Yesterday's Hero: Patti Socci was a field hockey star ahead of her time (The Milford Daily News) Patti Socci broke the ice when she was excelling as a three-sport athlete at Franklin High in the late 1970s. A Hockomock League all-star in field hockey for three straight years, Socci became the first female player at Franklin to get a scholarship to play field hockey in college....more...Ford Recalling 3.6 Million Vehicles to Deal with Faulty Switch (22 WSBT South Bend) WASHINGTON (AP) ? Ford Motor Co. said Friday it would recall 3.6 million passenger cars, trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans to address concerns about a cruise control switch that has led to previous recalls based on reports of fires....more... Analysis: Far from dead, there was plenty of good news from this year's Tour (Velo News) With doping positives and the ejection of the yellow jersey, the news from this year's Tour de France was predictably dour....more... Toyota names exec to run Miss. plant (The Clarion-Ledger) Nevermind the grueling travel involving Japan, Kentucky and Tupelo the next few years as Mississippi's Toyota manufacturing plant is built....more... In brief (Times Leader) It took a while, but we?ve brought the prices of popular metals and foreign currencies back to the business page. Starting Tuesday, prices will appear weekdays for gold and silver, as well as aluminum, copper and platinum. Currencies include the British pound, Canadian dollar, Euro, Japanese yen and Mexican peso....more... Fashion first - watches for 2007 (Europa Star) Business for the watch industry is good, especially on the high-end. But what about the bread and butter of watches, the fashion watches at the lower end of the spectrum?...more... Scandals dominate headlines (The Progress-Index) Things have been jumping in July in the sports world, but not in a good way....more... Clergy View: Like it or not, you are a role model (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier) Whom do you hope that the children in your life will choose as a role model?...more... PRIMEDIA Enthusiast Media and XM Satellite Radio Launch Editors' Coolest Car Challenge (Broadcast Newsroom) IRVINE, Calif.,...more... |