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Museum hopes discount will be a draw

Photos by Stephanie Klein Davis The Roanoke Times

Faith Culverhouse, 8, of Blacksburg makes Christmas tree ornaments at the Science Museum of Western Virginia. To kick off 2009, the science museum is inviting children to attend its own "ball drop" at noon on New Year's Eve.

Jaxon Warren, 2, of Riner gives Santa Claus a cookie at a Christmas party at the Science Museum of Western Virginia on Sunday afternoon.…

Bosnia grows more divided

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina

After the Bosnian war, tens of thousands of Muslims who been driven from their homes by Serb forces during nearly four years of fighting returned to reclaim their property. Many of the returnees repaired and sold their homes, then left for good but not Vedad Karic.

The 34 year old Karic rebuilt his family farm into a modest business, growing vegetables on the two acre spread in Kijevo, a…

Boatman ready for 'scary movie' Banjo Bowl

Shannon Boatman likes horror movies. The scarier, the better.

If that the case, he might like Sunday Banjo Bowl for all the wrong reasons.

Boatman will make his first start for the Bombers (2 7) against the Saskatchewan Roughriders (4 5) on Sunday in place of right tackle Jordan Taormina, who will sit out due to the lingering effects of a stinger in his neck. It will be Boatman sixth career professional…

Board Shapers The Santa Barbara Independent

Dressed in cutoff jeans and a faded Beach House T shirt, Jeff Svoboda sports a wetsuit tan and wiry mustache that fit the mold of your typical Isla Vista surfer. But unlike most of his friends living in the infamous beachside community, Svoboda doesn shotgun beers or burn couches before paddling out. He too busy shaping surfboards and glassing fins in his basement, rushing to meet demand for the unique, handcrafted products of his…