The National Ticking Bomb: Teenage Alcoholism. Nov 20, 2009
Rift between family members, especially couples d) Divorce e) Social misfits f) Unnecessary fights and accidents g) Avoidable burden on the existing, over stretched health budget. h) Rape, teenage pregnancies, spread of STDs. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Holiday Depression: Triggers Thank... Nov 20, 2009
Holiday Depression: Triggers Thanksgiving Blues. Holiday Depression: Triggers Thanksgiving Blues. (Suite101.com)
Sy Syms, 83; longtime retailer sold fashion at a discount Nov 20, 2009
His first marriage, to Ruth Glickman Merns, ended in divorce. In addition to Marcy Syms, he also leaves his wife of 25 years, Lynn Tamarkin Syms of New York; three other children from his first marriage; two step- children; three sisters; and 10 grandchildren. (Boston Globe)
Specialized veterinary care: At what point? And at what price? Nov 20, 2009
Specialized veterinary care: At what point. Specialized veterinary care: At what point. (USA Today -- Life)
Cable Exclusive Nov 20, 2009
HANNITY: You know, you're pending divorce was in there. PALIN: Oh, yes. (Fox News)
Ex-NBA player Jayson Williams takes plea deal Nov 20, 2009
ESPN's Hannah Storm talked with Tanya Young Williams on Tuesday for "Outside The Lines." Williams says she's still in frequent contact with her husband, despite filing for divorce on Valentine's Day 2009. Williams also told ESPN Thursday that her husband has not accepted a deal. (ESPN -- Basketball)
Court order didn't stop gunman Nov 20, 2009
Investigators say Ashley had been speaking to her lawyer Tuesday night, about filing for divorce ... She also told the judge of her plans to file for divorce. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Latest Lifestyle headlines » Nov 19, 2009
More than half of the 1,600 lawyers who responded to a recent American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers survey reported a significant drop in divorce filings since the last quarter of 2008. Like the fluttering autumn leaves, fall festival season continues. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Janet Jackson: Michael in denial over drugs Nov 19, 2009
Plus, Corey Feldman is getting a divorce and Mark Wahlberg is having a girl. . (MSNBC -- News)
Get more: National/World Nov 19, 2009
The engineer accused of fatally shooting one employee and wounding five others at the firm where he once worked is "very mentally ill" and crumbled under the stress of his divorce, bankruptcy and unemployment, his attorney said Saturday. Tags. (WJRT, MI)
Elizabeth 'Liz' Zottu Lane, 74, CDC lab inspector Nov 19, 2009
The divorced, single mom wanted her two sons to be near their father ... "I was too young to understand what divorce was all about, but we knew it was best they weren't in the same house," said a son, Terence Lane of Charlotte ... She married Joseph Lane in the late 1950s; the couple divorced in 1969. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Barron County Dispatch Log Nov 19, 2009
Husband wanted divorce, and he says wife threatened to write letters so everyone would know why she did it. Woman is driving a Silver Durango. (Chetek Alert, WI)
As a Consumer, We Have a Choice Nov 19, 2009
Depends on who you listen to, just like in a divorce each is blaming each other and we the children will never know the full truth. So what do we know. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
SBY - and why not Nov 19, 2009
Clinging to national myths about our identity can divorce us from facing up to the truth of who we actually are. The truth is, far from the bronzed athletic youth of our forebears, Australia is increasingly a nation of overweight and obese people. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
The Parenting Place Nov 19, 2009
And that is extremely sad because it's difficult enough for children to deal with an "ordinary" divorce, and these poor kids have to see it played out in front of the world. My hope is that both Jon and Kate can somehow realize that it's time to stop being celebrities. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Saints acquire veteran DB McAlister Nov 19, 2009
"It was a bitter divorce in Baltimore, the way I was no longer a part of the club and for my first time in 10 years, didn't have any place to call home," McAlister said. "The offseason took on a new life for me. There was a transition period for me to figure out exactly if I'm going to come back and play football or am I not. "The first preseason game started and I got butterflies like I was supposed to be coming out of a locker room somewhere," McAlister said. "I knew I was supposed to be... (Nola.com -- Sports)
Twilight of Our Youth: It isnt just a tween phenomenon. Women in their 30s and beyond are addicted to Stephenie Meyers vampire saga, too, Sarah Hepola, Salon Nov 19, 2009
Like Bella, a child of divorce who cooks dinner every night for her father and emotionally manages her unstable mother, Kirsten was a caretaker, a mother of a 7-year-old who had also spent the past decade caring for her beloved grandmother, who had just passed away when Kirsten found the book. Kirsten ventured online to find others like her. (Harper's Magazine)
Dippolito first met his future wife as a professional escort Nov 18, 2009
His divorce attorney, Jason Brodie, said new evidence made public this week about her various alleged killing attempts only strengthens his divorce case. "Unfortunately for Michael, he has to relive this," Brodie said. (The Palm Beach Post)
T-Mobile staff sold personal data Nov 18, 2009
It's about private investigators, it's about blagging information from databases for use to put the frighteners on witnesses, attempt to knobble juries, pursue 'nasty neighbour' disputes, interfere in the family courts, difficult divorce settlements. "Personal data has value and there are people out there exploiting it.". (BBC News -- Technology)
Wave of luxury foreclosures may be coming Nov 18, 2009
"In a down economy it doesn't take much of an additional hit to a family - a loss of a job, a death, any number of issues, divorce - to put them into a position where needing to sell a home or move a home becomes fairly difficult.". He said short sales are better than foreclosures for both banks and the sellers. (Minnetonka Lakeshore Weekly News, MN)
Hackett can do hat-trick: Perkins Nov 18, 2009
"The athletes will be able to go to Beijing and completely divorce themselves from what's happening in the outside world and just focus on what they want to do. And that's swim and win.". Even if Hackett touches in front on the last night in the pool, Perkins said Beijing is going to be remembered as the Michael Phelps show, with the US phenom chasing countryman Michael Spitz's haul of seven golds at a single games. (Yahoo News -- Swimming)
Kenya bid to cut president powers Nov 18, 2009
The proposed new constitution retains the Khadis courts - which under Muslim law deal with marriage, divorce and inheritance issues provided all parties are Muslim. Our reporter says this has the potential to cause controversy as some Christian church leaders strongly oppose the inclusion of the Khadis courts in the constitution. (BBC News -- Africa)
Pet Talk: Oreo's shattered life snarled in cruelty questions Nov 18, 2009
Dogs of divorce, feral cats, foreclosures. By Sharon L. Peters, Special for USA TODAY She became the sweet-faced emblem of animal survival in the face of unspeakable human cruelty. (USA Today -- Life)
Houston wins custody of daughter Nov 18, 2009
She filed for divorce last October citing irreconcilable differences. Superior Court Judge Franz E Miller ruled that Houston and Brown's marriage would officially end on 24 April. (Yahoo News -- Celebrity Couples)
Jailed Bilker's Divorce May Net Feds $3.3B Nov 18, 2009
Jailed Bilker's Divorce May Net Feds $3 ... Jailed Bilker's Divorce May Net Feds $3 ... Government Might Collect Billions Under Divorce Decree Between Imprisoned Ex-Cendant Boss Walter Forbes and his Wife. (CBS News)
Africa heading for 'smoking epidemic' Nov 18, 2009
While in Egypt a fatwa, or Islamic ruling, gives wives the right to divorce their smoking husbands if the smoke affects their health, there are no laws about smoking in public places yet. Since around half of the population indulge in cigarettes or water-pipes, such a measure would prove extremely unpopular. (BBC News -- Health)
Infotainment Nov 18, 2009
An Indian woman successfully divorced her husband after he refused to allow her to watch television soap operas, a report said. The Daily News and Analysis newspaper said the situation led to daily arguments between the couple from Pune, southeast of Mumbai, and she filed for divorce. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Palin memoir samplling Nov 18, 2009
The day in sunny Texas when the divorce rumors were rampant in the tabloids, I watched Todd, tanned and shirtless, take the baby from my arms and walk him back to the ranch house so Trig could nap while I made calls. Seeing Todd s blue eyes smiling, I chuckled. (Anchorage Daily News)
Census report: for more seniors, rising well-being Nov 18, 2009
5 percent of older women were divorced ... Higher divorce rates ... Rising rates of divorce are changing senior lifestyles. (Yahoo News -- Aging)
Catholic bishops claim moral authority amidst 'confusion' Nov 18, 2009
In particular, divorce, cohabitation, contraception and same-sex unions have been gaining acceptance among Catholics and non-Catholics alike, to the bishops' chagrin. "One of the most troubling developments in contemporary culture is the proposition that persons of the same sex can "marry,' " the bishops' letter reads. "This proposal redefines the nature of marriage and the family, and, as a result, harms both the intrinsic dignity of every human person and the common good of society. (USA Today -- News)
Lee in limbo as fatherhood and injury put him to test Nov 18, 2009
The situation is complicated by the divorce of Lee and Preston's mother, Liz Kemp, this year. The father has seen Preston on Skype more than in the flesh lately. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Soap opera denial prompts India divorce Nov 18, 2009
Soap operas prompt India divorce ... An Indian woman was granted a divorce on the grounds that her husband was cruel to stop her watching soap operas ... The judge ruled that "not allowing the spouse to watch TV serials amounted to cruelty" and was grounds for divorce. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Talking cure for B'way ills Nov 18, 2009
Lindsay Crouse, won a share of the royalties in her divorce settlement ... He refused to do publicity for "American Buffalo" because, I'm told, his ex-wife, Lindsay Crouse, won a share of the royalties in her divorce settlement. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
California Focus:'Tis the season to say no (to most initiatives) Nov 18, 2009
Silliest of all in this unusually silly season might be a proposal to forbid divorce. That's all divorces, anywhere in California. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Playing It Cool Nov 17, 2009
this is the first time i m with a serious s/o since my divorce 8 yrs ago. i ve come to REALLY enjoy the holidays with my family because when i was married we always spent the holidays with the in-laws, and i m finding it very difficult to share that time between households (especially since we re talking about a 90-minute commute between the two). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Bigotry rationalized Nov 17, 2009
heya wrote on Nov 16, 2009 7:35 AM:" Dude, I think if with a set in stone guarantee that legally a civl union would be treated the same as a marriage, then yes I think most would be satisfied. You are always going to have the fanatics that want it all the way or nothing. As for as a spiritual marriage, gays already have this they don't your permission to marry the ones they love, legally though they need the law to allow them the same benefits married couples get.I kind of find the religious... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
'Equalizer' Star Edward Woodward Dies At 79 Nov 17, 2009
Woodward is survived by his second wife, actress Michele Dotrice, their daughter, and two sons and a daughter from his first marriage, which ended in divorce. Funeral arrangements were not immediately announced. (Click2Houston, TX)
Five Terrible Cruelties of Liberalism Nov 17, 2009
I want to watch gay divorce reality shows. I cant wait for the liberal legal class and the feminist family court to take a big chunk out of your paycheck every week for child support up to 18 years for kids that arent even yours. (Townhall.com)
Dancing with the Stars recap: Tooty fruity for Mya's booty Nov 17, 2009
At the release of her first single, her parents were getting a divorce and her mother found out she had breast cancer. Loved her Latin solo. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Compromise with a more convenient holiday visit Nov 17, 2009
They are going through a nasty divorce in which my sister-in-law has pressed child molestation charges against my brother ... Dear Amy: After three years of marriage, my daughter's CEO husband came home from a business trip and announced, "Marriage is too much work, and I want a divorce." ... In matters of divorce, it seems that possession really is nine-tenths of the law. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Kenya: Women Weighed Down by Culture Nov 17, 2009
"A woman can get married but at the end when there is a divorce, she does not get her rights," he said. "Here, people seem to marry and divorce anyhow. Consequently, there are many divorcees and neglected children.". (allAfrica.com)
CHICAGOLAND: Body of school board chief found in River... Nov 17, 2009
Most men commit suicide during a separation and divorce. Though they are legally innocent, fathers/husbands automatically lose their children, 18 years of income, and over half their stuff, among other things. (The Drudge Report)
About my father Nov 17, 2009
The knowledge gnawed at her, but it took a life crisis - her divorce and the death of her sister - to spur her to delve into the past and piece together her father's story. The result is a book in which she struggles to reconcile her love for the father she never knew with the knowledge of his crimes, which saw him sentenced to death in Poland after the war. (BBC News -- Europe)
Must We Bear Hugs? Nov 17, 2009
The problem is after my second divorce, I've become timid and insecure about actually having sex with a new man because I don't know what I would say, if they asked why I had all these surgeries. Now after getting so many added assets to the many natural ones I myself used to have, has made me feel too perfect to be true or artificially beautiful, which might be interpreted as being superficial or insecure. (Slate)
Records: Mom In Tot's Drowning Allegedly Abused Nov 17, 2009
Court proceedings started to grant their divorce, according to records, but were stopped. A temporary restraining against Dinesh Ram was issued in February 2008, records show. (KCRA 3, CA)
Amicable split Nov 17, 2009
"Most of my colleagues", she says, thought this was "heresy bit like going into a marriage contract where you have at the bottom: PS Should this not work, I may consider divorce" ... They would be "more prepared than in the past to accept a divorce", he believes ... But what would a divorce between Britain and the EU mean in practice. (BBC News -- Europe)
Bitter divorcees 'using children' Nov 16, 2009
Bitter divorcees 'using children. A third of children lose touch with their fathers after divorce ... The research was carried out by law firm Mishcon de Reya among 2,000 divorcees and a similar number of children who had experienced divorce. (BBC News -- UK)
Mom can do lots of things to fuel daughter's growth Nov 16, 2009
Dear Amy: Your response to the thoughtful letter about adultery in our society included your surprisingly judgmental comments on divorce, and how people are "only kidding themselves" if they think such actions won't affect the children ... But you failed to point out that deciding against divorce can also adversely affect children ... In most cases, children of unhappily married couples know the marriage is shot and are subject to terrific damage if the parents "stay together for the sake of the... (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Salman Rushdie 'to divorce' again Nov 15, 2009
"Salman Rushdie has agreed to divorce his wife, Padma Lakshmi, because of her desire to end their marriage," Mr Rushdie's spokeswoman Jin Auh said. "He asks that the media respect his privacy at this difficult time.". (Yahoo News -- Celebrity Couples)
Prepare for Your Best Life Nov 15, 2009
If uneducated about the course and nature of these biological processes, some men act out in ways that can result in decisions like divorce or excessive spending, the effects of which are sometimes irreversible. The impacts of poor planning can lead to innumerable psychological and interpersonal conflicts. (Suite101.com)
Woman builds career in construction Nov 15, 2009
After going through a divorce, she was attending some classes at Arizona Western College when a professor suggested she might want to go to work for Trademark Construction. "I was working on computers and offered a position as administrative assistant. I was setting up jobs and in charge of the safety program. Since then, I found out my talent and interests didn't lie there.". (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Prison time puts stop to scammer's schemes Nov 15, 2009
According to court testimony, she has one ex-husband, a second husband she failed to divorce and a third suitor she married, although she wasn't legally eligible ... Ms. Taylor filed for divorce but never pursued the matter, Mr. Saldana said ... With everything he thought was going on with his wife, he didn't think she was serious about divorce. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Fresnan gets 50 years to life for double slaying Nov 15, 2009
The engineer accused of fatally shooting one employee and wounding five others at the firm where he once worked is "very mentally ill" and crumbled under the stress of his divorce, bankruptcy and unemployment, his attorney said Saturday. Jason Rodriguez, 40, was ordered held without bail at the Orange County Jail, where he is under suicide watch after Friday's shooting. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
The health impact of remarriage behavior on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: findings from the US longitudinal survey Nov 15, 2009
Meanwhile, bereavement and divorce have proven harmful to the health status of a surviving spouse ... Our cohort was drawn from Health and Retirement Study participants in the United States, and consisted of 2676 subjects who were divorced or bereaved from 1992 to 2002 ... Among all subjects, 224 who remarried after bereavement or divorce tended to be younger and more male dominated. (BioMed Central)
The Parenting Place Nov 15, 2009
And that is extremely sad because it's difficult enough for children to deal with an "ordinary" divorce, and these poor kids have to see it played out in front of the world. My hope is that both Jon and Kate can somehow realize that it's time to stop being celebrities. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Houston wins custody of daughter Nov 15, 2009
She filed for divorce last October citing irreconcilable differences. Superior Court Judge Franz E Miller ruled that Houston and Brown's marriage would officially end on 24 April. (Yahoo News -- Celebrity Couples)
Support for Richardson Nov 15, 2009
Richardson, in a statement to the media, said Friday that he has been suffering from depression for the past 2 1/2 years since the separation from his wife and subsequent divorce. "While depression often seems to be resolved on occasion, when personal trials or tribulations arise, it flares back up," Richardson said in the statement. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Slain Kauai man made death threats from prison Nov 15, 2009
Nancy Trombley said Bonanno began sending her threatening letters in September 2007, blaming her for his divorce and threatening Marianne Trombley with physical harm and death, Nancy Trombley said in her hand-written filing for a TRO against Bonanno. Bonanno is "very smart," wrote Nancy Trombley, "and I know he will try to carry out his goals of revenge on myself, my daughter and Derreck.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
The News You Missed: Drunken Breathalyzers, Cat Wigs and Bras for Your Face Nov 15, 2009
The News You Missed: Drunk Breathalyzers, Tiger Divorce, Cat Wigs and more - ABC News ... Speaking of cats, Jen and Mike Jones got divorced more than a year ago, but they are still engaged in a that neither one wants. (ABC News)
A grand studio dream runs headlong into reality Nov 15, 2009
Whitney Wright, who has filed for divorce from Bobbitt, even sent Kirkpatrick a screenplay she had written about Bobbitt s life, from his service in Vietnam to his imprisonment for what she believed were trumped up charges. Kirkpatrick s response to the script, called Target Man, was effusive and appeared to raise no questions about his would-be investor. (Boston Globe)
On Glenn Richardson and the agony of victory Nov 15, 2009
He and his wife Susan divorced in February 2008, a year after Democrats publicly accused him of an inappropriate relationship with a lobbyist ... In a statement issued Friday, part confession and part public service announcement, Richardson, 49, said his divorce sparked a cycle of depression that had reached a near-fatal peak. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Cleaning the Desk for the Week-End Nov 14, 2009
Dodgers called "a mess" by rival GM The Divorce Court Dodgers, in the words of one rival general manager, are "a mess with the team's payroll, direction and future unknown". The divorce proceedings between owner Frank McCourt and his wife Jamie are almost certain to affect the way the Dodgers operate ... "I'll make an inquiry like I have in the other deals, then we'll see what happens. But, again, it's got to be the right deal. It's not like the Cubs situation." The Dodgers aren't for sale, but... (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
Paying the bills: John Cleese Nov 14, 2009
To hear Cleese tell it, his now third ex-wife, American psychotherapist Alyce Faye Eichelberger, was awarded a $13 million divorce settlement from him this year ... Under any name, the tour may be a prelude to a book he is now contemplating writing, tentatively titled May Divorce Be With You ... I just want to have enough, said Cleese, whose law degree from Cambridge University was apparently of little use in negotiating his latest divorce settlement. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Census report: for more seniors, rising well-being Nov 14, 2009
5 percent of older women were divorced ... Higher divorce rates ... Rising rates of divorce are changing senior lifestyles. (Yahoo News -- Aging)
NEWT EYES 'CONTRACT WITH AMERICA 2'... Nov 14, 2009
Gingrich served his dying wife divorce papers in the hospital ... The Republicans need to deliver their divorce papers to you on the deathbed of your political career, as it's dying away of cancer. (The Drudge Report)
