Light show: Lost car magnets make for an interesting display on car wash light post

07/13/11 Lost car magnets symbolize everything from schools to sports teams to political causes . . . . Photo: Anne W. Semmes / CT It rises like a totem pole from the ground in front of the Old Greenwich Car Wash on East Putnam Ave . -- but it isn't made of wood, and it doesn't symbolize the legends of mythical creatures and winged birds carved by some Native American shaman.

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Ocmulgee National Monument to mark 75th anniversary with events in August through December

07/17/11 During the throes of the Great Depression, about 800 men tried to dig themselves out of a financial hole by shoveling mounds of dirt in east Macon.

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Letter: A few thoughts pondering the town's garlic history

07/18/11 Dear Editor, Webster defines PIONEER as "one who goes before - preparing the way for others." I like to think of my late father Harry Semas as a pioneer. He moved to Gilroy in December l932, at the height of the Great Depression, hoping to make a living off the land for his small family, my mother and 4-year-old me. Growing sugar beets was his expertise. Somehow, Wells Fargo Bank took a risk in ...

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