Needed fixes to home build awareness of disease (Detroit Free Press)
Even as he lies in his usual position on the floor, communicating through a typing device called a LightWRITER, his fingers straining to reach the keys, Jason Dunn tells jokes and laughs, giving life to all that is left of a voice taken by a muscle-twisting disease called dystonia. "Chicks dig it," he writes, making a roomful of people laugh.

Veteran help instrumental to upstart contenders (Sports Illustrated)
Age is a funny thing. Well, maybe not when I put my keys in the fridge and attempt to start my car with the milk, but it is a funny thing. My dad turned 70 this week. You'd never know it. He's just as spry, energetic, and funny as he has been my whole life. That same guy who coached my little league teams, taught me how to hit, and was always up for a catch, still plays some tennis, has become a ...

Samsung's Instinct is competition for iPhone (CNN.com)
Over the last year, the collective response from most cell phone manufacturers to the iPhone has been rather muted. But now Samsung is trying a different tactic.

Former Phila. Free Library chief "flunks retirement" (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
When Elliot Shelkrot retired in December after 20 years at the helm of the Free Library of Philadelphia, he was looking forward to being alone and having vast stretches of free time to accomplish some pet projects.

Review: LG Dare from Verizon Wireless (Geek.com)
Everyone wants to do touch lately and it seems that mobile phone manufacturers have been trying to get into touch even before the first generation iPhone hit the streets. There have been many attempts at the perfect touch device by Windows Mobile but it really wasn’t until the iPhone hit that the public decided [...]

He's back (Times Herald)
As Moose Jaw Mayor Dale McBain sat behind his desk at city hall Wednesday, a cane resting against the window sill the only apparent addition to the office since he left it in March.

Braves draw Durant at Majors State (Ada Evening News)
Ada Legion coach Travis Graham hopes history repeats itself — at least to a point — in the Post 72 Braves’ opening-round contest with old rival Durant Wednesday at the Majors state tournament in Enid.

Rome Observer - Yesterparades in Rome, New York (Rome Observer)
The Chamber of Commerce float looks like a Rose Bowl attraction bedecked with flowers. If you guessed it was in 1970, you are correct. If you thought it was in honor of Rome's 100th anniversary as a city, and in the 300 block of Court Street, right again.

The customer experience: make it easy (America's Network)
At last month's Broadband World Forum Asia event, I kept hearing a term that I don't hear nearly enough at conferences

Nuance Communications Introduces Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10, Breakthrough New Release of World's Leading Speech ... (Centre Daily Times)
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), a leading provider of speech solutions, today unveiled Nuance's Dragon(R) NaturallySpeaking(R) 10 software, a breakthrough new release of the world's best-selling speech recognition software. With Dragon, people can write documents and emails, search the Web, and even control their PC entirely by voice, saving time and boosting productivity. Because ...