NEW YORK — Ears twitching wildly, Nikki and Lucy hovered near the telephone, aroused by the caller on the other end. He was their "cat whisperer," and the girls had something to tell me: "Their food tastes like sawdust."

Choosing from the wide selection of fence materials can be confusing. Wood, vinyl and iron are just three of the choices available. The consumer fence guide from the American Fence Association provides information to help consumers learn about fence style

You could say that humanity is a victim of its own success when it comes to food. Not so long ago, our ancestors lived their lives tied to the seasons, toiling to grow and preserve enough food to feed their children through another winter.

I was scraping by as a line cook in San Francisco in the mid-’80s when my landlord offered me the job of managing a 24-unit apartment building on Pine Street.

A bill requiring that an environmental report be completed before pesticides are sprayed over urban areas to eradicate the light brown apple moth was approved Thursday by the state Assembly. Two other bills dealing with the aerial spraying passed out of t