PHILADELPHIA -- After raising four children of their own and putting them all through college, a retired Philadelphia couple never expected to do it again-- to raise three grandchildren after the tragic deaths of their daughter and son-in-law. Adding to the stressful financial situation is the fact that their house...
At a time when more low-income grandparents are finding themselves caring for their young grandchildren, a new bipartisan bill has been introduced in the Senate to support "kinship care." At a time when more low-income grandparents are finding themselves caring for their young...
Randolph A. Hearst, president of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and director of the Hearst Foundation, died Dec. 18 at age 85. He had been director and chief executive of Hearst Publishing and Hearst Consolidated Publications; having ...
A PENSIONER has splashed out pounds 6,000 on a car which he first bought for pounds 23 - FIFTY YEARS AGO. David Overton, 69, originally bought the white 1928 Austin Seven when he was a student in 1958. He was driving the car when he met...
Catherine A. Callahan, 92, of Glen Mills, a former teacher at the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, died Tuesday at Riddle Memorial Hospital of a stroke. Born in Millville, N.J., Mrs. Callahan was a graduate of Drexel Institute of Technology, majoring in home economics. Her son, Robert Callahan 3d, a...
Sir: It is a pity Mr Hall did not read my article ('The Establishment paedophile: how a monster hid in high society', 12 July) with particular care, having berated me for suggesting Roger Took would. If he had, he would know that I did not use the word 'monster' once...
MEHARA, East Timor AFP — East Timor opened its first national park Friday, turning a remote former rebel stronghold into a conservation area of forests, mountains, pristine beaches and sea. The 123,600 hectare (305,400 acre) Nino Konis Santana National Park incorporates the entire eastern tip of East Timor,...
Dear Abby: The letter from "Paw-Paw and Maw-Maw in Alabama" (May 13), whose son has cut off contact with their 5-year-old grandson to "protect" the boy from Grandpa's eventual death, left me feeling intense sorrow for all concerned. In 1996, my grandfather was ecstatic that I was...
DEAR ABBY: The letter from "Paw-Paw and Maw-Maw in Alabama" (May 13), whose son has cut off contact with their 5-year-old grandson to "protect" the boy from Grandpa's eventual death, left me feeling intense sorrow for all concerned. In 1996, my grandfather was ecstatic that I was pregnant...
By Ann Marie Bush THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Three-year-old Jay'Veon Grace gets up every morning and reaches for the black and red Nike shoes that his father bought for him. He slips them on and remembers his "daddy," 24-year-old Michael Holley, who was...
By Ann Marie Bush THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Three-year-old Jay'Veon Grace gets up every morning and reaches for the black and red Nike shoes that his father bought for him. He slips them on and remembers his "daddy," 24-year-old Michael Holley, who was...
TWO WEEKS AGO, I was convinced that the era of pump prices under $4 a gallon was something we codgers would tell our grandchildren about someday. It would be like the tales our parents told about how they could take $10 and buy enough groceries to feed a family for...
Timeless Love: Friends and family gathered at the Lakeside Jefferson Country Club in Richmond, VA, to celebrate Mr, and Mrs. Wesley E. Tillman's 55th anniversary. Arlene retired from Best Products after 21 years of service and currently works in the church. Her loving mate retired from Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac...
PROVO -- The city's fire and rescue has appointed Gary Jolley as deputy fire chief. Provo native Jolley has been a battalion chief with nearly 30 years experience with the city's fire department. He was initially hired as a firefighter in 1979 and has filled various positions,...
The grand old dinosaur of rock becomes eligible for his bus-pass today. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he remains as hard-headed and driven as ever. John Walsh marvels at a national treasure Sir Mick Jagger at 65 Today, on the morning of his 65th birthday,...
What's in a decade? In April 1998, I commenced a long-term relationship with the Journal of Business and an assignment of bringing information to its readers about aging, marketing to the senior population, and elder care. At that time my husband, John, and I were in the midst of...
James Bondarchuk, 88, a retired machinist and an amateur beekeeper, died of cardiac arrest Saturday at his home in the Essington section of Tinicum Township. Around Essington, Mr. Bondarchuk, who kept bees for many years, was known as the go-to guy to solve bee problems. "Any time there was...
Henry F. "Hank" Van de Water of Hatfield, a retired principal of Wissahickon High School, died of complications from pulmonary fibrosis at Abington Memorial Hospital on Saturday, two days before his 69th birthday. Mr. Van de Water retired in 1993 after eight years as principal. During his 31 years...
Sir John Templeton, founder of the Templeton funds and the Templeton Prize, died Tuesday in the Bahamas at age 95. Templeton was known for buying stocks at points of maximum pessimism. "He was a good investor, always looking for a bargain," says Michael Lipper,...
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