MCHS students upset about ban on purses
 
MICHIGAN CITY — A large, colorful purse slung over Michigan City High School freshman Ashton Everly’s shoulder holds everything from her books and pencils to pretty much anything she may need during the school day.

Hurricanes feel the love on Pa. trip
 
TAMPA — As he made his way up an airport escalator Friday morning, the man in the black shirt with a bag slung over his shoulder caught the attention of the Manatee Hurricanes.

US bags million-dollar defence deals
 
New Delhi, Sept. 2: The US is winning millions of dollars of orders from the Indian defence forces after demonstrating new weapons in joint exercises with the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force.

Volunteers keep giving back: Retired teachers still helping in North Olmsted
 
When husband and wife teachers Chuck and Pat Millheim retired, the last place anybody expected to see them was back at a primary school building. But at Butternut Primary School in North Olmsted, the Millheims are exemplifying the spirit of volunteering by donating their time and experience to a school district that desperately needs them.

Vacation from hell: Readers share their tales of woe
 
Kid locking herself in a motel bathroom? That’s, well, kid stuff. Clutching a barf bag and turning green on a plane? Ho-hum.

Eyre Peninsula football predictions
 
Pack spare socks and jocks because a wet weekend of sports action always requires comfortable after game wear.

Day of the Bone Thief
 
Ottawa based author Rick Mofina -- a former journalist who has reported from the Caribbean, Africa and Kuwait's border with Iraq -- has more than a million books in print that have been published in 15 countries.[...]

Students, Parents Say Buses Overcrowded
 
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. -- WFTV counted more than 60 students getting on the bus in Osceola County at just one stop and parents said there are usually more than 70.

Welcome to the universe of Dior
 
South Coast Plaza opens a branch of the high-end fashion store.