Survivor haunted by attacker's latest arrest (Contra Costa Times) OAKLAND -- Pamela Mason took a short cut through a field one spring afternoon 23 years ago. Minutes later, she was close to death. Brutally stabbed and left for dead in the weedy, abandoned East Oakland lot, Mason -- 29 and pregnant at the time -- barely survived....more...Victim of brutal attacker condemns his release (Tri-Valley Herald) OAKLAND ? Pamela Mason took a shortcut through a field one spring afternoon 23 years ago....more... List of coalition deaths (The Bellingham Herald) As of Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, at least 3,873 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians....more... The last supper (Portsmouth Herald) Most of us have had to answer one of those perplexing existential questions designed to reveal much about our human psyche, those frustratingly difficult conundrums like, "Quick! Name the two books you'd want to have if you were trapped on a desert... ...more... Harvest Season Comes Alive With Flavors from Olive Oil from Spain (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Fall marks the annual olive harvest in Spain, the world's leading producer of olive oil. Though a secret to many, Olive Oil from Spain has long been the favorite choice of leading chefs and culinary experts around the world....more... |