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Associated Press Zooey Deschanel arrives at the 2012 FOX Golden Globe After Party at the Beverly Hilton on Jan. 15 in Los Angeles.
Celebrity hair takes center stage
For red carpet appearances, celebrity hair styles usually play a secondary role; it’s the gowns that get all the attention. But sometimes a coiffeur has enough oomph to command headlines. At last w...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Jamie Donofrio, 11, displays her Lego classic minifigures on Jan. 12 in her Cupertino, Calif., home. Late last month, Lego introduced a new line called "Lego Friends," a set of kits aimed at girls. But critics say the company has played into stereotypes with kits that are too "girlie."
Some say new Lego line for girls offensive
Lego toys have always seemed pleasantly gender-neutral. Perhaps that’s why the new Lego Friends line for girls has triggered a fair bit of protest from some health and equal-rights organizations. ...
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Births
Morehead — Helton Avery Morehead, son of Jason Brian and CaSandra Sue (Helton) Morehead of Metropolis, Ill., Dec. 29, Lourdes hospital. Grandparents are Pat and Janet Helton of Metropolis, Ill., an...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Adriana (bottom) and her husband Robert Potter with their 2-year-old twins Matteus (center left), and Anabella play on Jan. 14 in their Elmhurst, Ill., home. The children were conceived through in vitro fertilization. The couple is expecting a second set of twins.
Couple expects second set of twins from frozen embyros
CHICAGO — A month after Anabella and Matteus Potter were born in 2009, their parents, Adriana and Robert, agreed to disagree on what to do with two other embryos created in the same petri dish as t...
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A cup of environmental harm?
If you received a one-cup coffee maker — or a box of coffee for one — as a Christmas gift, by now you likely have brewed through and tossed out plenty of those little capsules, and perhaps you’ve s...
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REBECCA FELDHAUS | The Sun Jacob Bridges used the experience of a friend losing his mother for his poem, "Sadness in my heart."
Dynamic perspectives
A trip to Las Vegas, the haunting sight of poverty in Nicaragua, Christmas time warmth and a boy learning to cope without his mother: these are four young perspectives on the same assignment. Fo...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Julienne Manansala, 3, has tea while dressed up as a princess at "My Girly Party" on Jan. 5 in Farmington Hills, Mich. The location is a spot girls can have play dates, birthday parties or just a themed party celebrating pretending to be a princess, diva or a rock star.
Princesses and pocketbooks
DETROIT — It’s mid-morning on a weekday early in January, and 11 aspiring princesses are about to have their dreams come true. Sitting on the floor of My Girly Party in Farmington Hills, Mich., ...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service The clocks and watches displayed at the meeting of the local chapter of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors have stood the test of time.
Clock collectors dedicate time to talk about watches
LIVE OAK, Calif. — It’s time to talk about the love of clocks. A group of people enthralled with timepieces gathered Sunday at Live Oak (Calif.) Grange for a bi-monthly meeting of the local chap...
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How much more can grandparents give?
How much can I give? It’s one of those eternal questions that grandparents ponder — and it leads to even more questions, like: How much can I afford? What form should my contribution take? Sh...
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Births
Thurston— Ella Blakelee Thurston, daughter of Mitchell and Rachel (Barlow) Thurston of Benton, Dec. 8, Western Baptist Hospital. Grandparents are Tammy and Darren Copenhagen of Paducah, Mike Yancey...
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