Tom Joyce

Never mind the Morlocks. For a book lover, the most chilling scene in the 1960 screen adaptation of "The Time Machine" is the one in which the Time Traveler is taken to the decrepit library of the Eloi race. "I can learn all I want about you from books,"...

When Steve Bernas took over as CEO of the Chicago region's Better Business Bureau, the only employer he's ever known as a professional, it was a baptism by fire.    Bernas was being groomed to take over, but he only took the reins in 2007 because his...

LOS ANGELES -- For Mary Sanchez, the vacant, foreclosed home across from hers on Abner Street in El Sereno was an assault on the senses and her piece of mind. Gang members and squatters used it as a stash house. The place stank of dead animals. Mice made...

The Newport-Mesa City Championships featured plenty of heroics and drama at Corona del Mar High last week. The local National Junior Basketball league was grateful to use the gym at CdM. The players made sure to leave some lasting memories there. *...

A former Tournament of Roses official arrested Wednesday as the suspected killer in a 2004 cold case was again a free man Friday as prosecutors found the evidence against him lacking. Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office officials said...

The Region 97 boys' soccer team of Newport Beach recently captured the Mayor's Cup with a 2-1 victory over Region 120. The Region 97 team, known as Black Ops, used a strong defense and a total team effort to win the Cup. Scott Osumi coached the team....

9-11, as horrendous as it was, won’t be the only theme of the week: Orlando-area theme parks will host their two blockbuster Christian music festivals on Friday and Saturday. For Walt Disney World, it will be the annual Night of Joy. As with past...

Are you handy with a saw, drill, screwdriver, hammer and nails? If you aren't then that means when something's amiss around your home, or you have a home improvement project, you must hire a handyman. But as many older adults can attest, that process...

TV SPORTS SATURDAY Soccer-Premier League, Everton at Manchester United, 6:30 a.m. (ESPN2) Auto Racing-NASCAR Nationwide Series, Nashville 300 pole qualifying, 11 a.m. (ESPN); NASCAR Nationwide Series, Nashville 300, 2 p.m. (ESPN) PGA Golf-...

HAMPTON — Dennis Wolff described the past month as a whirlwind. Multiply "whirlwind" by a factor of two or three, and that approximates Joanne Boyle's past week. The new women's basketball coaches at the state's flagship universities finally had...

Even under the best of circumstances, with ample restraint, the holidays can be cruel to your waistline. In November and December, the Problem Solver dined on succulent hams, a deep-fried turkey, several glasses of super-thick eggnog, and a seemingly...

The essence of Lourdes I have been to Lourdes, France, twice -- once as a pilgrim in 2001 and last year as a tourist. Susan Spano wrote such a fine article, which caught the essence of Lourdes ["Slice of Heaven," Sept. 7] that I felt as though I were...