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Sun staff writer Danielle Ray aims a Glock 22 at a steel target at the Jackson Purchase Rifle & Pistol Club in Paducah on Tuesday.
Home on the range
They say little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice, but I think someone botched my recipe. It all started when I was 4 years old. My dad let me paint his toenails pink and put...
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Births
Lewis— Camden Kyle Lewis, son of Brett and Tarah (Roberts) Lewis of Brookport, Ill., July 7, Lourdes hospital. Grandparents are Denise and James Lewis of New Liberty,  Ill., and Karmin and Mike Rob...
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JOHN WRIGHT | The Sun Andrew Gates, marine tech program director at West Kentucky Community & Technical College, talks about the program Wednesday.
Body and soul (food)
Multiple barges move past the Paducah floodwall on a daily basis. The men and women who make up the crew take up an average 28 day on, 28 day off schedule, depending on the company. For that period...
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Associated Press A giant blue land crab moves through the grass at Montgomery Botanical Center on July 18, in Coral Gables, Fla. The species is native to the Miami area.
It’s time for the annual ritual, march of the crabs
MIAMI— When the summer grows hot and wet, when the moon glows big and bright, they come out. From coastal lairs dank and dark, they emerge in an eight-legged scuttle toward the sea, waving claws as...
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Associated Press Barbara Bush appears at Kite Hill Vineyards, which she owns in Carbondale, Ill., on Aug. 1. Bush said the winery entered three wines into this year's Illinois State Fair Wine Competition, the first Kite Hill ever participated in, and won four medals, including a top-ranked Governor's Cup for its White Chambourcin.
Winery enters competition, leaves a lasting impression
CARBONDALE, Ill. ­— Kite Hill Vineyards may have been the new kid on the block at this year’s Illinois State Fair Wine Competition, but the small Southern Illinois winery left a lasting impression....
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Beth Shak sits holding one of her favorite shoes at her Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania home on July 27. Shak is a world-class poker champ who once won $328,683 in a tournament. Her shoe collection of 1,200 pairs includes 700 being Christian Louboutins.
Poker pro hoards 1,200 pairs of lavish soles
PHILADELPHIA — You’d think the most interesting thing about Bryn Mawr, Pa. mother Beth Shak is that she’s a world-class poker champ who once won $328,683 in a tournament, one of the biggest jackpot...
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Associated Press Yard sale pros Larry and Alice Nace hunt for goodies as they scour a yard sale in Decatur, Ala., on July 30. Armed with advertisements, maps and highlighters, yard sale shoppers spend Friday nights plotting and scheming. On Saturday, before the sun peeks above the horizon, they set their formulated plans into motion. Fueled by the hunt, the unexpected find and a few cups of coffee, these yard-sale warriors depart, maps in hand, tables, piles and racks of undiscovered finds await.
Your trash is treasure to yard sale hunters
DECATUR, Ala. — Armed with advertisements, maps and highlighters, they spend Friday nights plotting and scheming. On Saturday, before the sun peeks above the horizon, they set their formulated plan...
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Middleton repeats on Vanity Fair fashion list
NEW YORK — Kate Middleton finds herself in the company of Michelle Obama and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy on top of Vanity Fair’s International Best Dressed List. The Duchess of Cambridge’s mix of high a...
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Video shows whale ‘dancing’ at wedding
MYSTIC, Conn. — Trainers say a beluga whale seen bobbing to the music of a mariachi band on a wedding video taken at a Connecticut aquarium wasn’t really dancing. The video has become an Interne...
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Air cleaners can help kids who live with smokers
A Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study shows that air cleaners can significantly reduce household air pollution and lower rates of asthma symptoms among kids living in homes with smokers. The i...
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