Double Features: N-G Features Online by News-Gazette Features

• Workin' 9 to 5 and then some (Mar. 16, 2010 @ 2:03 pm)
  

  Not only is Dolly Parton a signer, songwriter, Broadway show producer, she has now been a business partner in Dollywood for 25 years. Read what Dolly has to say about her involvement in the March 18 e3. The amusement park is much more than I expected.

  Pat Phillips

• Green Zone: 2 stars (Mar. 16, 2010 @ 1:03 pm)
• Talking Tapas (Mar. 15, 2010 @ 4:03 pm)

Area Extras by Meg Thilmony

• Looking for women who love hats (Mar. 16, 2010 @ 10:03 am)
  

• Puddle-wonderful Homer Lake (Mar. 15, 2010 @ 4:03 pm)
• Experiencing poverty (Mar. 12, 2010 @ 4:03 pm)

Are We There Yet? by Julie Wurth

• Backyard birthdays (Mar. 16, 2010 @ 7:03 am)
  

  It sounded like a good idea at the time.

  When my son turned 7, we decided to have a big-time birthday party at our house. We’d done it before, mostly small gatherings with just a few friends. But this was going to be the big bash.

  So we invited 20 — yes, 20 — first-grade boys to our house.

• Get wild, child (Mar. 15, 2010 @ 8:03 am)
• Whose idea was this anyway? (Mar. 12, 2010 @ 8:03 am)

Meteorologist Greg Soulje: The Weather Front On-Line by Greg Soulje

• Sunshine, seasonal warmth on the increase... (Mar. 16, 2010 @ 6:03 am)
  

  Much of the country will experience a relatively quiet week of weather. During the early- to mid-week period, showers will gradually shift from southern portions of the Rockies and Plains into Florida. Elsewhere, precipitation will be mostly confined to the Pacific Northwest.

  Late in the week, however, a new storm system will produce rain and snow across parts of the Rockies, Plains, and the upper Midwest. Until that storm develops, cooler-than-normal conditions will be mostly confined to the South.

• Better weather ahead in the new week... (Mar. 14, 2010 @ 7:03 pm)
• Cold for now...then moderation (Feb. 25, 2010 @ 11:02 am)

Take Care: All About Your Health by Deb Pressey

• When aging and driving don't mix (Mar. 16, 2010 @ 6:03 am)
  

  Isn’t it cool that Grandma is still driving at her age?  Maybe not, according to the American Medical Association.

  Having a driver’s license typically means independence to the elderly, but older drivers are involved in more vehicle crashes, and are more likely to die from accident-related injuries than their younger counterparts, according to the AMA.

• Sleepless in Illinois (Mar. 15, 2010 @ 4:03 am)
• Staying healthy ups chance of good sex life at mid-life and beyond (Mar. 12, 2010 @ 6:03 am)

Paws and Reflect by Mary "Tief" Tiefenbrunn

• Donuts for Dogs (Mar. 15, 2010 @ 5:03 pm)
  

  Well, not literally "donuts for dogs."  More accurately, "Donuts for Donations for Dogs," but that doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.

• Tony Goes Home (Mar. 14, 2010 @ 8:03 am)
• Mosquitos and Fleas and Ticks, Oh My! (Mar. 12, 2010 @ 8:03 am)

Central Illinois Gazette by Tom Kacich

• Urbana man (sorta) wants to be lieutenant governor (Mar. 15, 2010 @ 11:03 am)
  

  Mark S. Geiger, who has lived in Urbana but says he is now a law student at the University of Chicago, has applied to be Gov. Pat Quinn's running mate.

  Geiger, 25, has a bachelor's degree from Kenyon College in Ohio, a master's in materials chemistry from the UI and is a law student at Chicago, hoping to graduate in June 2010.

  His application lists a Chicago mailing address, but also says he is registered to vote in Urbana.

• RIP, Peter Graves, star of "Beginning of the End" (Mar. 15, 2010 @ 9:03 am)
• Champaign County finally has a lieutenant governor applicant (Mar. 12, 2010 @ 10:03 am)

The Starting Line by Jodi Heckel

• Friends who get me through the miles. (Mar. 15, 2010 @ 7:03 am)
  

   

  If you really want to get to know someone, run 20 miles with her.

  There’s a lot of time for talking.

  Far from being lonely or solitary, running for me is extremely social and a way to stay connected with friends.

  My longtime running buddies have a regular Sunday morning run, known as “church.” This is when I can catch up on their lives and their families, and we can talk about whatever is on our minds.

• Fuel Up (Mar. 12, 2010 @ 7:03 am)
• Runner profile: John Murphy (Mar. 10, 2010 @ 7:03 am)