Jay MacDonald glides effortlessly over the polished floor of Ross Park Mall's upper level. He's security director for the mall, and he's riding a Segway, the futuristic electric scooter that's called a personal transporter.
Disabled can take to the road Legislation allowing disabled people to ride motorized scooters on public roads has been signed into law by Gov. Jon S. Corzine. The measures were inspired by a 15-year-old with muscular dystrophy who was stopped by police while riding an electric scooter in 2005.
Homeless Friends Watch a Homeless Sweep On a Thursday morning in late January, three homeless men watched as an L.A. Recreation and Parks Department crew cleaned out a homeless encampment in lower Temescal Canyon, near the park bathrooms.
Somber Augustans glad to have Norwood home Augusta This is the heart of Norwood country: a suburban hunting and fishing store in Martinez, its walls lined with the trophy heads of deer, elk, coyote and turkey. Behind the counter Thursday was manager Michael Benoit, a flat-black 12-gauge defense shotgun beside him. Benoit wanted to talk about U.S. Rep. Charlie Norwood, an Augusta Republican and his favorite conservative warrior. But like ...
