Lifestyle and Recreation

November 3rd, 2010

Hard Drive

Rig ’n’ Roll, a trucking game

Rig ’n’ Roll, a trucking game from 1C Company, a Russian software and gaming firm, promises to bring the most realistic trucking experience to PC gamers. Players guide a young driver toward his goal of taking over the California cargo market.

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October 28th, 2010

This is Monumental

Traveling the world in the upper 48

By Kathleen Landis

Don’t fret if a European vacation isn’t a travel option. Instead, pack your imagination and head out to these six stateside replica monuments. After seeing them, you might just feel like you’ve done that Grand Tour.

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September 2nd, 2010

Gliding on the Ice

Fame gives an ice road trucker a chance to stretch his talents

Ice Road Trucker Alex Debogorski doesn’t mind hard work to earn money for his family. “You crank the organ and I’ll be the monkey,” he says. “Now I’m working on this movie star thing.” Debogorski, a true ice road trucker for more than 26 years, has a bit of celebrity thanks the History Channel’s hit […]

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August 31st, 2010

Little League

Smaller is tougher in candlepin bowling

By Chuck Miller

The ball is smaller, about the size of a melon, and is rolled down the lane with the speed and delivery of a fast-pitch softball game. The bowler shoots the ball at long, tapered pins at the end of the lane, and gets three tries to knock down all ten pins. The pins that topple […]

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August 27th, 2010

Signs of the Past

Century-old advertising still survives today

By Chuck Miller

While driving down a long highway or traveling through an unfamiliar city, you might look up at an old brick building or at the side of a barn and see what appears to be an advertisement. And you might start to wonder as you drive by, what kind of products Mail Pouch Tobacco and Uneeda […]

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