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St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over a thousand years. On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink, and fe...
Mar 9, 2009, 2:46 pm - angelm

Crankshaft & Winkerbean
Doesn't Batiuk know people read the funnies for a good laugh? If we want to read about death disaster, we have the whole rest of the newspaper - world news, local news, obits, ... financials , ... Chicago sports...
Mar 7, 2009, 7:47 pm - time*treat

Last Lotto Ticket Wins Widow Millions
Conn. retiree, 79, purchased winner the day he suffered fatal heart attack The Associated Press updated 9:13 p.m. ET, Sat., Jan. 3, 2009 DANBURY, Conn. - On the day that Donald Peters died, he unknowingly provided financial security for his wife of 59 years and their family. Peters bought two Connecticut Lottery tickets at a local 7-Eleven store on Nov. 1 as part of a 20-year tradit...
Jan 3, 2009, 9:50 pm - NBey6

Jett Travolta, son of actors, dies at 16
Jett Travolta, son of actors, dies at 16 Story Highlights Jett Travolta was son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston Travoltas say Jett suffered from effects of Kawasaki disease Jett Travolta died in Freeport, Bahamas (CNN) -- The 16-year-old son of actor John Travolta died Friday morning after suffering a seizure while vacationing with his family in the Bahamas, Travol...
Jan 2, 2009, 5:31 pm - NBey6

A thread woven
Making hasty pudding, there comes a rein of thunder. Rumbles air, land and sea; war makes a bitter taste for the hungry. Great battles fought by the bunkered Generals. Citizen reduce by the Billions; a blanket of death lays them to sleep....
Sep 26, 2008, 2:52 am - JADELottery

We are all connected in Truth
On the anniversary of my father's death, I send all of you this prayer for the friends family you have lost as their souls gather in Heaven. Shalom. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hQ0OkcLKuE...
Aug 16, 2008, 7:17 pm - justxploring

lotto purchases today
i see i have not posted here for quite some time. i am starting to get back in the flow of things again. the new job has me on the computer all the time and i am now wanting to do some thing besides work. well i have been in the new york city area for a bit because of a family death. still i need to keep purchasing lotto tickets. i have tickets for most of all powerball out of PA, tickets from NJ and new york. i would have picked up another power ball ticket in minnesota but i changed t...
Mar 9, 2008, 3:30 am - starchild_45

Dead or alive, Malaysia voters among world's oldest
Dead or alive, Malaysia voters among world's oldest KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has found nearly 9,000 people aged more than 100 on its electoral rolls as it heads for general elections next month, raising suspicions that the books are "contaminated" with dead voters. The Election Commission has found the names of 8,666 registered voters with birth dates from a century or more ago, the New Straits Times said on Friday, quoting commission secretary K...
Mar 2, 2008, 10:32 am - angelm

Man marries dog
We have all heard the 'man bites dog' stories, but how about a real-life 'man marries dog' tale! This one takes the biscuit, and it could only happen in India, the land of the Kama Sutra. But you won't find this kind of love story between man and beast in the ancient Indian sex manual. It took place for real during a traditional hindu ceremony at a temple in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. The groom in question was a 33-year-old Indian farme...
Feb 21, 2008, 5:03 pm - angelm

No Fatties served here
When they came for the smokers ... When they came for the fatties... http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/4524 Mississippi Legislature Introduces Bill that Would Ban Restaurants from Serving the Obese With nearly one-third of the population of Mississipp...
Feb 4, 2008, 8:55 am - time*treat