Cath Turner

Four years since the dev­as­tat­ing earth­quake, emo­tion­al and psy­cho­log­i­cal dam­age in­flict­ed on Haitians goes ig­nored.

Alas­ka’s Id­i­tar­od race, one of the most gru­el­ing sport­ing events in the world, is not just for the dogs.

Teenage base­ball play­ers win the hearts of US fans as they make their de­but in Lit­tle League Base­ball World Se­ries.

A spe­cial-needs school in the US is un­der fire for its treat­ment of stu­dents with se­vere be­hav­iour­al prob­lems.

To­geth­er, leaves, snow and wed­dings gen­er­at­ed $829 mil­lion dol­lars for the state in 2009. The tourism in­dus­try pumps re­li­able mon­ey into the state’s econ­o­my. Trop­i­cal Storm Irene, how­ev­er, has the po­ten­tial to put a rather big dent in that num­ber.

Busi­ness and com­mu­ni­ty lead­ers are equip­ping lo­cals to adapt to chang­ing eco­nom­ic times.

Eco­nom­ic down­turn threat­ens to ex­tin­guish a once flour­ish­ing to­bac­co fac­to­ry town.