| Big discounts lure shoppers to malls
I don't know why I'm here," Delgreco said. "My wife pushed me." Corliss Hannah, 47, of Detroit planned to use a handful of coupons to splurge on clothing. "I shop for everyone else, so these are all for me," she said. Traffic picked up midday as the fog started to ease. Oakland Mall in Troy was filling with shoppers by 10 a.m. Toys "R" Us and Target parking lots were nearly full. By 1 p.m. Fairlane's parking lots were 85% full, and lots at Twelve Oaks in Novi were 95% full. Lord & Taylor advertised savings of up to 75% on women's, men's and children's clothing. Coupons in its weekly newspaper circular offered an extra 20% on certain items through Jan. 1. Meijer opened at 6 a.m. and had a $4 off deal on video games and accessories. Contact GRETA GUEST at 313-223-4192 or gguest@freepress.com.
Griffin's 'Journey's End' a moving tale of wartime
The British military officers in the trenches in R.C. Sherriff's "Journey's End" know that German soldiers sit in their own dugouts less than 100 yards away. They know both sides are cold, lonely, afraid and ready to blow each other to bits. But they don't know a lot else about the progress of World War I, even though they drink their morning whiskey in spitting distance from its front lines.
"My wife reads the papers every morning," remarks one of the officers to his colleague. "And writes and tells me."
To experience this immensely powerful 1929 drama today is to marvel at the level of ignorance in which those who risked their lives were once kept. But the advent of mass communications has done nothing to staunch the human weaknesses that precipitate war and demand the sacrifices of others.
CAP pals honored for mentoring kids
Bill Halpin spends one lunch hour a week at Hawthorne School, hanging out on the playground with the boys who like to play football and soccer. ERIK PETERSEN/CHRONICLE Hawthorne School fifth-graders Jaren Olson, left, and Mike Galli pose for a photo with their CAP mentors Nicole Wood and Bill Halpin at the school Monday. CAP, which stands for Child Advancement Project, started in 1990 with 45 children in two schools, and has since grown to 450 students and 444 volunteers. Halpin, 40, who owns Greenspace Landscaping, has been volunteering as a mentor through the CAP program for five years, ever since he was first paired up with 11-year-old Mike Galli.Mike's first-grade teacher noticed that he often finished his work early and, concerned that he might get bored, suggested he might enjoy doing extra projects with a mentor, said his mother, Teresa Galli.
Don't cheer smoking ban; you may be next target
I want to add my opinion to the two letters published on Jan. 11 from Mike Lynch (``Stop bureaucrats from making decisions for us'') and Brian Thomas (``Don't let our government `protect' away freedom'').We are becoming a police country. Like Brian said, first it was seat belts, now a total smoking ban. I think the total ban went too far.Smoking is still legal. If the government wants to protect us from ourselves why not make smoking illegal? No, they won't do it because too much revenue is generated from cigarettes.What saddens me is to go to the VFW and watch our veterans who fought and died for the freedoms we used to enjoy, standing outside smoking at their private club.smoking police better wake up. One of your freedoms may be next and, believe, me you won't like it and there won't be anything you can do about it.Carol SylvesterBloomington .
EDITOR'S CHOICE
ORIENT couldn't prevent Walsall from extending their unbeaten league run to 17 games, but did enough to hold on for a vital away point. The Sadlers had the better of the chances throughout, although the O's looked much more solid again at the back. In a first half short on serious goal chances the hosts almost took a lucky lead on 20 minutes, when an Adam Chambers' clearance almost cannoned off Scott Dann into the net. Stuart Nelson was then forced into his first real action when he saved Lee Holmes shot. There was little improvement after the break as the sides cancelled each other out, although the best chance of the second period fell Walsall's way on 64 minutes. A fine cross by Holmes from the left presented Darren Wrack with a golden opportunity in front of goal, but he somehow failed to hit the target with his header.
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