Daniel Wang (a 13-year-old from Gurnee who is battling a brain tumor) wrote a letter to televangelist Joel Osteen last month after hearing an inspiring sermon on his weekly broadcast. Osteen told the story of a painted vase that went through fire and trials but came out more beautiful than before. The message touched the […]
Lucille Ball was born a century ago today, long before the medium that made her a household name. Ball was born August 6, 1911 in Jamestown, New York. She died at the age of 77 on April 26, 1989. And in between, what a life she led. Her mother allowed Ball to pursue show business […]
Annette Charles, best known for her role as the sexy dancer from ‘Grease’ that woos John Travolta from away from Olivia Newton John, died in her home from cancer. According to TMZ: “Annette had recently started having difficulty breathing … and when she went to the doctor she learned that she had a cancerous tumor […]
A few thoughts about Bubba Smith, who died yesterday at 66. He may be best remembered today as an actor and television pitchman. But he made his name on the football field, first at Michigan State, then as a Baltimore Colt. Andy Barall writes about pro football history for The Fifth Down. In the late […]
While Danica Patrick is reportedly in the final stages of finalizing a deal to move full time to NASCAR in 2012, many questions still remain about her racing future if she was to complete the transition to stock cars from the IZOD IndyCar Series. Currently, Patrick is running a limited schedule for Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s […]
The total number of votes on the historic debt-limit bill was 430. One vote was more memorable than any of the others. Seven months after she was shot in the head, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned to the House on Monday to cast her vote. Thunderous applause and emotional hugs from her Republican and Democratic colleagues […]
Massachusetts state police say a New Hampshire man has drowned on Cape Cod. Police say they responded early Sunday morning to Cliff Pond in Nickerson State Park in Brewster on a report of a drowning. State police and Brewster police and firefighters pulled the 58-year-old Manchester – N.H. – man from the water. Police say […]