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Michigan governor to attend Betty Ford's funeral
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and his wife will attend memorial and funeral services in Grand Rapids for former First Lady Betty Ford. The memorial service is scheduled for Wednesday evening at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential...Tags: Gerald Ford, Human Interest, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Politics
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Betty Ford's body in Michigan for 2nd service
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Betty Ford returned Wednesday to the city where she grew up and wed the man who became the only president from Michigan, prompting hundreds to line the streets in front of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum as her...Tags: Barbara Bush, Executive Branch, White House, Pete Wilson, California
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DA wants further investigation into Lindsay Lohan
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Riverside County district attorney's office wants another investigation before deciding whether Lindsay Lohan will be charged with battery for last month's skirmish with a Betty Ford Center rehabilitation technician....Tags: Celebrities and Bad Behavior, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Netherlands, Lindsay Lohan
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After rehab release, more uncertainty for Lohan
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsay Lohan is scheduled to be released from the Betty Ford rehab center in Palm Springs sometime Monday, only to face an uncertain career and looming legal issues. For months, the actress has been haunted by her inability, or...Tags: Crimes, Celebrities and Bad Behavior, Crime, Law and Justice, Lindsay Lohan, New Year's Day
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Comments about Michelle Obama's rear end are a throwback
During the '60s civil rights juggernaut, the "black is beautiful" movement flowered. It was the next logical step in America's extreme racial makeover. It affirmed the African aesthetic. It issued a counterpunch to centuries of stiff jabs about the...
Tags: Rush Limbaugh, Politics, Periodicals, Sports Illustrated, Overweight
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Father Martin's Ashley celebrates 30 years
Father Martin's Ashley, the non-profit alcoholism and drug addiction treatment center co-founded by Father Joseph C. Martin and Mae Abraham, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Ashley's opened its doors to the first five patients in 1983, and since then,...Tags: Ceremonies, Arts and Culture, Alcohol Addiction, Human Interest, The Happiest News!
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'Drinking with Men': Life, one glass at a time
Rosie Schaap is not a celebrity. Not even close. She's a writer who happens to moonlight as a bartender. Or, if you prefer, she's a part-time drinks-slinger who happens to pen The New York Times Magazine's Drink column and contribute to NPR's "This...
Tags: New York City, Grateful Dead (music group), Ford, Alcohol Addiction, NPR
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Tracy Letts plays his part in illuminating Edward Albee's 'Woolf'
NEW YORK — Tracy Letts has his hands full these days writing plays and preparing for the release of the movie version of his Pulitzer-Prize-winning drama, "August: Osage County." But he's added another formidable task to his agenda: elucidating...Tags: Steppenwolf Theatre, Entertainment Events, Richard Burton, Botox (drug), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (movie)
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Legal drugs, deadly outcomes
Terry Smith collapsed face-down in a pool of his own vomit. Lynn Blunt snored loudly as her lungs slowly filled with fluid. Summer Ann Burdette was midway through a pear when she stopped breathing. Larry Carmichael knocked over a lamp as he fell...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Chemical Industry, Addiction, Crime, Law and Justice, Epidemics and Plagues
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Ford Honored In Wreath Ceremony
Anchor/ReporterA wreath-laying ceremony was held on Saturday at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids outside the tombs of former President Gerald R. Fordand former First Lady Betty Ford. The event is held each year by the Ford family on July 14th in...Tags: Arts and Culture, Gerald Ford, Death and Dying Customs, Barack Obama, Culture
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Dr. James West dies at 98; a founder of Betty Ford Center
Dr. James W. West stood on the cutting edge of medicine in the middle of the 20th century and recognized "it sounded bizarre to remove an organ from a dead person and expect it to work." He was part of a team of surgeons who helped change that perception...
Tags: Addiction, Kidney Disease, Medical Specialization, Behavioral Conditions, Loyola University Chicago
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How celebrity florist David Jones' career blossomed
The gig: David Jones, who owns a floral studio bearing his name in West Hollywood, has counted some of the world's most powerful people among his clients. From humble beginnings growing up in the Midwest, the florist has traveled the world —...Tags: Celebrities, Nancy Reagan, Australia, Entertainment, Bunny (music group)
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