| Lottery reps make special appearance to hype jackpot
SEASIDE HEIGHTS � It didn't take Maria Strazemski long to name what she would buy if she wins the $330 million Mega Millions jackpot tonight. "I'd buy my husband a Porsche, and share with my family," said Strazemski, 57, of the Richfield section of Clifton. "I'd travel to the Mediterranean and take a cooking class in Tuscany." She did not feel a jackpot could be too large, but thinks that with a certain size jackpot, several people should win. "Or, someone who is in need should definitely win," she added. Yesterday, the New Jersey Lottery Commission and acting Executive Director William T. Jourdain visited a booth at Blaine Avenue on the boardwalk to sell tickets for tonight's drawing and give advice to people buying tickets. The jackpot is $330 million for the annuity jackpot option over 26 years, and $194.4 million for the cash jackpot option.
KEEPING IT SIMPLE Whether it's called voluntary simplicity, frugal living, or down-sizing, it's a lifestyle that is ...
By Christie Campbell, Staff writer chriscam@observer-reporter.com When Jeff and Laura Delach decided that Laura would stay home to raise their four children, it meant the family would have to get by on one paycheck. One of a family of eight, Laura was used to economizing. Her mother taught her how to can fruits and vegetables. Now in charge of the Penn State Cooperative Extension's master gardeners of Washington County, Laura grows most of the family's produce in the back yard of their Canonsburg home.
Jeff hunts and fishes, so they regularly have deer, turkey or perch to eat. They limit eating out to special occasions. They do have a computer and Internet access, but they live with one television - without cable. A teacher at Fort Cherry High School, Jeff started carpooling when the price of fuel increased, a move that saved the family even more money.
New risk of strife as Arabs from Chad resettle in Darfur
TULUS, Sudan - Three years after it was burned to the ground, the village of Tulus in Darfur is springing back to life. Corn and sesame sprout from fertile fields. Children play around newly built huts. Smoke from cooking fires again rises from the land. Problem is, those rebuilding Tulus are not the original inhabitants, who were chased away by pro-government Sudanese militias in 2004 and are afraid to return. Instead, their place has been taken by Arabs from Chad, who recently crossed the border to flee violence in their own country. "It's comfortable here," said Sheik Algooni Mohammed Zeean, 42, leader of 150 Chadian Arabs who in March settled on a grassy plain not far from the ruins of the village's abandoned houses and school. Gesturing toward the fields bearing their first harvest in Sudan, he smiled.
AUDIO from Medialink and the Canned Food Alliance: Healthy, Easy, Back-to-School Meals With a 'Can'-Do Attitude
Even if it's time to put away the bathing suits and break out the backpacks, it doesn't mean that our busy "back to school" schedules have to include eating less healthy because it's quicker. Instead, pull the can opener out of the drawer and open up convenient, healthy possibilities. Listen to this report from the Canned Food Alliance at: http://media.medialink.com/WebNR.aspx?story=33790 Registered journalists can access video, audio, text, graphics and photos for free and unrestricted use at http://media.medialink.com. 08CH07-0125 .
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