ODD SPOT

A 92-YEAR-OLD Florida woman has been jailed after firing shots at a neighbour who refused her demands for a kiss. Helen Staudinger, of Fort McCoy, went next door and allegedly fired four rounds into the neighbour‚„s house when he refused her demands.

LETTERS

Helen Caldicott

The sky stays blue for '70s suburban ennui

BLUE SKIES By Helen Hodgman Text, $29.95

Keneally promises a fight to bitter end

KRISTINA Keneally has begun to sound like she is channelling Helen Reddy and her 1970s feminist anthem I Am Woman.

Movies - Saturday, June 27

Raising Helen (2004)

Young Libs Arrested At Conference

TWO Liberal students, including a member of Victorian senator Helen Kroger's staff, have been arrested for public drunkenness at a student conference. Gideon Rozner and Francesco Cambria were arrested early on Monday morning at Ballarat University, where the National Union of Students was meeting.

Perfume Potpourri

Helen Greenwood tests a trio of feminine forces.

Ten Little Fingers And Ten Little Toes

Mem Fox and Helen Oxenbury Viking, $24.95

Living Low Paid: The Dark Side Of Prosperous Australia

Living Low Paid: The Dark Side of Prosperous Australia Helen Masterman-Smith & Barbara Pocock Allen & Unwin, $35

Uncommon Men

Helen Greenwood reviews different directions for men's fragrances.

Voters Oust Clark As Nz Turns Right

THE New Zealand National Party's John Key is the country's new prime minister after voters firmly rejected Labour leader Helen Clark's plea to resist change in the midst of the worldwide financial crisis.

In Zinc

Taken in moderation, this essential mineral is a vital nutrient in the fight against ageing. By Helen Hawkes.

Smiling Rival At The Gates Of Helengrad

HELEN CLARK has dominated public life in New Zealand for so long, and so thoroughly, that Wellington is often dubbed Helengrad. But her Government is under siege, and if the polls are right, Helengrad is likely to fall.

Big Bangs

Helen Greenwood rates some explosive releases.

Sweden's Helen Alfredsson Shot A Seven-under 65

Sweden's Helen Alfredsson shot a seven-under 65 on Sunday to win the Grand China Air tournament, beating Yani Tseng by three strokes for her second victory of the season.

Sunstruck

SUNSTRUCK By Helen Herbertson and Ben Cobham. Season ended.

To The Fore With Placard And Thermos, Pushing For Justice In Several Causes

HELEN ELIZABETH COX NURSE, MINISTER, SOCIAL ADVOCATE 18-3-1937 - 15-7-2008

Helen Mirren At The Bbc

Helen Mirren at the BBC Roadshow, 1080 mins, M, TV box set, 1974-1995 3.5/5

A Tour Of Her Own

On Ride to Work Day, Helen Cocks, mother of champion cyclist Cadel Evans, talks about her two-wheeled commute.

Rainbow Serpent Reaches Out To Rome

HELEN WUNDJAR went to Darwin once.