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Associated Press The Golden Gate Bridge is lit at dusk at Fort Point in San Francisco in 2009. It served as a picturesque backdrop for Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak's tensely romantic first meeting in "Vertigo" in 1958, made the cover of Rolling Stone in the '70s and was nearly decimated by a falling Romulan drill-of-death in 2009's "Star Trek." One way or another, the Golden Gate Bridge has packed a lot of history into its 75-year span.
Golden Gate Bridge marks 75 years
SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden Gate Bridge is turning 75 this year. And what a historic span it’s been. Big, bold and orange, the bridge is a beloved symbol of San Francisco and one of the most instant...
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JOHN WRIGHT | The SunTodd Jones (left) jogs along Madison Street Wednesday afternoon in the LowerTown Arts District of Paducah.
Steps in the right direction
Todd Jones can’t recall what he thinks about when he runs. It’s everything, but seemingly nothing, he said. The clarity he experiences during and after a long run is reassurance that he committe...
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Births
Pogue — Ethan Lynn Pogue, son of Kerry and Dana (Edwards) Pogue of Benton, April 11, Western Baptist Hospital. Grandparents are David and Debra Edwards of Benton, Linda Pogue of Benton and the late...
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Associated Press Becky Jackson, poses with a rifle she received as a Mother's Day present at her ranch in Lewiston, Mont.
Mother’s Day don’ts: vacuum cleaners, dish gloves, Cougar shirts
NEW YORK — What were they thinking? Through plastic smiles or gritted teeth, moms have to suck it up sometimes when Mother’s Day means a gifted toilet, unsolicited wash tub or anti-aging cream. ...
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Associated Press The 17th-century Neptune fountain is pictured in front of the Artus Court in Gdansk, Poland, above.
Five free things for visitors to do in Gdansk
GDANSK, Poland — Gdansk offers a chance for visitors to take in scenes of sea, ships and spires set in a magnificently reconstructed Old Town while contemplating the ups and downs of European histo...
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New York City: Five free things for visitors to do
NEW YORK — It’s ironic in a city with some of the most expensive hotels and restaurants in the world, but many of New York’s best attractions are free. So many, in fact, that it’s hard to narrow...
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Associated Press "Goodness of Fit" was written by child psychiatrists Drs. Alexander Thomas and Stella Chess in 1999. Their research showed that a good "fit" between children and parents results when adult expectations, values and demands are in accord with a child's natural temperament, capacities and behaviors.
Child’s temperament may not fit parent
NEW YORK — It’s a concept that parents may not be familiar with, but specialists say it can explain a lot about family conflicts: Is your child’s temperament a good “fit” with yours? For example...
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Associated Press The American Queen steamboat rests at the boat ramp on the northern tip of Mud Island as dawn breaks Thursday over Memphis, Tenn. The refurbished steamboat will be offering river cruises up and down the Mississippi and its tributaries.
Riverboat resumes nostalgic cruises
HENDERSON — The churning red paddlewheel propels the pearl-white steamboat along the wide Mississippi River, like a slow-moving time machine through a slice of Americana that harks back to Mark Twa...
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Silver dollar plant can pay off in beauty
Whoever said that money doesn’t grow on trees was right. It grows on a small, bushy plant. Just one type of currency, though: silver dollars (Lunaria annua). You have a couple of options for ...
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Births
Shultz — Anna Grace Shultz, daughter of J. Daniel and Mary-Virginia (Shaw) Shultz of Paducah, March 29, Western Baptist Hospital. Grandparents are Stephen and Laura Shaw of Paducah, and Curtis and ...
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