Oct 14th, 2008 · Pumpkin grower Thad Starr of Oregon won this year's weigh-off in Half Moon Bay, Calif. His pumpkin weighed 1,528 pounds. It took a forklift to raise the competing pumpkins onto an industrial scale. Besides bragging rights, there's a prize of $6 a pound. That means Starr won more than $9,000. He says the secret to raising his great pumpkin: good soil and "we really pamper them."
Jun 3rd, 2008 · The Southern California city of Malibu has decided to do something about the paparazzi. City officials have asked former independent counsel Kenneth Starr for input on an ordinance outlawing paparazzi stalking. Starr is dean of Pepperdine University's law school. The ACLU says the ordinance raises First Amendment conflicts.
Apr 12th, 2008 · Vandals decapitated a life-size topiary of Ringo Starr in Liverpool, England, last weekend after he said he missed nothing about the city. An Italian sculptor created the leafy tribute to Starr and the other Beatles to celebrate Liverpool's designation as a 2008 "European Capital of Culture."
Jul 2nd, 2006 · Pamela Starr is a Latin American analyst with the Eurasia Group, which analyzes political risk in emerging markets. Starr says that although the leading candidates are far apart politically, it may not make much difference who wins -- at least from the U.S. perspective.
Mar 24th, 2006 · Barry Bonds sues the authors of Game of Shadows, a new book that charges Bonds has taken steroids for years to enhance his performance on the field. Newsweek sportswriter Mark Starr talks about the book and the lawsuit.
Jun 8th, 2005 · During his third tour of duty in Iraq, Marine Cpl. Jeffrey Starr of Snohomish, Wash., was killed in combat on Memorial Day. Phyllis Fletcher from member station KUOW in Seattle reports on Cpl. Starr and how is family is remembering him.
Apr 8th, 2005 · NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates offers an appreciation of Dale Messick, creator of the long-running comic strip Brenda Starr, Reporter. Messick died this week at the age of 98.