By Ann Tatko-Peterson, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Jun. 8--British Airways rolls out red carpet Flight delays, checked baggage fees, peanuts for munchies -- air travel has become vexing, unless you fly first-class through JFK on British Airways.

By Choo, David K When Parker Ranch president and CEO Chris Kanazawa first spoke to his cowboys during an informal talk story session two years ago, he had to speak to a lot of backs and tops of heads. The ranch's 30 or so cowboys were a solitary and sometimes shy lot.

Port Nelson launchmen are testing out their newest toy - a new pilot boat. The Waimea II will replace the Waimea, which has controlled ship movements around the port since 1976.

WAIMEA, Hawaii -- Bird calls ricochet among the trees in a patch of native forest on Mauna Loa's lower slopes, but the birds themselves are so evasive we sometimes spend minutes scanning the towering koa canopy to glimpse even a flicker of their small shadows.