Dec 24th, 2008 · Barack Obama will have his hands full when he takes office in January, and some groups want to make sure his belly is full, too — full of fresh fruits and vegetables. Several campaigns are petitioning the next president to feed his family with produce grown on the White House lawn.
Dec 3rd, 2008 · A Maryland woman was safe in her bed, when out on the lawn there arose such a clatter that she sprang from her bed to see what was the matter. Somebody had stolen her 4-foot-tall Santa Claus and snowman. Police arrested a suspect who allegedly stole decorations from three homes. Meanwhile, a Florida man faces charges for allegedly throwing a Christmas tree at his father. In the spirit of the holidays, the Christmas tree missed.
Nov 21st, 2008 · Fans of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight books lined up Thursday night to get an early look at the new big-screen adaptation — bringing with them lawn chairs, sleeping bags and cheerleader-style chants in honor of the story's heroes.
Nov 21st, 2008 · R.J. Richard says he normally puts his cell phone in his pants pocket. But he didn't do that when he mowed his five-acre lawn. The Louisiana man put the phone in a chest pocket. So the phone was in the perfect place to stop a bullet heading his way. Richard thinks the stray bullet came from a hunter in the nearby woods. He's convinced that he put the phone in that different, life-saving place, because of a call from God.
Sep 23rd, 2008 · Desperate housewives get all the press, but what about the bumbling, emotionally stunted men of the house? Three books offer a peek inside the elusive minds — and conflicted souls — of forlorn suburban men.
Jul 3rd, 2008 · Anne Hartridge and Matt George are about as "green" as it gets. They bike to work, have solar panels, dry their laundry on a line. So when they stopped watering their lawn in drought-stricken California, who would have thought they'd get fined more than $700 for letting their grass go brown.
May 21st, 2008 · When an Oregon man tried to fly across the state in a lawn chair, he made some miscalculations. Kent Couch did get the chair aloft by attaching it to helium balloons. Then wind blew him off course. And when he landed and stood up, Couch's chair flew off without him, along with a video camera that recorded his. Now, nearly a year later, the chair and camera have turned up in a farmer's field.
Apr 28th, 2008 · To combat the skyrocketing price of flour, several Massachusetts bakeries have taken on a project that's part Little Red Hen, part World War II Victory Garden. The bakeries are recruiting their customers to till up their lawns and gardens and plant wheat.