Topic: Armistice Day

Readers Write: Labor unions deserve our thanks; Alcohol is deadliest drug

Letters to the Editor for the October 1, 2012 weekly print issue: Only 12 percent of workers are in unions now, but we should remember how unions have improved our lives and thank the many laborers around us today. In driving accidents, alcohol – not marijuana – is the deadliest drug.

Last WWI veteran from US dies in W. Va.

Last WWI veteran: Buckles had been advocating for a national memorial honoring veterans of the Great War in the nation's capital and asked about its progress weekly, sometimes daily.

Google salutes Veterans Day with new logo

Google displays a special doodle logo to honor military vets on Veterans Day. And there's a different Google doodle in Britain. 

A Season of Gifts

Wry humor and Midwestern sensibility mark this Depression-era tale of Grandma Dowdel and her unorthodox ways.

Backyard chickens: Are they worth the effort?

Calling all summer sleuths

Boys and girls tackle the mysterious in four new books for ages 9-12.