Waves crashed on the deck. High winds howled overhead. The hapless sailors, soaked and exhausted, waited for the rhythmic thump, thump of helicopter blades to signal help had arrived.
There are really only two types of movies in the world: The ones where the grizzled, over-the-hill ex-champion schools the rash, unbridled hotshot - and then everything else. Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher know this, and "The Guardian" is their melodramatic attempt to make sure you do too.
A citizens' advisory council created by the Legislature says Washington must redouble its efforts to prevent oil spills, including a major increase in funding through petroleum taxes. Shippers and the oil industry are not enthusiastic.
As winter draws near, many Minnesotans are gearing up for their traditional wintertime frolicking anywhere there is no snow. Cathy Welle is one of the agents at D and E Travel in Fergus Falls who helps get them there.
HOBART, TASMANIA _ Rudy, the Tasmanian devil, huffed and puffed and growled and screeched. But that was about it. He couldn't even stand up and spin like a top. The dark, furry little guy just ran around having a hissy fit while a trainer in his outdoor pen teased him with a bone.
With the nationwide release Friday of "The Guardian," a movie about Coast Guard rescue swimmers in Kodiak starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher, some real world heroes get a taste of stardom themselves.
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