ATR’s first NIE yard sale big success

The Americus Times-Recorder’s News in Education Yard Sale was held Saturday. Kim Purrier

Celebrate Labor Day close to home

Summer doesn't officially end until Sept. 22, but let's face it: Labor Day is the season's last hurrah. The pools close, the kids go back to school, and the stores are packed with boots and sweaters for sale.

Gulf oil spill fuels Alaska village's fears over offshore drilling

The catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico this summer was not lost on the people of In Point Hope, Alaska, who for years have battled efforts to begin offshore drilling in the Arctic.

Garage sale bargains abound, astound

For many, garage sales are an excuse to sell some junk and make a quick buck. But for some garage sales are a number of other things: a hobby, an occupation and an endless opportunity to make someone else's trash their treasure. • Locally: Garage sale bargains addictive for Lacey woman

Bargains abound, astound at South Sound garage sales

It’s just shy of 9 a.m. on Saturday. The weather is crummy, but it’s peak garage sale season, and Tacoma resident Marie Willman has work to do. "We’re headed to South I street first," Willman says, glancing at the folded newspaper sitting between her and passenger Christine Kade. "And then Madison" Street. 'GARAGE SALE JUNKIE': Bargains addictive for Lacey woman PHOTO GALLERY: Marie Willman ...