Indelible history
By GREG MILLER of the Tribune’s staff
Laura Jolley dislikes detective work, but she loves the mysteries posed by the more than 100 unidentified faces staring back at her from nearly a century ago.

TRIBUNE COLUMN
FBI inquiry latest bad news for Boone County Fire District
By TONY MESSENGER
When it comes to grabbing the attention of top federal officials, few rival Steve Paulsell.

THIS WEEK IN LOCAL HISTORY
Bob Dole prevailed in 1996 Iowa caucus
By BILL CLARK
Bob Dole won the Iowa caucus, Pat Buchanan was second and Lamar Alexander, a long shot from Tennessee, was third. 

HAPPY TAILS TIPS
Check up on pets’ teeth, and provide proper care
By MICHELLE MARSHALL
Are you aware that dental disease is the most commonly diagnosed health problem in pets? February is National Pet Dental Health Month, so this is a great time to take a look in your pets’ mouths to check for signs that your friends’ teeth might be in need of attention.

The Friedan mystique
By PATRICIA SULLIVAN of the Washington Post
Betty Friedan, the writer, thinker and activist who almost single-handedly revived feminism with her 1963 book “The Feminine Mystique,” died of congestive heart failure Feb. 4, her 85th birthday, at her home in Washington. 

TRAVEL

DAY TRIPS
Little Rock pleases the palate
By RAY SPECKMAN
If perchance you make the trek to former President Bill Clinton’s doublewide - oops - I mean, museum and library that juts out over the Arkansas River in Little Rock, Ark., you can also visit the official presidential library store in a renovated period building just west of the center.

VENTURE BOUND
Leaky rooms, bad water marked trip to China
By WAYNE ANDERSON
Picture, if you will, 46 older Americans with yellow baseball caps wending their way through a river of Chinese, and you have what became a repeated scene during our exploration of China’s Hebei Province. The yellow hats were so we could find our group in the midst of the ever-present multitudes.

Fall in love with a romantic destination
By MARY ANN ANDERSON of Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
When it comes to a little Valentine’s romance, there’s a special place for everyone. Consider these top destinations across the globe for lovebirds struck by one of Cupid’s arrows: