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First lady to high school grads: Live your dreams
First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit. Mrs. Obama spoke for 22 minutes to the graduates of Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet High School on ...
Reality TV's new stars: Small businesses
There's no business like small business. Mix the high stakes of running a small business with a dash of family drama and throw in a camera crew and you get hit reality television shows such as "Pawn Stars," ''Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" and "Duck Dynasty." Turning small business owners into ...
A guide to NJ Gov. Christie's weight-loss surgery
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican who is seen as a possible presidential candidate for 2016, said Tuesday that he underwent a procedure in February to have a band implanted around his stomach in February in an effort to lose weight. A look at the procedure, his decision, and ...
US governor has weight-loss surgery
Gov. Chris Christie, who once famously called himself "the healthiest fat guy you've ever seen," disclosed Tuesday he had secretly undergone weight-loss surgery, a major new step by the potential Republican presidential contender to address both his health and a political vulnerability. The stakes are high for Christie, with medical ...
A bit slimmer: Christie has weight-loss surgery
Gov. Chris Christie, who once famously called himself "the healthiest fat guy you've ever seen," disclosed Tuesday he had secretly undergone weight-loss surgery, a major new step by the potential Republican presidential contender to address both his health and a political vulnerability. The stakes are high for Christie, with medical ...
Christie's comments on weight, health over time
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has spoken out publicly about his struggle with weight on many occasions, starting when he first ran for the state's highest office in 2009. He has frequently joked about his size while also seeking to identify with other Americans struggling to shed pounds, though he ...
USADA chief: Armstrong has evidence against UCI
The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency wants Lance Armstrong to come forward with information detailing the alleged complicity of cycling's governing body in his doping. Travis Tygart appeared at a French government hearing in Paris on Thursday to discuss ways to improve the fight against doping. After the USADA'S ...
The storied ancestry of Nelson's must-own-gun law
There is no reason to doubt the motives behind the city of Nelson’s new requirement that the head of every household in the tiny community must own a gun. Unless that head of household doesn’t want to. Even as city officials admitted that theirs was no more than a “paper” ...
Tyler Perry plans “huge expansion” of Atlanta studios
Atlanta movie mogul Tyler Perry is apparently planning a major expansion of his studios. Perry, producer, director and star of the Madea series of films and the creative force behind several other hit movies and TV series, appeared to inadvertently offer Entertainment Tonight interviewer Rocsi Diaz a small glimpse of ...
Ex-KKK man who battered John Lewis, and later apologized, has died
One of the South’s more hopeful stories has come to a close. From the Associated Press: Elwin Wilson, the former Ku Klux Klan supporter who publicly apologized for years of violent racism, including the beating of a black Freedom Rider who went on to become a Georgia congressman, has died. ...
Pauline Knight-Ofosu, 72: Freedom rider and civil rights activist
In May 1961, Pauline Knight-Ofosu, then a Tennessee State University student, boarded a bus with a group of civil rights activists and set out to challenge the South’s segregation of passengers on interstate transport. Knight-Ofosu was prepared for the possible backlash – mob attacks, savage beatings, arrests and even death ...
Tyler Perry’s private party
Following last weekend’s red-carpet screening of “Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor,” writer/director Tyler Perry welcomed invited guests to his home for a private party. Somehow we made the list. No photos were allowed, so we’ll just have to tell you about it. Perry stood at the door and personally ...
Tyler Perry believed to be buyer of massive Douglas County property
A massive Douglas County property once slated for more than 1,300 residences has been sold to a company with apparent ties to entertainment mogul Tyler Perry. The company, ETPC Company LLC, acquired 856 acres about eight miles southwest of Six Flags Over Georgia. The property is just south of Sweetwater ...
Tyler Perry believed to be buyer of massive Douglas County property
A massive Douglas County property once slated for more than 1,300 residences has been sold to a company with apparent ties to entertainment mogul Tyler Perry. The company, ETPC Company LLC, acquired 856 acres east of downtown Douglasville, just south of Sweetwater Creek State Park and I-20. What plans Perry ...
‘Bra whisperer’ helps women find the right fit
In this age when it seems no topic is taboo, it’s surprising to find one issue that women are still loath to talk about. No matter how close girlfriends may be, chances are good they’ve never swapped bra stories.Yet Susan Nethero has heard them all. Tales of straps that sag, ...
Gold medalist Gabrielle Douglas’ book covers family, faith and Olympics
A lot has happened since Gabrielle Douglas vaulted and tumbled her way through the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, becoming the first African-American to win a gold medal in the individual all-around gymnastics competition. She’s walked the red carpet, chatted up the first lady and met Oprah. The 4-foot-11, 17-year-old ...
This week's literary events
Randy Susan Meyers, “The Comfort of Lies.” 6:30 p.m. March 18. Reading. Free. FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 E. Main St., Woodstock. 770-516-9989, www.foxtalebookshoppe.com. A child given up for adoption draws three women together in Meyer’s second novel (after “The Murderer’s Daughter”). Tara Conklin, “The House Girl.” 7:15 p.m. March 20. ...
Armstrong faces big climb to redemption
Lance Armstrong had been William Swords’ hero for as long as he could remember. So when the legendary biker pedaled into Paris for a seventh consecutive Tour de France victory, the Atlanta man was there, cheering.Thursday, though, will be different.If Swords tunes into Oprah Winfrey’s tell-all interview with the champ, ...
Turmoil fails to put dent in Tom Cruise’s popularity
Just turned 50, Tom Cruise is eligible for membership in the American Association of Retired Persons. Just split from third wife Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise is the object of told-you-so cynics who simply knew that romance wouldn’t last. Just finished with his stab at something really different as a heavy-metal ...
Make 2013 your ultimate bucket list year
Creating a bucket list can be both awesomely fun and amazingly daunting. The trick to the ultimate bucket list is to include both “reach” items and things that would be easy to accomplish (because honestly, what’s the point if you aren’t having fun with it?). If you’re at a loss ...
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