Carole Neville opens new career 'season' -- teaching
At what point in your career do you say, I've accomplished what I wanted and now I'm done with that. Or at what point do you say, I've given my all to my job or my talent, and now I'm bored with it. It's not unusual anymore for people to have several successful careers in different fields.

Law change helped women in sports
While many of us have never heard of Patsy Mink, she undoubtedly helped American Olympic gold medal gymnasts Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin take home gold medals.

Lars unmuzzled: 'I was born to be a police dog'
On Sept. 9, a respected member of the St. Charles Police Department retires. Lars, the department's K-9 dog, is 10 years old, 70 in human years. His muzzle is getting white and he has a teeny bit of trouble with stairs now, said his handler, Sergeant Tom Shaw. "He still has the head, but not the heart."

Life recharges when the electricity's out
During last Monday night's storm some of us were denied our inalienable, God-given right to electricity. And for several hours even.