Christmas parade lineup announced Nov 27, 2008
Fourth of July Parade Committee float. 61. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Bitch and Famous Nov 27, 2008
"There's always someone telling you not to make a movie. When I did 'Born on the Fourth of July' they said: 'This is going to ruin your career. What are you doing?' Suicide? I've committed it. There were people who didn't want me to make 'Top Gun'.". Sure, 'Top Gun' is tripe but it was awesomely popular, entertaining, career-making tripe. (iAfrica.com)
Air Force Spouse Raises Money for Wounded Nov 27, 2008
So, I went to my employer and asked if I raised $200,000 between Memorial Day and Fourth of July would you match it, and they said yes. " Fortunately for the Fisher House Foundation and Mrs. McDonald, her employer started her off with $100,000. With those funds in hand, she jumped into fundraising mode and campaigned in the local area to raise the rest. Mrs. McDonald, a vice-president of marketing at a San Antonio credit union, managed to raise and additional $217,000 in donations for Fisher... (DOD DefenseLINK)
Crosswalks concern Rockledge residents Nov 26, 2008
If the township forgoes certain expenses, like the Fourth of July Parade, she is confident funds can be raised to redo the crosswalks. With a large price tag attached to the change, borough council President Joe Denelsbeck said a new pattern is unlikely. (Springfield Sun, PA)
Scoop: Cruise ready to appear as Nazi in holiday film Nov 26, 2008
When I did Born on the Fourth of July, they said, This is going to ruin your career. What are you doing. (MSNBC -- Gossip)
Sportsbeat: From ballfields to battlefields Nov 26, 2008
May we remember that, not only on Veterans Day, Memorial Day, and the Fourth of July, but on every day and not only at holiday commemoration programs like those held at Memorial Park and at Avery Crossings on 11/11 and at the Needham Senior Center on Nov. 14, but also at high school sporting events like the current tournament games and Thanksgiving Day football games when we might say a prayer for those veterans without whom we would not be enjoying these sporting events. At Avery, Sen. (Needham Tab, MA)
Tyler Condon convicted of murder; stabbed cousin to death Nov 26, 2008
A Circuit Court jury deliberated a day before finding Tyler Condon guilty today of brutally stabbing his cousin to death on the Fourth of July in 2007. Condon, 23, faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole for the second-degree murder of Jake Hale, 28. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Economy slows down Thanksgiving travel Nov 26, 2008
Fewer people also traveled on Memorial Day, the Fourth of July and Labor Day this year. The drop on the other holidays was larger than this one, but to have a decrease at Thanksgiving is fairly unprecedented, Welsh said. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
The Fives: Debunking myths and digging up the truth about Thanksgiving Nov 26, 2008
"Thanksgiving like the Fourth of July should be considered a national festival and observed by all our people," she wrote. By the time President Abraham Lincoln issued his 1863 proclamation declaring Thanksgiving a national holiday, Hale had written thousands of letters advocating the move. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Low Gas Prices a Bright Spot in Grim Season Nov 26, 2008
If you'd made that same drive for the Fourth of July, it would have cost about $205. Four months ago, gas signs nationwide were in the range of $4; now experts are wondering how low prices can go because of decreased consumer demand. (ABC News)
Cocoa ice rink ready for skaters Nov 25, 2008
"I would love for us to break even. If it doesn't break even, it's the same as our Fourth of July. This is entertainment for citizens of Cocoa that their tax funds are being used for," McCrary said. "The Fourth of July doesn't break even, so it's a downtown event to entertain the citizens to bring them downtown.". (Florida Today)
Thanksgiving: Deadly Statistics Nov 25, 2008
Gary Nair cast a bigger net, guessing Fourth of July, New Year's, and then Thanksgiving. Appearances can be deceiving. (WTVR.com, VA)
Tough times put pinch on Tracy's chamber Nov 25, 2008
The chamber failed to attract enough sponsors for its two biggest events this year the Fourth of July parade and the Dry Bean Festival and fell far short of its needed profit margin. By the time the bean festival rolled around in September, the chamber had raised less than 15,000 in sponsorships. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
NYC marks forgotten holiday from Revolutionary War Nov 25, 2008
During the late 19th century, Evacuation Day was celebrated annually in New York City a sort of Fourth of July afterthought, with parades, bands and reenactment of the tearing down of the British flag in Battery Park. For years, bonfires were lit on high ground along the Hudson to mark the day, just as they had been for signaling during the war. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Christmas Before Thanksgiving Nov 24, 2008
The Fourth of July is the beginning of summer. Labor Day is the beginning of a new year. (CBS News)
Benefit Raffle Nov 24, 2008
People can stop by the Leland Caseys to purchase a raffle ticket to benefit the Leland Town and Country Association and put a bang into Lelands Fourth of July, and possibly win a prize ... People can stop by the Leland Casey s to purchase a raffle ticket to benefit the Leland Town and Country Association and put a bang into Leland s Fourth of July, and possibly win a prize. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Biofuel industry branches out, outside investors flow in Nov 23, 2008
Volatile industry yields short-term painsCompanies that want to be ethanol partners have pulled back some since last summers gold rush, when profits were sky high by the Fourth of July. Its been volatile in the industry since then. (Yahoo News -- Farming and Agriculture)
Immigrant's killing reveals tensions in N.Y. Nov 23, 2008
Two years later, a Mexican family's home in Farmingville was destroyed by teenagers who tossed fireworks through a window on the Fourth of July. Bonilla, the store owner, said some positive things have emerged from the killing. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Maria Elena Salinas: Thankful for immigrants' diversity Nov 23, 2008
Whether it was the Fourth of July or Cinco de Mayo, the Day of the Dead or Halloween, Memorial Day or the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, our humble apartment was party central for a good part of the year and a magnet for our friends and family. But one of the most important celebrations of the year was always our Thanksgiving dinner. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Suri Cruise tops Forbes.com's list of "Hottest Tots" Nov 23, 2008
Tom Cruise is seen with his family at a Fourth of July celebration in Telluride, Colorado. (Photo:chinadaily. (Xinhuanet, China)
One task between Texas Tech, No. 1 Nov 22, 2008
That'd be Mike Leach, who takes his X's and his O's and turns the passing game into a Fourth of July fireworks show. The mad scientist arrived in Lubbock in 2000. (USA Today -- Sports)
A 'Thrilled' Matthews Toasts with Ellen: 'To Barack Obama!' Nov 22, 2008
This Fourth of July should be a day of quiet and atonement. For we have sinned. (MediaResearch.org)
Who Cares: Stealing democracy Nov 22, 2008
Witness the knuckleheads who taunted, threatened, and beat members of a New York family following a Falmouth Fourth of July fireworks display because they were perceived to be New York Yankee fans. Politics, because of the stakes and the seriousness of the issues, is an even more fertile ground for such behavior and politicians aren t always above planting the seeds of divisiveness. (Yarmouth Register, MA)
Catch the Rockies' July 4 win Sunday Nov 22, 2008
Fans were expecting Fourth of July fireworks, but not the kind the Rockies and Marlins provided. In one of the wildest games of the year, the Rockies came back after trailing 13-4 in the fifth and 17-13 in the eighth, and Chris Iannetta's slow-rolling single drove home Matt Holliday with the winning run as Colorado outlasted Florida, 18-17, in front of a sellout crowd of 48,691. (MLB.com -- Colorado Rockies)
More of this story Nov 22, 2008
Although nothing specific is planned yet, there is talk of another bonfire and possibly fireworks around the Fourth of July. I ve already heard a big buzz about the event, Brown said. (Newport Daily News, RI)
Obama Advisers To Public: Temper Expectations... Nov 21, 2008
Reporting CHICAGO (CBS) President-elect Barack Obama and his inner circle fear that some voters expect him to turn around the economy, wind down the war in Iraq and, perhaps, cure cancer -- all by the Fourth of July. They know they must manage and lower those expectations, CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports. (The Drudge Report)
The Marriage of John Quincy and Lou... Nov 21, 2008
On the Fourth of July, 1803, Louisa gave birth to her second son, John Adams II. Louisa was frequently ill and did not enjoy Washington's climate. Louisa's third son, Charles Francis, was born in 1807. (Suite101.com)
City Rejects Frontier Pool Bid: Project completion date may be extended to 2010 (513) Nov 21, 2008
I know everybody was really hoping for a Fourth of July opening, Holcomb said. City Engineer Terry Lauritsen said the goal had been to complete the pool renovation by July 1, 2009. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Shop locally Nov 21, 2008
For example, Washington merchants and business owners help plan events such as Summer Festival, the city s Fourth of July celebration, Music in the Streets and Smoke on the Water. Their support of the community deserves to be repaid by the community supporting them. (Washington Daily News, NC)
HERO is helping to make Huxley a better place to live Nov 21, 2008
At a Fourth of July BBQ dinner this year, they raised money for flood relief in Cambridge, after so many were affected by the heavy spring rains. Money made from their Tour of Homes is given to the Huxley food and clothing pantries, and they have a casino night in the spring to raise money for the HERO scholarship fund at Ballard High School. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
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" That's corporate-speak for, "YOUR FRANKFURTER CONSUMPTION HABITS, IF ALLOWED TO CONTINUE UNCHECKED, COULD KEEP US OUT OF THE FINAL FOUR." Or something. Next three: 11/21 at Middle Tennessee, 11/27 vs. Siena, Old Spice Classic TBD 12 (2-0) On Wednesday the Spartans became the first-ever Big Ten team to to Fort Wayne, Ind., where they , but were in serious danger of losing until they erupted on a 13-0 run in the second half. Coach Tom Izzo admitted to being "out of [his] mind" for scheduling... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Coastal voices: Don't miss out on local events Nov 21, 2008
I can recall two years ago when Bruno brought a group of his Oregon National Guardsmen to walk in our Fourth of July parade, and later did a roll call at the Beachfront Park area, where our own uniformed veterans joined the Guardsmen in honoring one of the Guard lieutenants fatally wounded in Iraq two years before. The Oregonians were impressed with our small town friendly ways and expected to return again. (Daily Triplicate)
Longview council to hold public hearing on new budget Nov 21, 2008
The council also has decided not to fund police overtime for events such as the Fourth of July celebration at Lake Sacajawea, the KLOG car cruise and the YMCA Teen Night. To increase revenues, business license fees would rise from 20 to 50 a year and residential rental license fees, which haven t been adjusted since 1938, would increase from 1 per unit to 12 per year. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Will winning 'Sexiest Man Alive' lose 'Australia' hunk Hugh ... Nov 20, 2008
Last year, with Clooney reverting to his usual movie-star-handsome-self in "Michael Clayton," the Slap the Stud Syndrome put ("There Will Be Blood") back in the winner's circle, just as it had in 1989 when his performance in "My Left Foot" edged out first-time nominee Cruise up for "Born on the Fourth of July." Cruise had to make do with winning the 1990 Sexiest Man Alive title. Last year's other pretty-boy nominee ("Sweeney Todd") was the 2003 Sexiest Man Alive. (Los Angeles Times)
Getting ready for the holidays Nov 20, 2008
I can't believe it's Fourth of July already. My personal all time favorite is in August, I'm so happy school is finally starting. (Demotte Kankakee Valley Post News, IN)
Men get weekends in jail for fireworks injury Nov 20, 2008
Her father, Sidney Somera, said he didn't think the sentence "will really be a deterrent" for similar conduct by others in future New Year's Eve and Fourth of July celebrations. Deputy Prosecutor Franklin Pacarro said, "We were requesting more jail time than they were given.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
Budget burden looms for A-C commissioners Nov 20, 2008
2 million from the county government's $103 million day-to-day operating budget, slightly raising property taxes and dealing with the fallout from such unpopular proposals as turning off streetlights and canceling a Fourth of July fireworks show, county officials are beginning to plan for next year's spending. "This is going to be perhaps an interesting and tough budget," Finance Director John Culpepper said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
DC expects more than 4 million for inauguration -- 4 times larger than previous record! Nov 19, 2008
But there was nothing special about the Fourth of July traffic jam, which stranded cars and buses for hours. District and federal officials blamed a flawed and smaller mass transit system for the 1976 embarrassment. (The Drudge Report)
“Kummer Bridge closed” DOT predicts bridge will be closed six months Nov 19, 2008
Interim repair work was quickly initiated and wrapped up just prior to the Fourth of July holiday traffic. Work picked up again in late August. (Enumclaw Courier Herald, WA)
CBS's Smith on Obama: 'Can a Guy Who's Cool Be President?' Nov 19, 2008
" Mixed in with the usual segments on hotdogs and fireworks, GMA returned to the tabloid tale on the Fourth of July and proclaimed that the daughter of Beatie and his wife Nancy would have a normal life. Less than eight months after first being mentioned, the "pregnant man" returned on Monday to talk to Snow and to break the hour mark in terms of time devoted to a topic. (This was after Friday's 20/20 gave 33 minutes to the Beatie couple.) Snow was more challenging than previous GMA journalists... (MediaResearch.org)
Scenes of devastation... Nov 18, 2008
It sounds like the Fourth of July out here. . (The Drudge Report)
Ammo dealer's house erupts in explosions Nov 18, 2008
It sounded like the Fourth of July, said Don Goldschmidt, who lives across the street in Jacksonville from James Frings, 77. Frings survived with burns on his face and hands. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Letters to the editor Nov 16, 2008
On the Fourth of July I remember to watch The Patriot. As gruesome as some of these movies are, I encourage my grandsons to watch with me so that they learn that freedom is not free. (Taylor Daily Press, TX)
City gets a new mayor Monday Nov 16, 2008
This includes ribbon cuttings, grand openings and other social events, such as the Chamber of Commerce's Fourth of July Deck Party, that lend themselves to a mayor's appearance. At this point it's unknown who the new City Council will choose as its leader, but it seems likely that holdover members Dennis Burns and Kelly Schellong will have an edge over the others, at least when it comes to experience. (Daily Triplicate)
Letter to the editor: SDCA president-elect responds to senator's letter on Canada, BSE (110) Nov 15, 2008
This Fourth of July weekend, my family enjoyed several meals featuring beef. It makes the best meal, indoors or outside on the grill and I don't need a label to tell me that. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
New LED system introduced for holiday illumination Nov 15, 2008
"For the Fourth of July, we used all three colors. But even for Halloween, we used all red.". Positioning the display. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Food for thought Nov 15, 2008
In observance of Veterans' Day, I've been thinking about our local heroes in West Yellowstone, that hardy band who form the color guard at the Memorial Day Service at Fir Ridge and head up the Fourth of July parade each year. I see them in my mind's eye: Ellen Daley, Don Stanley, Cal Dunbar, Bob Jacklin, Lee Sargent and all the other veterans we are blessed to have in West. (W. Yellowstone News, MT)
Gas prices lowest in almost 2 years Nov 15, 2008
25 lower than during this past Labor Day weekend and more than two dollars lower than during this year s Fourth of July holiday, Auto Club spokesman Jeffrey Spring said in a statement. Reader Comments. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Bug measure has passed, its time to get ready for spring Nov 15, 2008
On a normal year, I think wed make a difference with fewer mosquitoes, Bosch said, adding, I really want to see a good Fourth of July this year. . (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Wildfire Burns 80 Homes In Calif. Hot Spot Nov 14, 2008
It sounds like the Fourth of July out here ... "It sounds like the Fourth of July out here.". (CBS News -- Iraq)
Wildfire Engulfs California Homes Nov 14, 2008
"It sounds like the Fourth of July out here.". Santa Barbara County officials said about 125 engines and three water-dropping helicopters were en route or at the scene. (Fox News)
Wildfire burns 70 homes in celebrity enclave Nov 14, 2008
Sounds like the Fourth of July'One resident described the area as deserted ... "It sounds like the Fourth of July out here.". (MSNBC -- Politics)
100 homes burned by California fire Nov 14, 2008
"It sounds like the Fourth of July out here.". "It looked like lava coming down a volcano," resident Leslie Hollis Lopez told AP.. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Basketball)
Wildfire burns above Montecito Nov 14, 2008
It sounds like the Fourth of July out here. A Santa Barbara fire dispatcher said an unknown number of evacuations had been ordered. (Santa Maria Times)
Yes, think of Nov. 11 – but 1871, not 1918 Nov 14, 2008
When Americans won their War of Independence against Britain, they could celebrate the Fourth of July. Canadians are now being told by their government and its friends that we achieved the same joyous state on a snowy April 9, 1917, when four Canadian divisions advanced to capture Vimy Ridge at a cost of about 10,000 dead and wounded - enough to bring on a nationally divisive crisis as the English-Canadian majority tried to conscript the French-speaking minority for a war Quebec had never... (Globe and Mail)
Fire destroys homes near Santa Barbara, Calif. Nov 14, 2008
"It sounds like the Fourth of July out here.". The fire knocked out power to more than 20,000 homes in Santa Barbara, said Southern California Edison spokesman Paul Klein. (AZCentral -- News)
• Hailey chamber moves into new digs Nov 13, 2008
That's in addition to promoting Hailey's Springfest, Hometown Holidays Parade, Winter Wonderland and its annual Fourth of July event. The latter attracted more than 7,000 people last summer, up from a high of 4,500 in previous years. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Circling the Square, Nov. 13, 2008 Nov 13, 2008
His presence will always be felt at Plains Park and certainly, the night before the Fourth of July Fireworks. . (Danvers Herald, MA)
Neighbors (Nov. 12) Nov 12, 2008
London regularly performs original music at community events such as Plugged In benefits, the Needham Harvest and Spring Fairs, Fourth of July parade and the New Year s Eve Celebration. Her compositions have been recorded for CDs benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the CJ Foundation for SIDS and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. (Needham Tab, MA)
Hermanson is tearing up the circuit Nov 11, 2008
The Mandan cowboy won the prestigious Mandan Rodeo over the Fourth of July. He has won more than $16,000 in prize money in the last three weeks. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Recycling pays off for Village Nov 11, 2008
The deposit returns are shared between the Village and the Chamber, which uses its share to support Clear Lake s annual Fourth of July fireworks. That 1. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
New Times Square Ball To Hang Around For Halloween Nov 11, 2008
A bigger, brighter Waterford crystal ball will usher in 2009 above Times Square, then remain in place all year to celebrate other holidays including Valentine's Day, the Fourth of July and Halloween, organizers said Monday. "You won't have to be here on Dec. 31 anymore to see the Times Square ball," said Jeff Straus, president of Countdown Entertainment. (CBS News -- US)
Michael Jang: Family snapshots become fine art Nov 11, 2008
Jang documented their daily lives, catching them as they sat around the living room reading and watching the tube, talked on the phone, danced at parties, watered the garden at dusk and set off Fourth of July fireworks ... "We had all the accoutrements - the clothes, the house, the cars, the pets, the Caucasian friends, the Fourth of July party. At the time, I was just bringing in homework for class. I wasn't thinking too much, I was just responding." The pictures, he adds, "were really taken in... (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Kindness of Wellfleet Nov 9, 2008
But everyone looked forward to seeing him march in the Fourth of July parade every summer. He'd walk as his alter ego "Yellowbeard," a pirate character he inherited from another town resident. (Boston Globe)
Biofuel industry branches out, outside investors flow in Nov 9, 2008
Volatile industry yields short-term painsCompanies that want to be ethanol partners have pulled back some since last summers gold rush, when profits were sky high by the Fourth of July. Its been volatile in the industry since then. (Yahoo News -- Farming and Agriculture)
