2 hrs ago | HendersonvilleNews.com
Clinton spends Mother's Day campaigning in W.Va.
“Give us eyes to see the miracles around us”
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., leans to say something to her daughter, Chelsea, right, as they attend service at First United Methodist Church in Huntington, W. Va., ... via HendersonvilleNews.com
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Holidays Forum & Polls7 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Hope you all have a very happy Mother's Day! -bm Posted by at May 11, 2008 9:05 a.m. Comments There are currently no comments for this blog entry. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer
11 hrs ago | South Asian Media Net
“Mothering Sunday". Celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent, "Mothering Sunday”
DHAKA: International Mother's Day will be observed across the country today elsewhere in the world, honouring mothers with giving gifts and greetings. via South Asian Media Net
16 hrs ago | CANOE
20 hrs ago | The Florida Times-Union
Promises kept, problems remain after 30 years of casinos
“The town was nothing. It had no hope, no future, no vision, no anything.”
Merceda Gooding, 40, stands outside the Trump Taj Mahal Tuesday, May 6, 2008 in Atlantic City. via The Florida Times-Union
Yesterday | ClipSyndicate
VIDEO: President Bush Offers Mother's Day Greetings
President Bush, on the day of his daughter's wedding, is paying thanks to mothers. via ClipSyndicate
Saturday | The Associated Press | Posted by The Associated Press
Mother's Day celebration reaches 100th anniversary
“But when you look at Mother's Day as being her baby of sorts, you can understand her protectiveness of it.”
On this 100th anniversary of Mother's Day, the woman credited with creating one of the world's most celebrated holidays probably wouldn't be pleased with all the flowers, candy or gifts.
Anna Jarvis would want us to give mothers a white carnation _ she felt it signified the purity of a mother's love.
Jarvis, who never married and never had children, got the Mother's Day idea after her mother said it would be nice if someone created a memorial to mothers.
Three years after her mother died in 1905, she organized the first official mother's day service at a church where her mother had spent more than 20 years teaching Sunday school. Read more
Saturday | KNTV San Jose
SF City Attorney Denies Tiger Attack Victims' Claims
The San Francisco City Attorney's Office has denied a claim for physical and emotional injuries made against the city by two San Jose brothers wounded on Christmas Day by an escaped tiger at the San Francisco ... via KNTV San Jose
Saturday | Massillon Independent
Voting with feet is one way to end argument
“You know, this topic of conversation is making me uncomfortable. Can we please change it?”
DEAR ABBY: I was taught that when you don't know a person's political affiliation, it is impolite to discuss politics, especially if it involves disparaging others . via Massillon Independent
Friday | The Associated Press | Posted by The Associated Press
Today is Saturday, May 10, the 131st day of 2008. There are 235 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
One hundred years ago, on May 10, 1908, the first Mother's Day observance in the United States, inspired by Anna Jarvis, took place during church services in Grafton, W.Va., and Philadelphia.
On this date:
In 1774, Louis XVI acceded to the throne of France.
In 1775, Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys captured the British-held fortress at Ticonderoga, N.Y. Read more
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