I hope you're reading this bright and early this morning because from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. today you can shop at a big yard sale at Calvary Lutheran Church in Belleville.
These days, small businesses have more to worry about than ever before. The economy is down. Gas prices are up. So to get customers through the door, a few metro-east business owners are trying to help shoppers make the trip less costly by giving them free fuel.
Q. With the price of gasoline so high, what can I do to make my grass grow slower so that I do not have to mow it so often? Also, what other ideas can be used to keep the cost of lawn areas down?
Q. Our daughter met the "man of her dreams" a year ago on the Fourth of July when she was at a party at a friend's house. She thinks she will get a ring this Fourth of July and then wants a wedding next year on the Fourth of July.
Five, 10, maybe even 50 years from now, the three newlywed couples featured in today's paper will have great stories to tell about their Big Day.
"No starting pitching, no outfield and, possibly, no healthy ligaments in Albert Pujols' elbow. This is shaping up to be a disastrous season in St. Louis. ... They don't have any team speed, and they don't have anybody who can really protect Albert Pujols in the lineup."
Q. At the end of Tim Russert's funeral, someone played "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" with ukelele music. Can you find out who the singer was and where I can find a copy of the recording?
If you don't know, let me spell it out for you. Spelling bees aren't just for the young.
