. Register ASAP. Cost is $50.

Briefly (Old Colony Memorial & Plymouth Bulletin)

Find out what's happening in Plymouth and surrounding towns.

Caution advised when traveling, tonight (The Wayne Independent)

With icy winter conditions expected to arrive in northeastern Pennsylvania this afternoon and continue throughout the night, PennDOT urges motorists to be aware of winter safety hazards that may pose a potential risk.

Year in review: a look back at 2008 (The Norwood Young America Times)

Jan. 3 — The Central High School dance team begins its inaugural season after seniors Nicole Lind, Abbey Carey and Ashley Zabel organize support. Rick and Paula Gort and Del and Ken Gallup are new members of the Cologne Lions.

Briefly in Tompkins (The Ithaca Journal)

Ithaca High School students Jacob Evelyn (senior) and Mary Eloundou (sophomore) were awarded first prize and third prize in an essay competition to celebrate the French Presidency of the European Union, which ran from July-December 2008. Janet Bowman, French language teacher at Ithaca High School, learned of the competition through the Cornell Institute for European Studies' outreach program. ...

Local Beat 1/6/09 (Corsicana Daily Sun)

Corsicana Chapter 118, Order of Eastern Star, will hold a stated meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Corsicana Masonic Lodge.