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octo mom strikes again
BY LISA HUBBARD WHITTIER, CA -- With two children still in intensive care and 12 back in the suburbs gnawing down what once was a respectable ranch house, Octo Mom has gone and done it again, without...
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annual dance recital bores and shocks families and friends
BY KATHRYN A. HIGGINS GREENERTOWN, CT -- Families and friends of dancers responded with stoic boredom, brief interest, and complete shock as they sat through 20 different dance routines during the...
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46-year-old father manages, finally, to do one-and-a-half flip off diving...
BY KATHRYN A. HIGGINS RICHMOND, VA -- A 46-year-old father was thrilled and exhilarated yesterday when he was finally able to do a one-and-a-half flip off the diving board, vicariously through his son....
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well-meaning mother literally mortifies teenage daughter
BY WHITNEY COLLINSWESTFIELD, TN -- Tuesday morning, local mother Barb Donally literally mortified her 15-year-old daughter, Kourteney, in the school supplies section of the Hwy. 53 SuperTarget."I'm not...
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more than 6,000 text messages in one month -- tweenager beats personal record
BY KATHRYN A. HIGGINS BOSTON, MA -- In a Herculean effort, 12-year-old Cindi Jones managed to send and receive more than 6,000 text messages last month."I wasn't sure I could beat my June record of...
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attention-hungry celebrities crash school play
BY LISA HUBBARDTOLEDO, OH -- Last Monday night, just 10 minutes into the rollicking Food Groups play put on every September by Greenwillow Elementary's second graders, a smattering of celebrities...
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school bus driver improves time by 40%
BY KATHRYN A. HIGGINS HARTFORD, CT -- Fledgling school bus driver Sam Christo has improved his driving time by 40% in the three weeks since school started. Whereas on the first day of school it took...
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family survives thanksgiving visit with relatives
BY KATHRYN A. HIGGINSPURCHASE, NY -- A family of four survived their annual pilgrimage to visit relatives on the West Coast last year, but just barely."It wasn't the crowded airports or the cost of...
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coal dad indicted
BY SUE MARRA BYHAM SNOOTVILLE, PA -- Simon Sed, the notorious "Coal Dad" and Snootville father of four, was indicted yesterday on disorderly conduct following a fracas at the Prisci Preschool attended...
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no marching band at private school for athletic and well-adjusted
BY ELIZABETH BASTOS PEAS VALLEY, MD -- The Orrfield Gully School in Peas Valley yesterday became the first private school in the state to outlaw marching band. "We'll allow a drum corps," said the...
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NATO napkeeping aide enlisted
BY ANN IMIG BREAKING NEWS -- NATO napkeeping forces were brought in at 12:30 CST to broker a fragile cease-crier. Negotiating a truce required concessions by both parties. Two-year-old agreed to desist...
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the fraud
BY TARJA SETTLES APB Issued 11:07 PST -- The mystery surrounding the fraudulent charges against a 21-year-old girl pretending to be a toddler's mother has finally been solved. The girl feigned...
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coming soon to a toy store near you
BY BOB THURBER Small representations of human figures, constructed of materials that range from clay and bamboo to stone and ivory, keep turning up in ancient burial sites around the globe....
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red team beats yellow team in first grade basketball
BY WENDI AARONSDAVY CROCKETT ELEMENTARY -- Ethan Johnson has sometimes struggled this season while learning to play the game of basketball, but it sure didn't look that way on Saturday. Johnson scored...
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7-year-old takes revenge against mom
BY KATHRYN A. HIGGINS MIANUS, CT -- Last week, a 7-year-old boy took revenge against his mother for refusing to read the book he wanted at bedtime. Instead, to his chagrin, she insisted on reading a...
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better late than never?
BY REBECCA REITZ CEDAR RIDGE, IL -- A local Mom recently endured quite a shock. As many residents may be aware, a small room labeled "Late Pick-Ups Only" is located beside the main entrance of the...
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obituary
A PIECE OF THE SOUL OF MCKAY, ANDREA J -- Age 35, passed away on the afternoon of September 4, 2010, while back-to-school shopping with her family in JCPenney. Autopsy reports are not yet conclusive,...
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teen and parents establish congenial distance-enhanced relationship
BY KATHRYN A. HIGGINSVERDANT ESTATES AND BILGEWATER, CT -- Kortny, a 14-year-old girl, and her mom and dad (aged 45 and 49, respectively) reached a détente last week when they decided to un-cohabit....
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