Corner Armoire

WINGS CORNER: Kronwall plans to shoot more
Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall planned to spend his holiday break with his family in Toronto. Today, he'll return with the rest of his teammates, set to work on his new resolution: shoot more.
Poet's marker spruced up
First came the marker, commemorating the Lincoln years of poet Langston Hughes. Next came a new Central School building and a new playground, situated near the monument site at the southwest corner of Broadway and Union streets.
Housing affordability keeps economic recovery at bay
The 2001 recession hit Oregon hard. Our economic recovery has not reached every corner of our state. More importantly, for too many households, there has not been a recovery at all.
1971 War: How the US tried to corner India
'The Indians are bastards anyway. They are plotting a war.'
Coastal Notes
Tall Jazz, one of Portland's premier jazz ensembles, appears for a two-night gig at the Blu Cork in Nye Beach this weekend. Shows begin at 8 p.m. today (Friday) and Saturday, Dec. 22 and 23. The Blu Cork Wine Bar is located at 613 NW Third Street in Nye Beach at the corner of Coast and Third.
Dolphins' Culpepper irked by Young's on-air comments
By Jeff Darlington McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) MIAMI - As quarterback Daunte Culpepper watched his team play from his suite at Dolphin Stadium on Monday, he was suddenly alarmed by the discussion on a TV set mounted in the corner of the room.
PISTONS CORNER: Almost injury-free
The Pistons haven't had as much luck fighting the injury bug as they have had in years past. Rasheed Wallace has missed time with ankle problems, backup guard Lindsey Hunter is still out with pain in his Achilles heel, and Richard Hamilton sat two games in November with a hyperextended elbow. But those injuries are nothing compared with other teams around the league.
Tacoma apartment building burns
A vacant apartment building gutted by fire is now considered a crime scene in Tacoma. Around 2 a.m., flames engulfed the Fawcett House complex near the corner of South 21st Street and Fawcett Avenue.Extensive damage caused
Despite laws, gay wedding industry booms
He's no celebrity, but when Phillip McKee III tied the knot in September, he did it with all the pomp and circumstance of an A-lister: Custom-designed gold rings, a $2,000 kilt, and a caviar-and-crepe reception at a five-star hotel in Tysons Corner, Virginia.