The Early Years News

Two solid days of cooking have gone by and I'm happy, though a little exhausted.

The Whitestone Parents Association had a meeting last week to discuss continuing the bottle depot fundraiser that has been of tremendous help to our students.

A few week's back we shared Mark Peel's recipe for Mashed Potatoes, Finally Revealed , a cream and butter-laden preparation that is the key to the smoothest restaurant caliber mashed potatoes.

What better recipe to start out with from this week's Good Eats: The Early Years than Alton's roast turkey.

The Poughkeepsie Journal's newest book is available for purchase -- or pickup, for those who pre-ordered - at the Journal's office.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 OK--students in my cultural studies course had a bit of a crisis because half of their presentation group dropped out.

About 20 people picketed Newsday's office, expressing anger over a syndicated cartoon in Sunday's paper.

The Poughkeepsie Journal's newest book is available for purchase -- or pickup, for those who pre-ordered - at the Journal's office.

Alice Schille, a profoundly gifted painter from Columbus, led a storied life devoted to art, travel and teaching.

I'm going to give everybody until 5 p.m. today to enter the contest to win Alton Brown's book, "Good Eats: The Early Years." The winner will be announced on this blog on Monday.

Like Young Mr. Lincoln , Butch and Sundance: The Early Years and the Che Guevara yarn The Motorcycle Diaries , Coco Before Chanel is one of those films that promises audiences a peek at the formative years of a historical figure, in that underreported stretch of life before fame came calling.

Has this geeky Food Network star's television show really been on for an entire decade? Dang.

Carrie Lacher, 54, was elected Friday Harbor's 28th mayor Tuesday. She is the first woman elected to the job in the town's 100-year history.

The Tiger Lillies bring their special brand of cabaret macabre to Seattle's Moore Theatre.

When: Through Feb. 14 Where: Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Altoona, 1210 11th Ave.

Part 1 of 2 - THE EARLY YEARS: When Pnfilo Narvez and lvar Nuez Cabeza de Vaca landed on Texas soil in 1528, they paved the way for other explorers.

Whilst doing some research for something that may not lead to anything, I've been reading Walter J. E. Schiebel's Education in Dallas: Ninety-two years of History 1874-1966 , published by the Dallas Independent School District.

By Ron McCann LINCOLNTON - Guests were treated to a little bit of Lincoln County history Sunday afternoon on the early years of St.

" In a delegation to the General Committee of Regional Council, Regional and Success By 6 Peel staff presented new geographies and online profiles forA Peel Region.

Alton Brown is an odd poster boy for the modern Food Network . His Good Eats cooking show, which debuted on the network in 1999, is quirky.