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In romance, a bit of mystery is a good thing. When it comes to cooking, though, the opposite is true. The fine folks at the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute sent me a package of Black Cod for my Valentine's Dinner, and while I thought I knew what Black Cod was good for, I was wrong.

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Killer Love: Couples, success, faith and murder A respected insurance agent, his beloved wife and their charismatic pastor: This tale of sex and murder seems like a movie but played out for real in Independence. Nonfatal shootings in KC: Many bullets, little blame In six out of 10 cases last year, victims declined to cooperate in catching their attackers, many times out of fear.

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As an accidental past participant in Elvis Week, the festival held each August in Memphis leading up to the anniversary of Elvis's death, I can tell you that very few Elvis fans consider The King to be a Jew. This is fair. He sang a lot of gospel tunes and famously found solace in them.

A fire that destroyed a building used to cook oysters at Bowens Island Restaurant early Monday morning is under investigation.

Posted on 07/30/2012 @ 01:15 AM On this Friday, Aug 3, the Charlotte in 2012 Host Committee will celebrate the release of its 30th Carolina Stories video by holding a screening of the entire Carolina Stories video series at the Camden on Park Avenue South End (located right next to the Common Market on South Boulevard) at 7pm.

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The Waterfront Blues Festival is Oregon Food Bank's most powerful fundraiser. A number of festival vendors make donations to OFB to provide additional support. Dave's Killer Bread will donate a portion of its bread sales at the festival to OFB, up to $3,000. Ceramic and Glass art sales at the Empty Bowls booth benefit OFB.

The Oregonian is highlighting the Best of Oregon in a special section later this year. Our staff will make some picks, but readers get to have their say, too. We've waded through hundreds of reader nominations in the category "best of Oregon active/outdoors." Now, you get to vote for one reader favorite.

The Oregonian is highlighting the Best of Oregon in a special section later this year. Our staff will make some picks, but readers get to have their say, too. We've waded through hundreds of reader nominations in the category "best of Oregon dining." Now, you get to vote for one reader favorite.

The Boy Scouts of American had a fundraiser on Friday in which people, for a donation, could rappel down 42-story-high U.S. Bancorp building in downtown Portland. The event was sponsored by Over the Edge, and it raised more than $100,000.

All of which is a prelude to my saying that I've known Anderson Cooper as a friend for more than two decades. I asked him for his feedback on this subject, for reasons that are probably obvious to most.

By on photo by Luca Teuchmann for Getty Images via New York Daily News For his latest art installation titled The Ring, American artist Spencer Tunick gathered hundreds of naked volunteers to mark the the opening of the 2012 Munich opera season.

Happy Friday guys! Last week I posted a sneak peek of my new book, and a few days later, it became available for pre-order on Amazon! Secret's out. My newest book is called Blog, Inc., and it gives the 411 on how to create and grow a successful blog.