Easter egg hunt canceled due to aggressive parents
The Associated Press is reporting that a Colorado town has canceled its annual Easter egg hunt due to the behavior of aggressive parents who swarmed into the tiny park last year, determined that their kids get an egg. “That hunt was over in seconds, to the consternation of egg-less tots and their
Michelle Obama: Barack works late
First lady Michelle Obama is seeking to raise money for her husband’s re-election campaign by stressing the president’s work habits. In a fundraising e-mail with the heading “up late,” Mrs. Obama writes to donors: “Every night in the White House, I see Barack up late poring over briefings, reading
Patient recuperating from full face transplant
Richard Lee Norris, who received the most extensive full face transplant to date, is continuing to recuperate from the marathon surgery, the University of Maryland Medical Center said Wednesday. Norris, 37, of Virginia was disfigured in a gun accident and had been wearing a mask for 15 years, living
Readers sound off on Dick Cheney’s new heart and Occupy Wall Street’s antics
Hollis: While I offer my sincerest congratulations to former Vice President Dick Cheney for getting a new lease on life (“Finally, a good heart!” March 25), I have to wonder whether the average 71-year-old would even be considered for a heart transplant. Jessica Sy Savane Maspeth: As soon as I
SPIN METER: Now they’re all calling it ‘Obamacare’
WASHINGTON – At least one part of the nation’s health care debate is settled: Now they’re all calling it Obamacare. Since President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign lifted an unofficial ban on using the opposition’s term for his health care law, Democratic activists have been chanting “We love
