Christine Flowers: Whatever happened to old-fashioned customer service?
Whatever did happen to customer service? What happened to dealing respectfully with the people who don't need to walk through your door and who are doing you a favor by offering to give you their money? I know that there are crazy, arrogant, tiresome customers out there, and when I …
JaVale McGee gives Warriors a spark in game 1 blowout
It was business as usual in Oakland on Saturday. Heading into Game 1 of the Warriors first-round series, there were a few balls in the air. Would the Warriors continue to struggle without Stephen Curry in the lineup? Would Curry try to make an early return? Should Steve Kerr be …
Iggy Azalea steals spotlight as she poses up with ‘new boyfriend’ Tyga at Rihanna’s Fenty party
Tyga began tongues wagging when he shared a shot on his Snapchat page on Friday showing a variety of bags and shoes – with one red pair that looked identical to what Iggy was wearing during her outing on the festival's first day. The musical artists were seen walking at …
Who are you again? Kim Kardashian wears name tag to 20-year high school reunion
When Kim Kardashian rocked up to her 20-year high school reunion this week, it's a safe bet that most of her classmates had NOT forgotten her name. The reality star cut an excited figure on Snapchat on Friday night, explaining to her millions of fans that she was both excited …
Rangers Reaction: Rookies, relievers and a future Hall of Famer help stop skid
If you're going to snap a five-game losing streak why not do it with some flash. Some rookie flash, to boot. The Rangers stopped the skid with a 6-5 extra-inning win against the Astros Saturday afternoon and checked off a slew of boxes in the process. First and foremost, Texas …
Bulletin Board 4/15/18
Government. Eau Claire County Board, noon Tuesday, courthouse, 721 Oxford Ave. Chippewa County Board reorganization meeting, 6 p.m. Tuesday, courthouse, 711 N. Bridge St., Chippewa Falls. Dunn County Board, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dunn County Government Center, 800 Wilson Ave., Menomonie. Read More
Facility use policy revisited in Eau Claire school district
Eau Claire school board members on Monday will talk about the district's facility use policy again, which has irked some in athletic programs because it bars sports teams from using practice space on recognized holidays. “I think a lot of (Monday's discussion) will depend on the Policy and Governance … Read …
Local dance instructor branches into music with YouTube single
In 1980, then-amateur dancer Mathy Pilal told her dancing instructor that she'd be a famous dancer and singer one day. She has already achieved success in the former, having danced around the world and opened her own Indian classical dance school at her home on 81st Street. And now, she's …
Neeraj Chopra: Learned Javelin From YouTube Videos, Won a CWG Gold
For someone whose passion for his sport was fuelled by endless hours of watching every YouTube video featuring Jan Zelezny that he could lay his hands on, videos of Neeraj Chopra claiming the Commonwealth Games gold with a throw of 86.47m in Gold Coast on Saturday could will be among …
YouTube: the home of great movies…
At any resolution, there can hardly be a better video on all of YouTube than the full version of Howard Hawks's delicious, hyper-verbal 1940 screwball comedy His Girl Friday. I may have seen it a half a dozen times and own it on Blu-ray, but somehow knowing that I'm seconds …