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    Macon college to plant new botanical gardens  Aug 10, 2009
    MACON - Macon State College isn't just replacing the trees and plants lost in last year's Mother's Day tornado. The college now is making plans to come back better than before, turning the campus into a destination botanical garden. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Business Blooms in the Flower District (1)  Aug 10, 2009
    "Around Valentine's Day and Mexican Mother's Day on May 10, you can't drive through even our industrial area that borders the Flower District. Given what was there a couple of years ago, I think it's a lovely addition." ... As for how businesses foot the bill amid so much competition, he said, "A lot of them rely heavily on the Hispanic population. There are umpteen holidays that are very important to them - like Da de Guadalupe, Day of the Dead, Mexican Mother's Day. Then there's weddings,... (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)

    Another battle over and just one more dream to realise  Aug 9, 2009
    Or that these events occurred on the eve of Mother's Day. However you look at it, Tina was an absolute mess. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Blueberries stand up to damp Northeast summer  Aug 9, 2009
    Blueberries in the Northeast begin to bud around Mother's Day, and while the weather in May wasn't ideal, it did allow for a strong bloom and successful pollination efforts. By the time persistent rains descended on the region in June, blueberry crops had enough of a head start to sufficiently weather the storm. (Concord Monitor)

    Life lessons can carry steep price (Yesterday)  Aug 8, 2009
    The public and the press saw a player who often did boneheaded things, among them a few minor skirmishes with the law and his infamous Mother's Day boycott of a mandatory minicamp. They also saw a black man with a lot of bling, driving fancy cars and wearing cornrows in his hair at a time when, offensive coordinator Bruce Arians said yesterday, "Pittsburgh really wasn't ready for a hip-hop guy.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)

    Dirty Laundry: The Mommy Wars may be over, the battles rage on  Aug 4, 2009
    Mother's Day is for Mom. Dear Amy: Last Mother's Day, my daughter was a new mother of a 2-month-old baby. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)

    Commissioners Want Master Plan for Tobesofkee  Aug 2, 2009
    The area took a beating from last year's Mother's Day storms. Workers have placed new picnic tables, bath-houses and pull-throughs for visitors to the park. (13WMAZ.com, GA)

    At 82, country girl still riding  Jul 31, 2009
    Horst realized that dream in May when she went on a cruise to the Bahamas for Mother's Day. When she found out that riding on a beach was one of the offerings, she jumped at the opportunity. (The Herald-Mail Online)

    Silver & Gold: Jewelry booth a county fair mainstay  Jul 31, 2009
    My daughter sent me an angel pin for Mother's Day one year, and I loved it, Frances Alkire recalls. We were building a new parsonage for the church at the time, and I said it would be a good idea to sell the angels to help pay for that. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)

    Darlington cutting prices for 2010 NASCAR race  Jul 31, 2009
    Darlington lost one of its two Sprint Cup weekends after 2004 and saw its lone race date shifted to Mother's Day weekend. However, the track has added lights for Saturday night racing and recently used $10 million for capital improvements to repave the surface and construct a wide infield access tunnel. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)

    City Council Votes to Apply for $1.5 Million Grant  Jul 30, 2009
    He says based on his research, some of the money can be used to help revitalize neighborhoods damaged in the Mother's Day storms, if a developer comes forward to apply for the funds. Because it's a joint application with Bibb County, they will also have to ratify the changes at their next meeting, and can also ask to have oversight of the loan fund. (13WMAZ.com, GA)

    More articles by Heckler  Jul 29, 2009
    LEAVE me out of Mother's Day, the lot of you. Soppy journalists, Barbied-up shopping malls and especially you lot at home. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Julia Child's Legacy Lives On  Jul 29, 2009
    She's passed the technique on to her own children, who tackled their first roast in honor of Mother's Day earlier this year. "The one technique that became my infallible, go-to technique is roasting because the most basic thing turns out the most delicious dinner," she said. (CBS News)

    Hall of Famers split on steroids issue  Jul 28, 2009
    Hall of Famers split on steroids candidates - USATODAY.com. Hall of Famers split on steroids candidates. (USA Today -- Sports)

    Books to learn about Mom's special day  Jul 28, 2009
    Mother's Day is an odd holiday ... These Mother's Day books are good choices to help your children learn about this special day ... Mother's Mother's Day, written and illustrated by Lorna Balian, is about a mouse going to visit her mother for the holiday. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)

    Deadly year on Athens roadways  Jul 27, 2009
    Felisha Harris, 25, was returning home to Athens from a Mother's Day gathering in Oglethorpe County the evening of May 10 when she ran a red light on U.S. Highway 78 at Robert Hardeman Road, police said. Her sport utility vehicle T-boned a car driven by Rachel Old Stockwell, also of Athens, who was returning home from visiting her mother. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    The Parenting Place  Jul 27, 2009
    " Our little boss wrote on May 10, 2009 9:16 AM:" Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there. now stop reading this blog, relax and enjoy your day. (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    Creating a growth industry  Jul 25, 2009
    As he's blessed with a powerful tenor voice belying his age, they've got him singing Nessun Dorma, of course, and Ave Maria, which proves at least that he can hit the notes, and Unchained Melody, to prove he can make Mother's Day albums for years to come. Vincent has got talent and can sing but there is even less emotional depth in his bilingual version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah and one can only presume that recording Advance Australia Fair is a pitch for a gig at a grand final for it sticks... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    National Mall in disrepair after years of neglect...  Jul 24, 2009
    3 million home to West Virginia, including $123,000 to restore a Mother's Day Shrine. Lawmakers sent millions more home to restore county courthouses and local historical sites that aren't even part of the national parks. (The Drudge Report)

    Pelosi Remarks Before Meeting With Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki  Jul 24, 2009
    We last visited in Iraq on Mother's Day, May 10th, and it was a pretty exciting visit for us then because we could congratulate Mr. al-Maliki on the successful regional election that had taken place. At that time, we talked about corruption and how it is an impediment to investment in Iraq. (PR Newswire)

    The Mommy Diaries  Jul 23, 2009
    Still, some will argue the best financial advice is "don't have children if you want to be 'rich,' when, actually, it is just the opposite. Think about what you get for your $160,140.00. Naming rights. First, middle and last. Glimpses of God's love every day. Giggles under the covers every night. More love than it seems your heart can hold. Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs. Endless wonder over rocks, bugs, cloud shapes and warm cookies. Always a hand to hold, usually covered in dirt, peanut... (Kalona News, IA)

    Police: Fla. woman practiced dentistry in garage  Jul 23, 2009
    Three years ago, at age 47, she was a stay-at-home mom who sold Mary Kay, when, her husband, attorney Barry Rosenzweig, gave her a highly unusual Mother's Day present: her own staffing business. Barbara thought he was kidding. (Fresno Bee)

    Gifts to celebrate mom and Mother Earth  Jul 21, 2009
    MORE FROM MOTHER'S DAY GUIDE ... Mother's Day Guide Section Front ... Add Mother's Day Guide headlines to your news reader. (MSNBC -- Environment)

    Bonine coping with mother's passing  Jul 21, 2009
    After being optioned to Triple-A Toledo days later, he talked about her for a Mother's Day story on MLB.com to raise awareness for breast cancer. When he saw his mom back at home in Arizona, on the couch, talking with family and friends, he couldn't quite believe it. (MLB.com -- Detroit Tigers)

    Palm Bay leaders pitching new ideas  Jul 16, 2009
    FELDMAN: We did, right when the Mother's Day fires took place in Palm Bay, at a group called the Decision Theater, which was able to physically take representations of projects and do computer modeling. We were able to determine, if you added this component, what it would do to the overall community. (Florida Today)

    Washoe Valley shooter pleads guilty to avoid death penalty  Jul 16, 2009
    Victor Rodriguez has plead guilty to first degree murder with the use of a firearm and attempted murder with use of a firearm in order to avoid the death penalty for a Mother's Day shooting along Highway 395 in Washoe Valley, prosecutors say ... Victor Rodriguez has plead guilty to first degree murder with the use of a firearm and attempted murder with use of a firearm in order to avoid the death penalty for a Mother's Day shooting along Highway 395 in Washoe Valley, prosecutors say. (KRNV.com, NV)

    Tower replicas provide opportunity to aid community  Jul 14, 2009
    "We drove to Labelle, east of Fort Myers, to a mold-maker and (ceramics manager) Marcos Alvalle-Mendez picked (the molds) up. On Mother's Day we began production, working 12 hours, seven days, which is not typical. We don't do that often.". Alvalle-Mendez said a total of 145 hours each week, for about six weeks, were devoted to the tightly budgeted project until it was completed under unusual time constraints. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Business)

    HAWAII'S BIGGEST ID THEFT CASE  Jul 13, 2009
    On Mother's Day, of all days, Shaw's mother wanted to reconnect as her daughter faced 122 counts of ID theft and fraud, and a possible life sentence with the possibility of parole ... So Jane did not know what kind of reception to expect when she showed up at the Honolulu police station on Mother's Day. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    'Florida Today' wins 26 state journalism awards  Jul 12, 2009
    Daily deadline: FLORIDA TODAY staff "Mother's Day fires" (second place) and FLORIDA TODAY staff "Tropical Storm Fay" (third place). Investigative reporting: Jim Waymer, "Power Plant Pollution" (first place) and Todd Halvorson and John Kelly, "NASA Safety" (third place). (Florida Today)

    The conversation continues online  Jul 11, 2009
    John McCain's mom on Mother's Day, to expanded roundtables on the top news of the day, to guests answers to viewer's questions it's all fair game in "Take Two.". Videos are available on-demand by 12 p.m. ET on Sundays. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Meed-ja rule No.1: no number twos  Jul 11, 2009
    Mitchell Johnson's mother, Vikki Harber, saying she has lost touch with her son, since he started going out with his karate champ fiance Jessica Bratich: "I get a text on Mother's Day and a text on my birthday. The last time I spoke to him was when the beach cricket was here and Dennis Lillee told him he had to ring his mother, so Mitchell rang me that day." That's our Dennis. (The great man. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Many made Mothers Walk a grand success  Jul 11, 2009
    Randall wrote on Jul 10, 2009 6:03 AM:" Congratulations, Adele, for another successful Mother's Day Walk For Life. I still have the T-shirts you gave me from walks that occurred when I used to live there. ". Community Videos. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)

    I-29 work taking toll on Riverside  Jul 11, 2009
    Moshers Greenhouse and Landscaping, at 4101 War Eagle Dr., said it's hard to tell how many shoppers it has lost, but the business noticed a significant decline after Mother's Day. "It's not predictable, but we have definitely seen a drop in numbers," storeroom manager Wayne Hill said. (Sioux City Journal)

    Community remembers Zac Talley  Jul 10, 2009
    "His first-grade class voted him "Citizen of the Year" at the year's end because he was always helping everybody."Back in May his mom, Chrystal, took him everywhere, carried him when he couldn't walk and when she took him shopping he wanted to buy Mother's Day presents for his mom and for others, and he kept telling her he wanted to buy 17 presents. He couldn't talk really well by that time, but she eventually realized there were 17 teachers at Auxvasse Elementary and he wanted to give each of... (Fulton Sun, MO)

    Darlington lands sponsor for festival  Jul 9, 2009
    The second-year festival is Darlington's attempt to tap into its history as NASCAR's oldest superspeedway and keep the quirky oval relevant when it's not hosting the annual Mother's Day weekend Sprint Cup race ... Darlington has experienced success since moving its lone race to the night before Mother's Day ... He hasn't heard anything about Dar 00003A99 lington's place on the next Sprint Cup schedule, but has no reason to believe there won't be another Mother's Day weekend. (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)

    Darlington lands sponsor for racing festival  Jul 9, 2009
    The second-year festival is Darlington's attempt to tap into its history as NASCAR's oldest superspeedway and keep the quirky oval relevant when it's not hosting the annual Mother's Day weekend Sprint Cup race ... "Because of the economic downturn, Browning and Darlington officials struggled to find a backer for last May's Southern 500, landing GoDaddy.com less than a month before NASCAR came to down. The short timeframe limited the promotion GoDaddy.com and Darlington could do as... (MSNBC -- Sports)

    Woman allegedly pranks her grandma 45 times in day  Jul 7, 2009
    On Mother's Day, both women were honored as families from all over Fresno County gathered at Belmont Memorial Park in southwest Fresno and surrounded their mothers' and grandmothers' graves to reminisce about loved ones. Report reveals details about alleged abuse of boy now in coma. (Fresno Bee)

    Thief who stole flowers from grave is forgiven  Jul 7, 2009
    My daughter and I have cared for the flowers since Mother's Day when we placed them in tribute to her. I had secured the baskets with zip ties to prevent the wind from blowing the baskets off the "shepherd's hook." I did not plan for a thief. (The Pantagraph newspaper)

    Eureka teen's life remembered after fatal crash  Jul 6, 2009
    " Wise beyond years Terri's mother had ovarian cancer and moved in with the family this spring. She died the day after Mother's Day. "Alyssa helped me with the physical care because I wasn't strong enough to do it myself and we talked about mom's spirit and heaven and everything," Terri said. Joe added, "Alyssa had gone through enough where she was wise beyond her years in regards to her own mortality. She wasn't the typical teenager thinking she was invincible. (The Pantagraph newspaper)

    Fashion/Shopping Blog  Jul 5, 2009
    About this Blog Runway Ready spotlights cool (local and online) places to shop, sales, new businesses, fashion news and trends, celebrity gossip, relationship advice, diet and exercise, along with tips about jewelry, lingerie, cosmetics, salons, and more. Do you have a sale or a new product to promote. (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    Gehrig, veterans honored this weekend  Jul 5, 2009
    As an example of what happens on a continual basis around the Majors, the same MLB.com Auction currently is taking bids for the signed pink bats that so many players used on Mother's Day, for another initiative that helps Komen for the Cure. Individual clubs also will support the ALS cause in their own ways today. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)

    ARTShot by Richard Avedon  Jul 4, 2009
    " The fourth month it ran I answered it. I sent a picture in a three-piece suit. Several days later, I get a call from his job coordinator saying I'm the guy he wanted. They said, 'Do you know who Richard Avedon is?' I didn't. They said I was the subject, but they needed a bee handler and I recommended Dr. Norman Gary at the University of California, Davis. "They flew me down on Mother's Day weekend in 1981. I met him (Avedon) and we went to the site, which was a tomato farm, and they put a... (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Palin Bow-Out: Boon to Her Book Sales?  Jul 4, 2009
    Palin's book is slated for release in time for Mother's Day, 2010. In addition to the trade edition, there will also be a special version for the Christian market, under HarperCollins' Zondervan imprint. (Time.com)

    NFL coaches visit troops in Iraq in first USO trip  Jul 4, 2009
    He signed one servicewoman's Mother's Day present from her husband: a Titans jersey with the name "Mom" and the No. 1. There were so many Terrible Towels being waved that Cowher declared Iraq to be "Steelers Nation.". (MSNBC -- Sports)

    Floyd looks to keep streak alive  Jul 4, 2009
    Mother's Day and Father's Day. They should be every day. (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)

    Brevard's serial plant killers come clean  Jul 4, 2009
    She had similar luck with an orchid that arrived for Mother's Day. She didn't know how to take care of it, so she ended up drowning it. (Florida Today)

    COLUMN: Wave the flag, then retire it correctly  Jul 4, 2009
    " 6. The sixth fold is for where our hearts lie. It is with our heart that we pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 7. The seventh fold is a tribute to our Armed Forces, for it is through the Armed Forces that we protect our country and our flag against all her enemies, whether they be found within or without the boundaries of our republic. 8. The eighth fold is... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    NH getting more than $206,000 for road repair  Jul 3, 2009
    CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- New Hampshire is getting over $206,000 to repair roads damaged during the Mother's Day floods in 2006. Six of the state's 10 counties are receiving the funds from an emergency relief program through the Federal Highway Administration of the Transportation Department. (Concord Monitor)

    Raffle prize worth $3,500 is awarded  Jul 3, 2009
    The winning ticket was purchased as a Mother's Day gift by Marte Pierson, who bought the ticket as a gift to her daughter-in-law and to support Womanspace. The prize was a Winners Choice all-inclusive trip for two to Cancun or Punta Cana valued at $3,500; the trip was donated by 94. (NJ.com -- Times)

    Tom BowlesNASCAR POWER RANKINGS  Jul 3, 2009
    Tony Stewart,Jeff Gordontop NASCAR power rankings - Tom Bowles - SI.com. Posted: Wednesday July 1, 2009 11:34AM; Updated: Wednesday July 1, 2009 11:34AM. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)

    Melissa SeguraINSIDE BASEBALL  Jul 3, 2009
    There's Mother's Day in May, Father's Day in June and don't forget the Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game on July 12. What the calendar omits, however, is a date that has become the focal point in the procurement of Latin American amateur free-agents: July 2, the first day that MLB teams can sign 16-year-old international free-agent prospects who will be 17 years old by Sept. 1 of the following year is as unnoticed in the U.S. as it is front-page news in places such as the... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)

    Mourners reflect how Thomas influenced their lives writeLink("vid_id=1617&file=thomaspoem062909.flv"); (13)  Jul 2, 2009
    "My family's still here, so I always come back. I was back right before Mother's Day. (Thomas) was so proud to show me the new weight room and the new school.". Kampman considered Thomas like family and someone who embodied Midwest work ethic and values. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    More of this story  Jul 2, 2009
    The list of community service activities the Lions Club participates in doesn't include the times they help out at high school tournaments, go to the nursing home to visit residents and set up their Christmas tree, participate in diabetic screenings, donate to the Lions Club International Fund worldwide disaster relief fund, sponsor two miles of Highway 2 for spring and fall clean-up activities, sponsor a food drive for the Harvest Food Pantry, distribute Christmas candy and sponsor Santa Claus'... (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)

    Ask Mr. Dad: Choosing dad, choosing names  Jul 1, 2009
    Mother's Day is for Mom. Dear Amy: Last Mother's Day, my daughter was a new mother of a 2-month-old baby. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)

    Abu Ghraib scandal haunts West Virginia reservist  Jun 29, 2009
    The original Mother's Day was started by mothers to bring warfare to an end, not as a day of extravagant shopping. Julia Ward Howe, the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," wrote the original Mother's Day Proclamation in 1870 calling upon the women of the world to unite for peace ... This Mother's Day, celebrate the spirit of the holiday by giving your mother an e-card with a donation to No More Victims in her name. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Radio Operators Prepare For Catastrophe  Jun 29, 2009
    The communication tools proved useful during crisis situations like Hurricane Katrina and Macon's 2008 Mother's Day tornado. "There was no communication, no radio communications, no power in that area when they got there and they were able to setup this command center with generators and setup radios and help volunteer groups with radio communication when they went out to search," said EMA volunteer, Jeff Amerson. (13WMAZ.com, GA)

    King Felix in top form in win over Dodgers  Jun 29, 2009
    Griffey's homer was his first at Dodger Stadium since Mother's Day 2007, and it came with his wife, Melissa, in the stands celebrating her birthday. Seattle has won the last eight interleague games in which Hernandez has started, and he has gotten the decision in five of them. (Longview Daily News, WA)

    M's beat Dodgers  Jun 28, 2009
    "He's one of a handful of pitchers in the game who can dominate like that,'' Los Angeles manager Joe Torre said.Suzuki went 3 for 5 to raise his major league-leading average to .375 and record his seventh straight multihit game, matching his career best.Eric Milton (2-1) gave up four runs and seven hits in five innings, striking out seven and walking none. The 33-year-old lefty, activated from the DL earlier in the day after missing 17 games because of a back strain, is 1-6 with a 9.18 ERA in 10... (MSNBC -- Sports)

    Hax: Not everyone wants to have kids  Jun 28, 2009
    On Mother's Day, the daughter brought in flowers for each and every patient in the place. With a vase. (Florida Today)

    New business provides floating condo vacation rentals  Jun 28, 2009
    Tenor Ruben Dominguez of Mexicali, who charmed Yumans with a special Mother's Day concert as a benefit for Crossroads Mission, has opened a singing academy in the Foothills. Lessons are private sessions and last 45 minutes each. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)

    Local couple killed in crash  Jun 28, 2009
    dewberry2 wrote on Jun 24, 2009 4:09 PM:" That intersection freaks me out. I had lunch at Donita's for Mother's Day. When we left to go back towards Jeff, we couldn't see if a car was coming around the corner. It's dangerous because there's no on-ramp and you don't know if someone is going to come flying around the corner while you're getting on the highway. So yes, there are A LOT of bad drivers out there but that intersection is unsafe. Personally I think they need to make the ramp getting on... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)

    Books to learn about Mom's special day  Jun 28, 2009
    Mother's Day is an odd holiday ... These Mother's Day books are good choices to help your children learn about this special day ... Mother's Mother's Day, written and illustrated by Lorna Balian, is about a mouse going to visit her mother for the holiday. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)

    The Legendary Rahm Emanuel  Jun 27, 2009
    At the White House Correspondents' Association dinner last month on the day before Mother's Day, Obama said, "This is a tough holiday for Rahm Emanuel because he's not used to saying the word 'day' after 'mother.'". In 2005, at a roast to raise money for Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy, then newly elected Sen. (Human Events Online)

    A Gift From the King of Pop?  Jun 27, 2009
    You spent more time thinking about what you were getting for Mother's Day admit it and you should do more for the other person who gave you life. (It takes two to tango, so to speak. (Slate)

    Food and wine celebrations abound  Jun 27, 2009
    Tasty to-dos for Mother's Day. Many eateries are open and eager to cash in on Mother's Day ... If you're a good daughter, son or husband, you've been planning Mom's big day for weeks -- and have no need for this last-minute survey of Mother's Day meals. (Fresno Bee)

    The Parenting Place  Jun 27, 2009
    " Our little boss wrote on May 10, 2009 9:16 AM:" Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there. now stop reading this blog, relax and enjoy your day. (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    Group Repairs Damaged Homes Around Macon  Jun 26, 2009
    The volunteers came to repair the damage from last year's Mother's Day storms -- repairs Ogletree says she could never afford her own. Ogletree says she moved into her home forty years ago. (13WMAZ.com, GA)

    View previous WINNERS, and thank you for registering in the emissourian.com Currents Drawing!  Jun 26, 2009
    Winners of Mother's Day Make Over 1st prize Donna Smith 2nd prize Alicia Montgomery 3rd prize Stella Bunge. Winners of Angels and Demons at Cinema 1 Plus Barbara Barnes Eileen Papin Anna Rice Kim Pond Paul Lamke Claire Saucier Andrea Schatz Barb Thomas Candy Seyer Derrick Teuti. (Missourian Publishing, MO)

    Warner Robins Veteran Reburied  Jun 26, 2009
    The Mother's Day storms of 2008 knocked over a massive tree at the grave site. The roots uprooted Turner's grave and left a mess. (13WMAZ.com, GA)

    ODDBALL ITEMS: More 'proof' that sex & sports don't mix  Jun 25, 2009
    If you are the proud owner of a Y chromosome and feeling oppressed, then you can take heart in of Alfred G. Rava, an attorney who successfully sued the Oakland A's for failing to hand him a plaid sun hat at a game on Mother's Day in 2004. Apparently, the fetching headwear was made available only to the first 7,500 women through the gates. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)

    Napa officials hope likeness helps ID 'Jane Doe'  Jun 24, 2009
    She had a black hair weave, acrylic fingernails and was wearing an olive green polo shirt when her body was discovered near Lake Berryessa on Mother's Day. Napa authorities believe she was from Northern California and think she was killed between six months to a year before her remains were found. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)

    Is an Ugly Baby Harder to Love?  Jun 24, 2009
    Moms might want to hang on to those Mother's Day cards they got last month. There may not be much more familial goodwill forthcoming at least not after kids get wind of a new study released by Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital and published in the online journal PloS One. (Time.com)

    McMahon, pilot during WWII, trained at UGA(with PHOTO GALLERY)  Jun 24, 2009
    Konenkamp imagines McMahon marching in an Athens parade on Mother's Day 1943. Several hundred young Catholic men marched from their barracks on the UGA campus through downtown Athens to attend Mass at St. Joseph's and then a Communion breakfast at a downtown hotel. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Sculpture Might Help ID Napa's Jane Doe  Jun 24, 2009
    She was partially clothed in an olive green polo shirt when her body was discovered on Mother's Day by a K-9 officer in a wooded area near Lake Berryessa. Deputy Mike Bartlett found the woman's leg bone when he pulled over last month to check on a broken-down car. (KCRA 3, CA)

    Huckabee's Opinion  Jun 23, 2009
    A few years ago, a prison offered free Mother's Day cards so inmates could send them to their mothers. Almost every inmate in the prison asked for a card. (Fox News)

    Spokane event honors woman who conceived Father's Day  Jun 22, 2009
    Dodd is credited with creating the day to recognize her own father's role in raising six children and to give dads a day equal to Mother's Day. Harrington, a white-bearded, bushy-haired retiree, drove over the mountains Friday and came to the Saturday event with a coat bearing a button that read "Kids Need Fathers, Not Visitors." He said the turnout was disappointing, but he still was glad he spearheaded the effort. (Longview Daily News, WA)

    Father's Day a time for prostate cancer awareness  Jun 21, 2009
    Much like Americans are reminded about the fight against breast cancer with pink ribbons and pink baseball bats on Mother's Day, Ed Randall's Bat for the Cure is taking on prostate cancer and urging men to get a PSA blood test. Randall a New York City-based sports radio host says that the disease is the second-leading cause of cancer death among men, with 240,000 new cases expected this year. (USA Today -- News)

    Spending expected to be low at Father's Day in U.S.  Jun 21, 2009
    A similar study conducted March 31-April 7 found that consumer spending for Mother's Day was expected to reach 14. 1 billion dollars, 123. (Xinhuanet, China)

    A day to thank Dad  Jun 21, 2009
    In fact, some of them ought to get cards on both Mother's Day and Father's Day. But the fact remains that no one is better suited to show a boy how to grow into a man than a father. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    • COLUMN: How to keep it simple for Father's Day  Jun 21, 2009
    Then there's Mother's Day. If you don't get that holiday right, you should just report to Camp Gitmo for your waterboarding right now. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)

    Hundred years of Father's Day celebrations  Jun 21, 2009
    Father's Day bagan hundred years ago in the United States when Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington, came up with the idea of a national Father's Day on the order of Mother's Day in 1909. Although it took 57 years before U.S. President Lyndon Johnson issued a proclamation in 1966 making the third Sunday in June (Father's Day) the national holiday, the day has been celebrated since 1909. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Did you forget? There's still time to find perfect gift  Jun 20, 2009
    Dodd thought of the idea while listening to a Mother's Day sermon and decided she wanted to have a special day to honor her own father. A day in June was selected and the first Father's Day celebration took place on June 19, 1910 through a proclamation by Spokane's mayor, according to information from the U.S. Census Bureau. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)

    King for a day  Jun 20, 2009
    And although it's trumped by the more ardently celebrated Mother's Day, there's no reason Father's Day shouldn't get its due. Sure, Moms get points for the carrying, labor and delivery part, but dads do stuff too. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Our folded flag  Jun 20, 2009
    mariab wrote on Jun 19, 2009 12:31 PM:" I wonder how long ago these meanings were placed on the folds. The 'under God' was added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954. Mother's Day seems to have taken on some national renown in the 1870s. .. and what, the flag does not stand for muslims, buddhists, etc. - just the Christians and the Jews? " ... The eighth fold is a tribute to the one who entered in to the valley of the shadow of death, that we might see the light of day, and to honor mother, for... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)

    Keep Mothers Out of Father's Day  Jun 20, 2009
    But we've never felt the need to celebrate him on Mother's Day. He's my father -- hence, we celebrate on Father's Day. (Slate)

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