Letter: 4-H no longer just for farm kids, and is an option we need to keep

On Nov. 6, Genesee Co. voters will be asked to approve a millage to support the MSU Extension. Most people's reaction to an increase in taxes is "NO"! But this increase, 0.02 mills, amounts to about $1.00 on a property with a taxable value of $100,000.

Please consider just some of the benefits the MSUE provides: health and nutrition classes in schools and for the public, food preservation workshops, serv-safe certification, support for 182 gardens, practical garden advice, backyard fruit tree pest management, crop and pest management, soil testing, master gardener certification, etc.

But most important to me is the 4-H program. Without the MSUE, 4-H in Genesee Co. will no longer exist.

Australian bikini model, revealed to be the object of New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez's attention

Forget about the hitting slump Alex Rodriguez has been in during playoffs.
Who's that girl?
That's what many people apparently have been wondering about the New York Yankees third baseman, who tossed a ball into the stands during Game 1 of the ALCS towards a leggy blond, then reportedly tried to get her phone number during the bottom of the ninth inning.
Turns out the woman is Australian bikini model Kyna Treacy, according to The New York Post.

Sheryl Crow Lists $16 Million Hollywood Home (House of the Day)

Sheryl Crow HOUSE

Is it that time of year already? Looks like it's celebrity real estate season once again. First, P. Diddy dumped his digs on the market, then Hilary Swank followed close behind, and now our favorite Grammy-winning songstress, Sheryl Crow, is continuing the trend!

Saturday Night Live: Seth MacFarlane did his best

Seth MacFarlane brought all his voices to hosting the season premiere of Saturday Night Live. The Family Guy creator came off as a genial fellow who gamely enjoyed being in a bunch of mostly unamusing SNL sketches. MacFarlane’s opening segment was a series of voice performances of some of his best-known characters from Family Guy, with a few other impersonations (Droopy Dog, Kermit the frog) thrown in, with a bit of the mildly accomplished Sinatra-style crooning that MacFarlane is fond of doing and he’s powerful enough to compel producers and audiences to submit to.

But the biggest attention-getter probably wasn’t the host. This was the night that Jay Pharoah officially took over the impersonation of President Obama from Fred Armisen. It proved a frustrating experience. In the past, we’ve all wanted to see more of Pharoah, who’s a terrific impersonator