Solomon Jones: Hail Labor Day, the rare inexpensive holiday

I LIKE LABOR DAY, and that's fitting, because I've labored in nearly every kind of job. I worked in an animal research lab and as a police dispatcher, in a drug store and as a supermarket cashier, in a picture frame factory and as a UPS truck loader. I even spent a week fueling airplanes back in the day . . . until I accidentally drove the fuel truck into the wing of a DC-10.

News by location

Get local and national news updates via E-mail. First Baptist Church , 606 N. Walnut St., Lumberton, will hold the variety show, Rising Stars of Robeson, on Thursday at 7 p.m. Southeastern Hospice will benefit. Tickets are $10 and include refreshments.

Card Smart reopens

Ten years ago, if someone had told John Downie he would open up his own Card Smart at Myles Standish Plaza on Route 44 he would have said they were nuts. He was a frequent shopper at the Hallmark store that used to be located there, before it became Card Smart.

Book review: 'Be Thrifty'

The book 'Be Thrifty' reads like a multi-author blog, but it's more portable.

Taking little bites: Ballston Spa doggie treats company growing, staying in the village

BALLSTON SPA — Born in a garage and inspired by a single batch of cookies nine years ago, the Lazy Dog Cookie Co. of Ballston Spa has moved into the big leagues, expanding to a new location but staying in the village.