TRUE CONFESSIONS: Dumpster Diving Doesn't Disgust Me

On my way home from the store recently, I found 9 cents, a My Coke Rewards cap, and two ice cream bars. While waiting for the light to change, I saw a discarded plastic grocery bag on the ground. As a rule, I pick these up for my sister to use when she walks her dog.

McClory: Fishermen should stay off the ice due to warm weather

According to the weatherperson, unseasonably warm temperatures are again expected this week. I thought that the last few days might finally be cold enough to get some fishable ice on some of the smaller local ponds because, after all, it is January! What does this mean to an avid outdoorsman?

Syracuse Sportsman Show will go on

In mid-December, Norm Wightman was doing what most whitetail fanatics would be doing. He was sitting in a tree stand hoping to fill his freezer. Norm’s calm morning was broken by a text stating that the Northeast Sports Show had been cancelled for 2012.

Outdoors: New York Sportsman’s Expo to be held at State Fairgrounds

In mid-December, Norm Wightman was doing what most whitetail fanatics would be doing. He was sitting in a tree stand hoping to fill his freezer. Norm’s calm morning was broken by a text stating that the Northeast Sports Show had been cancelled for 2012.

News in brief

Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.