During spring training, Brian Cashman saw Mark Teixeira on a treadmill. But, as the general manager put it, Teixeira wasn't running, he "was flying." "I've never seen a guy on the treadmill like that before," Cashman said. Cashman, who said his...

The Federal Opposition says a plan to guarantee a training place for all retrenched workers will be useless for many unemployed.

My entrance into the running world started simply. Five years ago, I remember carrying my son Brendan up a flight of stairs and barely being able to make it to the top without gasping for air. I was overweight and out of shape. The next day, I enrolled at a gym, got on a treadmill and ran one mile in 11 minutes.

WASHINGTON - For the secretaries and environmental engineers, game wardens and van drivers who work for the state of New Hampshire, surgery is free, even at Boston’s top teaching hospitals if it’s necessary. So are MRIs, CT scans, and X-rays.

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A Nelson judge would like to see limits placed on young drivers' access to powerful cars, while a Nelson lawyer says better education and incentives could cut the level of repeat driving offences.

For some student athletes, there is no off season.

Photo: Faith Applewhite, second from left, and other cadets train Tuesday, part of an 18-week academy to become city firefighters. About 350 people applied to the academy, and after a long written exam, physical-agility test and psychological exam, only 20 were admitted.

For over a year, Kari Nizzardo ran five weekly weight-loss groups in the area. She has helped over 100 people shed unwanted pounds and, in many cases, improve their health.

The North Platte Telegraph About 14 years ago, Bill Ritter, from Columbus, heard a sermon where the pastor said, "Every time you take a breath, someone dies from hunger."