A Light Christmas for China's Factories Nov 14, 2009
I only have a third of my workers left, just waiting to make things for Easter and Valentines Day. . (CBS News)
Feeding shut-in seniors from the check-out line Nov 14, 2009
He said a second seasonal appeal may be launched next Easter. It s been a great partnership, said McBride. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
When pirates took over radio Nov 13, 2009
Radio Caroline, the first of the notable pirate radio stations, went on the air on Easter weekend 1964. Though it would be considered relatively staid by modern ears, it was a sensation in Europe. (CNN)
Melrose resident provides Thanksgiving dinner for those who are alone Nov 13, 2009
I ve learned all the tricks and said when people ask to volunteer for his dinner, he directs them to Bread of Life in Malden, which offers meals for those in need during the holiday season and at Easter and Passover. I don t want people to feel they re a burden or a it s a freebie or something, he adds. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
Feds Move To Seize 4 Mosques, Skyscraper Nov 13, 2009
If you're still convinced that the government played no part in the events of 9/11, then you probably still believe in the Easter Bunny, Santa, and that Apollo Moon Landing was real. Translation: there is no help or hope for you. (CBS News)
Why did Lou Dobbs vanish from your TV screens? Nov 13, 2009
Obama is working on serving all of us for the Easter feast ... V. Monday on ABC. 8pm Eastern. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Fresno Co. will cut library hours Nov 12, 2009
During the week before Easter Sunday, the following sign was on the door of the Sunnyside Regional Branch of the Fresno County Free Library: "The Library will be closed Sunday, April 8, 2007. Administrative Closure." ... What happened to "The Library will be closed Easter Sunday" ... Since when has "Easter" been a dirty word with the county library hierarchy. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
- FROM THE DESK OF ... ‘Love thy neighbor’ and help out 0 Nov 11, 2009
He became acquainted with Christ Community Church when he was asked to play the role of the centurion in its annual Easter pageant. After that he began helping out Kitchen With a Mission. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Kissing Wayne Newton, Ellen Slezak, Agni Nov 11, 2009
(For my purposes here, I ll stick to the Holy Weekend: Good Friday; Holy Saturday; and the final destination, Easter Sunday ... Good Friday, when we colored our Easter eggs: add one for the holiday ... Holy Saturday, when we went to my grandmother s Polish parish church and had a basket full of our soon-to-be-Easter-breakfast blessed: add one for the holiday. (Harper's Magazine)
Fevola still loves the Blues Nov 11, 2009
Fevola enjoyed a farewell party in Melbourne at the weekend and stressed his former Carlton teammates and support staff personnel would forever remain friends - even after their round-two Easter Thursday blockbuster at the Gabba. But the 28-year-old is now determined to be a Lion for life after falling for the warmer Queensland weather and more relaxed lifestyle. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
The Young Pro Nov 10, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009 2:28 PM EST. Harkins is The Citizen's innovation coordinator, an active member of the IGNITE young professionals group in Cayuga County and is always happy to hear from fellow young pros. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Constitutional Ignorance Reigns Supreme on Capitol Hill Nov 10, 2009
Do you still believe in the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny. Or are you just off your meds. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Good Samaritan accomplishes goal Nov 10, 2009
Since early spring Gutierrez has spearheaded activities such as an Easter appeals letter, Mother's Day pancake breakfast, sales of silk floral arrangements for graduation, a spaghetti supper, golf tournament, yard sales and a team-roping event in Cubero. Gutierrez reported Good Samaritan's next fundraising project is participation in Future Foundations Family Center Holiday Craft Show with harvest baskets, Christmas baskets and a diversity of handcrafted articles featured on its table. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
Tiny village hits El Gordo lottery jackpot Nov 10, 2009
Some of the prize money went to the eastern resort town of Benidorm, where lottery officials said British tourists could be among the winners ... In the north-eastern province of Lleida, the average individual spend is 133 ... Hundreds of Easter processions take place around the clock in Spain during Holy Week, drawing thousands of visitors. (Yahoo News -- Gambling & Lottery)
Injured worker and family try to find a way back home Nov 10, 2009
She lost them both Easter weekend this year. Porch was working through the grief when within four months of her parents death, she got the call her brother, Dale Switch Yates was hospitalized in Baltimore. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
New Year Celebrations Around the Wo... Nov 9, 2009
The New Year festival is amongst the oldest and most universally observed of all festivals falling through out the calendar year, free from the religious observances of Christmas, Easter, Passover and the like, it is celebrated on various dates throughout the year. Like the date for Christmas Day, which was not set as December 25th until 440 AD, the New Year festival has been moved to various dates throughout the calendar. (Suite101.com)
• Celebrating the holiday season Nov 8, 2009
For my family, the holiday season begins with Halloween, progresses through three birthdays and Thanksgiving in November, on to Christmas, New Year's, Valentine's Dayb, another birthday and Easter, with St. Patrick's Day thrown in for good measure ... For my family, the holiday season begins with Halloween, progresses through three birthdays and Thanksgiving in November, on to Christmas, New Year's, Valentine's Dayb, another birthday and Easter, with St. Patrick's Day thrown in for good measure... (Juneau Empire)
Fresno vigil honors murder victims Nov 8, 2009
2 convicted in Easter '08 Fresno slaying. Two young men face life behind bars after being convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a 21-year-old Fresno man on Easter Sunday last year. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Portuguese Sweet Bread Recipe Nov 7, 2009
Baked with colored hard boiled eggs, this bread is a Portuguese Easter tradition ... Local Portuguese bakeries make this traditional bread with hard boiled eggs colored or not baked inside the loaf during the Easter holiday. (Suite101.com)
David Diskin is first to give an invocation under new city of Lodi policy Nov 7, 2009
The same with Easter. " rantraves wrote on Nov 5, 2009 1:24 PM:" Now that's what I'm talking about, David. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Spitz: It's beginning to look like HallowXmas Nov 7, 2009
At least I hope there's still time to do those things on my way to pick up the Easter ham. (Julia Spitz can be reached at 508-626-3968 or jspitz@cnc. (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
Pieces of the Past: 1954 Nov 6, 2009
In 1954, they began mass producing them, and one of the Easter Pop Culture mainstays was born. At first, only yellow chicks were produced, but now they come in every color and animal shape in the rainbow. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Recovery signs Nov 5, 2009
Analysts attributed the strength of the second quarter to the Easter weekend falling in the second quarter this year when it had been in the first quarter last year. They also pointed out that the weather over the Easter bank holiday weekend was much more pleasant in 2009 than it had been in 2008. (BBC News -- UK)
Generations draw together through family-published cookbooks Nov 4, 2009
"Some of the traditional Polish foods were only prepared and eaten at Christmas or Easter and they were truly comfort foods," Broom says. The cookbook preserves in print these old traditional recipes that had been handed down verbally from mother to daughter through the years, such as Christmas Eve Hubi Soup and Paska (Easter bread). (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Coakley's Senate campaign goes beyond gender Nov 3, 2009
Consider, says Coakley-Welch, her sister's advocacy for believers of the Easter Bunny when they were youngsters in North Adams. "I remember (Martha) sticking up for me when a friend told me there was no Easter Bunny and I was kind of a little bit old to be a believer," she recalls "She was kind of upset that somebody punctured that belief for me.". (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Letters to the editor Nov 3, 2009
It was truly inspirational to see the remarkable turnout of nearly 2,000 people families, friends, students, staff and volunteers all in good humor despite the early season Nor easter. The proceeds from the Walk support essential, comprehensive programming, not covered by insurance, allowing Hospice of the North Shore to be an innovator in end-of-life care. (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
Ticket Lottery For National Christmas Tree Lighting Starts Wednesday Nov 3, 2009
It's a tradition that is about to change, like the White House Easter Egg Roll earlier this year. If you want the freetickets, you will have to enter a lottery system November 4-6 (). (W-USA News, DC)
Man convicted in orange rabbit pedicab hit-and-run Nov 1, 2009
Pedicab driver Kate Altermatt tells The Oregonian she finds that hard to believe, noting she was wearing a bright orange bunny suit - for Easter - and her Cascadia Pedicab was lit up with reflectors and a blinking red light. She says the crash sent her flying and totaled the pedicab. (Fresno Bee)
Gifts for Kids: Top Five Wii Video ... Nov 1, 2009
The players can celebrate as time leads up to many real world holidays such as Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Thanksgiving, Easter, Father's Day, Mother's Day and Halloween. The city is a new area added to the game and players can go there by taking a bus from town. (Suite101.com)
Lived to see a lot Nov 1, 2009
The day after Easter, my left leg was amputated. On Sept. 14, my right leg was amputated, so I can no longer take any of the pretty nurses dancing. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Letters to the editor (10/31/09) Oct 31, 2009
So, too, Easter -- from the Saxon goddess of spring, Eastre -- commemorates the vernal equinox and rebirth of life and light after the cold and darkness of winter. There is much to learn about the wonders of science and our rich cultural heritage that one won't find in a "holy" book. (Anchorage Daily News)
How's tricks? Oct 30, 2009
The phenomenal growth in sales of fancy dress, treats, tricks and dressings for the home mean that the season now is third only to Christmas and Easter. Emma Angel has run her family's retail operation for the last 14 years and has been best placed to see the change in fortunes of the ghoulish festival. (BBC News -- Business)
The 'Party of No' Oct 29, 2009
Do you believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy. Then you might also believe in nonpartisan political posts. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Newton North shares pool with Perkins School for the Blind Oct 29, 2009
I had done volunteer work for the Easter Seals for 10 or 12 years and loved doing that, so I thought it would be a fabulous experience for my girls and, indeed, it was. It's a challenge for everyone. (Newton Tab, MA)
•Proper precautions can keep Halloween safe, fun Oct 29, 2009
Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa gifts are nice, and Easter egg hunts are fun. But Halloween really must rank as the ultimate kids holiday. (The Daily Journal)
The family that scares together Oct 28, 2009
The shelves facing the front doors often are filled with seasonal knickknacks that Bales, a center employee, collects to enrich special occasions, whether it's Easter or the beginning of football season ... She'd swim in Easter eggs during the month of April and bathe in red, white, and blue come July. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Port Columbus traffic up 3% in September Oct 28, 2009
Angie Tabor, a spokeswoman for the airport authority, said the bump in traffic wasn t the result of an anomaly, as often seen in the spring when the Easter holiday shifts months. Rather, it s the next step in what became a promising trend in traffic this year. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Lieberman wont allow Senate vote on public option Oct 28, 2009
Lieberman won t allow Senate vote on public option. 3:44 pm October 27, 2009, by Jay. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Nostalgia Review Oct 28, 2009
Oct 27th, 2009 - The title Nostalgia has twin meanings in Ignition's new DS Japanese RPG. It describes the gorgeous alternate 19th Century Earth you explore, full of familiar settings like , , , and Easter Island. But instead of robber barons and tuberculosis, this is a world of airships and monsters. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Newt vs. Beck and the GOP Oct 28, 2009
We could call it Easter tidings. VAN SUSTEREN: Well, you know, it's not -- they're not -- this party is not the -- Speaker Pelosi isn't the first one to do that. (Fox News)
Discount stores and thrift shops offer outfits for reasonable prices Oct 27, 2009
As with Easter and Christmas, Halloween decorations and candy can be found in stores long before Oct. 31. To some, like Mary Burch of Akron, Halloween is a time she can be silly, without feeling self-conscious about dressing up as the Dread Pirate Roberts from "The Princess Bride," a beer wench or a medieval princess. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Hingham transfer station collections, holidays Oct 27, 2009
The Transfer Station will be closed on the following days: Easter, Sunday, April 12; Independence Day, Saturday, July 4, Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26; and Christmas, Friday, Dec. 25. The DPW office and Transfer Station will be open Friday, Nov. 27, the day after Thanksgiving. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Spotlight -- Yosemite and Sierra inspirations for Kingsburg priest Oct 26, 2009
He has started a number of new activities, including the summer Peach Festival, a children's Easter Egg Hunt, a prayer vigil on New Year's Eve, a candy party for children on Mardi Gras and a community Good Friday service ... I prefer Midnight Mass to Easter Sunrise service ... I was a deacon or altar server for the Pope's Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday Masses a few times. (Kingsburg Recorder, CA)
Pumpkins are messy Oct 25, 2009
It's like hard-boiling, then dyeing Easter eggs. It's like roasting and slicing a Thanksgiving turkey. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Kauai Komedy for Friday, October 23, 2009 Oct 24, 2009
Of course these were the same neighbors who assumed that a cross burning last spring in front of a nearby African-American church was part of their Easter celebration. Chapter Eleven: Ran into an old friend of mine the other day and asked him what he s been up to. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Panel: NASA Shouldn't Shoot for Moon Oct 23, 2009
(LOL) Still believe in the Easter Bunny too ... by October 22, 2009 10:21 PM EDT (LOL) Still believe in the Easter Bunny too. (CBS News)
EdVentures classes to be offered at LifeSpan Center Oct 22, 2009
The journey, led by instructor Walter Splittstoesser, will end at Easter Island home of the Moai (giant statues). The class will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 3 and costs 8. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival In Bloom Oct 22, 2009
The tribute concert will take place at 3 p.m. on April 12 - Easter Sunday - at the Lincoln Memorial Plaza. It will feature world-renowned mezzo-soprano and D.C. native, Denyce Graves, the women's a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock, the Chicago Children's Choir and the U.S. Marine Band. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Act fast for Costa Rica at $188 R/T Oct 22, 2009
If you cannot find availability over key year-end holidays, book today for next year's celebration dates such as school spring break dates, Easter, Mother's Day, July 4th, birthday, anniversaries or honeymoons. This special deal has no ticket-by date. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Season of the sweets Oct 21, 2009
That's the season that starts with Halloween candy, extends into Thanksgiving stuffing and pie, and continues to Christmas cookies, before running headlong into New Year's Eve drinks, Valentine's Day treats and Easter's chocolate eggs ... "But some people including a lot of my patients think of it as Halloween to Easter." "There are back-to-back options for sweet treats," said Kim McClintic, registered dietitian with the Center for Healthy Lifestyles at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington... (Montana Standard, MT)
Special effects make a holiday theme park in Saugus Oct 20, 2009
He also decorates his Tara-styled home for Halloween, Valentine s Day, St. Patrick s Day, Easter, and July Fourth. As Halloween approaches, he has added a new pirate-ship inflatable that floats in a brook on his half-acre yard to complement the 35 other inflatables. (Boston Globe)
Nonprofit organization food drive begins Saturday Oct 17, 2009
The organization also provides special buckets for the children during the holidays and during Easter season. The organization also works towards educating its own members by running both internal lectures and opening others to the public on topics like stress management, self defense for women, financial planning for women and resume writing. (Chelmsford Independent, MA)
ROSS GITTINS Oct 17, 2009
Easter Monday isn't a bad day to observe there's a lot more morality in economic activities than most people realise. Saturday March 22, 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
A window display says a lot about your business Oct 17, 2009
The display should be seasonal Christmas, Easter, summer, spring, fall, football, etc. Have fun with strange holiday themes. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Surviving breast cancer takes a village, too Oct 16, 2009
Later, there were parties down at the reservoir, Easter egg hunts a few doors down, and a tradition of bringing dishes of food after a neighbor gave birth. After word spread of the double tragedy that had befallen Meikle, she began to receive gifts from neighbors, members of Follen Church Society in Lexington and the Family Folk Chorale. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
The egg and the broom Oct 16, 2009
A certain reverence for the equinoxes as sacred, celestial events has long been a feature of human societies and exists today in various forms the Christian celebration of Easter comes to mind. During the equinoxes, the center of the sun spends a roughly equal amount of time above and below the horizon at every location on the Earth, which creates a day and night cycle of roughly equal duration referred to as the equilux. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Humorous Hollywood actress 'heard loud and clear' Oct 15, 2009
Marlee Matlin, a Hollywood actress and spokesperson for such groups as the Easter Seals and the American Red Cross, gave a speech Monday for the Office for Students with Disabilities third annual lecture on access and diversity. October is also disability awareness month. (The University Echo, TN)
Canada Post's Holiday Closures Sche... Oct 14, 2009
April10, 13: Good Friday and Easter. May 18: Victoria Day. (Suite101.com)
Face time with Phipps Santa sells out Oct 13, 2009
I tell my daughter who is 3 that there is no such thing as santa, and the picture of the fat white man is a only a mascot for christmas, just like the easter bunny is for easter. ChopChop. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
GAY COMMUNITY.. Oct 13, 2009
from the gay community at the WHITE HOUSE last EASTER.. The president gave the gay community, alot of hope. (New Iberia, LA)
The Young Pro Oct 13, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009 2:28 PM EST. Harkins is The Citizen's innovation coordinator, an active member of the IGNITE young professionals group in Cayuga County and is always happy to hear from fellow young pros. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Obama's 'Gay' Speech Oct 12, 2009
Obama reminded those at the $250-a-plate black tie event that his administration has extended benefits to the spouses of homosexual federal employees, hosted a Gay Pride month celebration and distributed tickets to gay families to attend the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. He also appointed John Berry to serve as Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the highest-ranking openly homosexual official in U.S. history. (Human Events Online)
The Gay March: Will A New Generation's Voice Be Heard? Oct 12, 2009
"Easter egg rolls on the White House lawn are nice, but enactment of the and the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act are more important," thundered New York City union official Stuart Appelbaum, who was referring to Obama's invitation earlier this year to at least one lesbian couple to bring their kids to the White House's Easter event. Will the march have a lasting effect. (Time.com)
Generations draw together through family-published cookbooks Oct 11, 2009
"Some of the traditional Polish foods were only prepared and eaten at Christmas or Easter and they were truly comfort foods," Broom says. The cookbook preserves in print these old traditional recipes that had been handed down verbally from mother to daughter through the years, such as Christmas Eve Hubi Soup and Paska (Easter bread). (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Charita Goshay: A home is built by the memories made in it Oct 10, 2009
But we also converged there on Easter, Mother s Day, Christmas, after church and any for other reason we could find. Who's in it. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
