New book chronicles Rickenbacker's rich history (This Week Clintonville)
The long and storied history of the Rickenbacker Air Force Base in southeast Columbus is chronicled in a new book, "Crossroads of Liberty."

"The Real World" offers Transgenderism 101 (Salon.com)
MTV's reality dinosaur (finally!) gets a trans cast member. How painful is this going to be?

A Puzzling Event at Essex Library (Valley Courier)
By Marianne Sullivan, Courier Senior Staff Writer: ESSEX:     1 Across: A nine letter word for puzzle. 1 Down: A seven letter word for challenge. Answers: Crossword Contest.     The Essex Library invites one and all to its First Annual Justus Paul Memorial Crossword Puzzle Contest Saturday, Jan. 31 at 1 p.m. Sharpen your pencils and your wits.     Library Director Richard Conroy had been ...

Chocolates, coffee offer perfect ending for Harrah's project (Press of Atlantic City)
H arrah's Resort's $550 million Waterfront Tower will receive the final piece of its elaborate puzzle when it premieres Temptations Fine Coffee & Chocolate early next month.

Getting under the skin of things (The Globe and Mail)
The first major retrospective of James Carl's work puts the focus on a tradition of Toronto sculpture we are only beginning to understand