An Abbots Langley Police Community Support Officer has received an award for his exceptional contribution to the community. Read More
It would be hard to find two movies as different from each other as the 1931 monster classic "Frankenstein" and the 1936 musical "Showboat," with Paul Robeson. Read More
Gloria Stuart's Nov. 9 analogy comparing the current state of American healthcare and a yummy Thanksgiving dinner would be laughable if it wasn't so cold-hearted. Read More
I was interested to read Gloria Stuart's commentary (Nov. 9) comparing accommodating more and more homeless guests at her Thanksgiving table to the proposition of making affordable healthcare universally available in the United States. Read More
Ola Cole, her bright blue eyes framed by hair she keeps copper red ("I'm really snow white underneath"), was surrounded by Shoe Carnival co-workers and company executives half her age. Read More
In the over 35 years since the effect of alcohol on the brain has been recognized as a developmental disability, fetal-alcohol research has progressed dramatically. Read More
Presidential daughter Malia Obama , 11; singer Stephen "Ste" McNally (BBMak), 31; actress Becki Newton ("Ugly Betty"), 31; actor-singer John Lloyd Young , 34; rocker Matt Malley , 46; Christian rocker Michael Sweet , 46; tennis Hall of Famer Pam Shriver , 47; country musician Teddy Carr , 49; rocker Kirk Pengilly (INXS), 51; singer John Waite , 54; rocker Domingo Ortiz (Widespread Panic), 57; rhythm-and-blues musician Ralph Johnson (Earth, Wind and Fire), 58; television personality Geraldo Rivera , 66; singer Bill Withers , 71; country singer Ray Pillow , 72; baseball team owner George Steinbrenner , 79; actress Gina Lollobrigida , 82; playwright Neil Simon , 82; actress Eva Marie Saint , 85; retired advice columnist Pauline Phillips (the original "Dear Abby"), 91; conductor Mitch Miller , 98; actress Gloria Stuart , 99. Read More
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. Read More
Happy Birthday to singer John Waite (1955), political pundit Geraldo Rivera (1943), soul singer/songwriter Bill Withers (1938), Irish actor Stephen Boyd (1931; d. 1977), playwright Neil Simon (1927), Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida (1927), American actress Eva Marie Saint (1924), advice columnist Ann Landers (1918; d. 2002), " Titanic " actress Gloria Stuart (1910), English actress Angela Baddeley (1904; d. 1976), and film producer Louis B. Mayer (1882; d. 1957). Read More