EAT WELL, EVEN WHEN DINING ALONE.(LIFE & LEISURE)

Byline: JANE GLENN HAAS - Orange County Register

It's a common dinner scene for widows and widowers: Pop a packaged frozen meal in the microwave. Or pour cereal from a box and add milk. Or spread cheese on some crackers. But it doesn't have to be that way.

A little effort can fill the freezer with dated, sealed, clear-plastic bags of wholesome, home-cooked dinners for one. The most difficult part of cooking for one can be the emotional adjustment to being alone.

"It is a big change," said Nancy Guthrie, a former restaurant owner who was widowed in April.

"For years, I enjoyed sharing the texture and taste of food with another person. Now I may be reading the mail …

Bob Feller in hospital

CLEVELAND (AP) — Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller is improving after being hospitalized with pneumonia.

Feller was admitted to the Cleveland Clinic last week, Indians vice president Bob DiBiasio said Monday. The 92-year-old Feller has regained some strength and is doing better, DiBiasio said. He did not know when Feller could be …

NYC's Whitney Museum holds groundbreaking ceremony

NEW YORK (AP) — The Whitney Museum of American Art is building a striking asymmetrical new facility designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano that boasts rooftop exhibition space with views of the Hudson River and nearly double its current gallery space.

Groundbreaking for the $720 million, nine-story new museum home at the entrance of the High Line elevated park in downtown Manhattan is slated for Tuesday.

Museum officials say Piano has come up with a sculptural and contemporary design that also reflects the industrial character of its neighborhood in the Meatpacking District.

The new building is slated to open in 2015. Until then, the Whitney will remain at its …

Mt. Carmel gets 300th victory for coach Hurry

Mount Carmel coach Brian Hurry isn't one to change his demeanor. Even after the Caravan beat visiting St. Ignatius 11-1 in six innings Monday for his 300th career victory.

''I got to meet with the coaches and see what we have to work on in practice tomorrow so we can get better,'' said Hurry, in his 11th season with the Caravan.

Chris Sujka hit a lead-off homer, Brad Myjak singled and Mike Krueger followed with a two-run homer to give Mount Carmel (16-5, 6-2 Catholic League) a 3-0 lead.

Adam Panayotovich (5-1) mixed his pitches well, striking out four and walking two in a complete-game four-hitter for the Caravan.

Jack Fischer's double in the fourth scored …

ENFORCE LETTER OF THE LAW.(OPINION)

The President of the United States is limited in his power to grant pardons. Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution empowers the President to "grant pardons and reprieves for Offenses against the United States." The torture of detainees is not an "Offense against the United States," but one against individuals in violation of law and human rights. Above all else, torture violates …

BUSH REVAMPS AS GORE STRENGTHENS.(MAIN)

Byline: STEWART M. POWELL Times Union Washington bureau

Texas Gov. George W. Bush, moving to address some Republican worries that his campaign is faltering, surrounded himself with military heroes of the Persian Gulf War on Thursday as he pledged to equip America's armed forces with billions of dollars worth of new high-tech gear.

Faced with new polls showing Vice President Al Gore's growing strength and buffeted by allies' public criticism of his campaign, Bush declared himself the underdog and vowed to change his style.

He said he would hold more town hall-style meetings with voters and make fewer set-piece campaign speeches. He also indicated …

Bionomics Ltd., of Adelaide, Australia, and PerkinElmer Inc., of Boston, formed an agreement to collaborate on GPCR and ion channel technologies.(Other News To Note)

* Bionomics Ltd., of Adelaide, Australia, and PerkinElmer Inc., of Boston, formed an agreement to collaborate on GPCR and ion channel technologies. Bionomics will bring to the collaboration its ionX program for the discovery and development of ion channel drugs for …