Reads for a rainy day off...

Providence Journal photo / Mary Murphy

Providence Journal staff writer G. Wayne Miller hosted Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), above, for an hourlong chat with projo.com readers today.

Transcript: Senator Reed answers readers' questions in live chat. Concerns about the economy dominate.

Bees are green: Buzz grows over beekeeping

Boston Globe story by Irene Sage, "Soaring enrollment in county 'bee schools' reflects a national trend." One sting, and only a little fear this cheery story. I keep a respectful distance from bees, myself.