Ten months after giving birth, Paula Radcliffe did it again Sunday: She won the New York City Marathon in 2 hours, 23 minutes, nine seconds. In other words, she ran 26.2 miles at an average pace of 5:27 per mile. Yes, I think that's insane.

(This entry is a continuation of this one.)

I went into Manhattan on Monday with a group of friends. Unfortunately, it was pouring and I don't have a waterproof case for my camera, so I have no photos.

I spent Christmas in New York - once my home for nearly 20 years - and survived. Despite heightened security alerts, overcrowded airports, delayed flights and lost luggage, I've returned to Lodi to report on the good, the bad and the ugly about Manhattan.

Waking up at 5:30 a.m., riding a bus from Manhattan to Staten Island, and braving 30- to 35-degree temperatures for four hours, all before embarking on a 26.2 mile trek, isn't most people's idea of a good time.

Waking up at 5:30 a.m., riding a bus from Manhattan to Staten Island, and braving 30- to 35-degree temperatures for four hours, all before embarking on a 26.2 mile trek, isn't most people's idea of a good time.

What say ye, Clinton, Obama and McCain? As reported on April 26, the Rev. Al Sharpton has "vowed that he will close down the city of New York."

A 60-year-old, colon cancer survivor walked through Lodi on Wednesday as part of his trip across the United States to promote cancer research.

I'm on vacation in what is (today) sunny New York. There was some excitement on the trip; my flight made it through fine, but between a deadly steampipe explosion and a tornado touchdown, the plane with my luggage was delayed. Why they couldn't put my luggage on the plane I was on, I don't know.

I'm in yet another city, and this one is New York. Here's a photo taken with my cell phone this morning while running along the

I asked the woman at the ticket counter if I had the correct pass to get into the museum.

Who: Lap and Yee Wong, of Lodi.

At 11:30 a.m. Sept. 11, firefighter Doug Spano and the rest of Staten Island's Engine 155 crew drove into Lower Manhattan to respond to a catastrophe that was only hours old.

At 11:30 a.m. Sept. 11, firefighter Doug Spano and the rest of Staten Island’s Engine 155 crew drove into Lower Manhattan to respond to a catastrophe that was only hours old.

As Hurricane Sandy hurls devastating winds toward the East Coast, three young Lodi natives wait expectantly in a second-story Manhattan apartment, six blocks from an evacuation zone.

Who went: Claudia Carey, Sue Schnaidt, Meg McKenzie, JoAnn Long, Ruth Kessel, Kerry Hilder, Char Rostomily and Kim Tetz.

Lodi firefighter Jason Meyer has seen firsthand the damage from the terrorist attacks Sept. 11 on the World Trade Center in New York City.

They thought about sending him over in a barrel, but then the Conrad family of Lodi would have had to bail out the bear, since launching off Niagara Falls is now illegal.

They thought about sending him over in a barrel, but then the Conrad family of Lodi would have had to bail out the bear, since launching off Niagara Falls is now illegal.