Challenges in the news - 02/29/2008

Are you up to the Challenge? The Idaho Statesman's Outdoors team is asking its readers every week to "Name the Place." We pick the photos; you send in your guesses on the location of the photo.

Making a great school lunch is no longer a simple matter of slapping together a PB&J on white, tossing in a bag of chips and adding a juice box. Add the concern of keeping packed lunches healthy to the age-old challenge of satisfying picky eaters, and parents today face quite a dilemma.

If the Miami Dolphins truly want Ronnie Brown to return kickoffs this season, the running back says he'll be ready for the challenge.

TYLER - The hot weather didn't stop local firefighters from working hard Saturday morning. Tyler firefighters were busy training for the up-and-coming Regional Firefighter Combat Challenge. They risk their lives every day to save others, but who's to say they can't have a little fun with it too. Tyler firefighters spent Saturday morning running, hauling, grunting and hammering all for practice. They showed KLTV 7 how they're getting ready for the regional firefighters Combat Challenge coming up in just two weeks.

A group of Santa Fe area homeowners has filed another legal challenge to the state's title insurance system. The group is seeking to invalidate a regulatory decision setting new rates.

Two brave Diabetes UK supporters will spend nine days trekking the volcanic mountains of Ecuador, in South America, to raise money for the charity. Both 63-year-old Surjeet Soin from Luton and Norwich's Ray Marett, 30, are experienced trekkers.But they say that this South American adventure - to the top of the biggest active volcano in the world - will be their greatest challenge yet.

England head coach Brian Ashton has no doubt his players are up to the challenge that awaits them tonight at arguably French rugby's most intimidating venue.

Brian Laws has reported his former Sheffield Wednesday skipper Graham Coughlan for what he alleged was an ‘atrocious’ challenge that he fears will sideline Marcus Tudgay for several weeks

Chelsea striker Claudio Pizarro has fumed at the challenge from Reading's Kalifa Cisse, claiming he was lucky not to break his leg in the tackle, which earned the Royals' summer signing a red card.

EAGER readers have completed a summer challenge to plough through six books of their choice.

More than 1,800 new teachers are entering the Clark County School District this year. Hiring them was just part of the challenge for the district. Keeping them is another. Investigative Reporter Adrienne Augustus has the story.