Taking the road less travelled

Why it may be better for your health, and your marriage, to curtail long-distance business demands

JOHN BEGNAUD: 2010 pecan crop looks good

Across most of Texas and the pecan belt, which is mainly the southern and western states, this years pecan crop looks average to slightly above. At the recently held annual Texas pecan conference, price projections, expected yields and exports to China all looked to be positive influences for pecans. In the Concho Valley, the crop is very spotty with some trees loaded and others blank.

Issues with short-term memory skill, parental negativity linked

BLACKEBURG As parents, how many have, at one time or another, lashed out at their children when they exhibit defiant behavior? Most parents can answer yes on occasion.

Wide Social Networks Are Key to Good Health, Says Study

A large new meta-analysis suggests that a rich social network helps people reduce their risk of death about as much as avoiding cigarettes

A battle to diagnose casualties of war

WASHINGTON: The 135-kilogram bomb blasted Marine Staff Sergeant James Ownbey's mine-resistant truck so high that it snapped power lines before it slammed into the dusty ground in western Iraq.