People have been stopping me on the street, pointing, calling my name, and ordering me to go to the new Lincoln Center production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific. Productions pop up every few years in any major city, though this one is the fir

For the Democrat-Herald CORVALLIS — Oregon State University has named four candidates for director of the Climate Change Research Institute created by the legislature in 2007.

Following the delivery of their first two EC225s in Search and Rescue (SAR) configuration a month ago, these helicopters will be launched into operation by the Japan Coast Guard today at the Kansai International Airport.

Rotary of Lake Zurich: 12:15 p.m. July 25, Gino's East, 557 W. Main St., Lake Zurich. Business meeting with guest speaker, Mark Ernst. For information, visit www.lakezurichrotary.org.

By MARTHA WAGGONER Associated Press Writer WILMINGTON, N.C. | A massive indoor water tank for filmmakers to shoot underwater shots, said to be among only three in North America, will become part of a North Carolina studio that also will soon include the l