The Clanton Advertiser (Clanton Advertiser)

It’s commonplace this time of year to see lists of all sorts of things: top movies, best books, most talked-about celebrities. There are serious lists (biggest news story, most significant event, most influential person) and not-so-serious lists (worst movie, fashion flubs, goofiest trend.)

Karen Russo, Sac Union Columnist (The Sacramento Union)

Yesterday (Sunday) 45 rockets and missiles hit southern Israel, but none hit Beersheba, so here, we had a day of quiet – except for the stream of helicopters over the house, ferrying injured soldiers to the local Soroka Hospital, which is the nearest to Aza. With every chopper that flies over, I wonder whose husband, whose father, whose son, might be in there, hurt.

The Blitz: BCS Championship notebook (Miami Herald)

Think Dolphin Stadium is a neutral site for the BCS championship? Try telling that to Oklahoma, which will play 1,500 miles from home Thursday in the Gators' home state.

Article: 2009 CES + Macworld Expo Sneak Peeks (iLounge)

With CES over and Macworld Expo now underway, iLounge’s editors have been checking in with the major vendors of iPod, iPhone, and iTunes accessories and software to see what’s new and exciting for 2009. Here are some of the biggest new introductions we’ve seen—more are being added all the time. Boston Acoustics Boston Acoustics has announced its new Horizon iDS3 Flagship iPod Speaker System. The ...

Karen Russo, Sac Union Columnist (The Sacramento Union)

Yesterday was Beersheba’s day in the crosshairs, that’s for sure. The good news was, the city sirens were working again. The bad news was, most of the public information systems were down.