Two men get more than 100 years in double-slaying - Chicago Tribune

Sunday, May 18th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Two men get more than 100 years in double-slaying - Chicago Tribune
INDIANAPOLIS - Two men convicted of fatally shooting a woman and her boyfriend while the couple’s three children slept nearby have been sentenced to more than 100 years in prison. Antonio Putman, 25, was sentenced Friday in Marion Superior Court to
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Treating disabled women a challenge for Alabama, Southeast - Birmingham News
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Abigail Peters always wanted to have a big family and, after a severe spinal injury, wasn’t going to let her paralysis from the waist down change her plans. Peters, 32, who had three children when she was injured in 1995, is
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Mother dies of injuries from fire that killed 2 children - Chicago Tribune

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Mother dies of injuries from fire that killed 2 children - Chicago Tribune
INDIANAPOLIS - A mother who had been hospitalized since a Sunday fire that killed two daughters has died of her injuries. A Wishard Memorial Hospital spokesman says 29-year-old Natasha Drake died late Tuesday in the intensive care unit. Her daughters
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China reports first death in capital from virus sickening young - International Herald Tribune
BEIJING : China’s capital reported on Wednesday its first death from the hand, foot and mouth disease virus that has sickened tens of thousands of children across the country and killed at least 42 people. The child died Sunday on the way to a
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Tom and the Green Mark

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Tom is back at school after his adventures on Robot Island. But what is that green mark on his leg, why is it getting bigger and why does he seem to be developing new powers?
"Brilliantly narrated, this engaging tale confirms super powers as a true favourite in children’s literature."
Publisher: Playtime Books
Author: Ann Twigg
Narrator: Ann Twigg
ISBN: Not Applicable
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Elisabeth ‘looks 20yrs older’ - Beeld

Sunday, May 11th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Elisabeth ‘looks 20yrs older’ - Beeld
Vienna - Austria is grappling with the worst criminal case in its history, after a woman emerged two weeks ago from an underground cell where she was held captive by her father for 24 years, giving birth to seven children by him. The story of
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Mothers and babies get to bond — in jail - MSNBC
Melissa Lankey, 31, of Columbus, Ind., kisses her son Kevin Cadin Michael DuLong, 3 weeks, in the Wee Ones Nursery unit at the Indiana Women’s Prison in Indianapolis on April 28. May 10: Nick Bollea, son of wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan, has been
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Children changed Tri-State mothers - Herald-Mail
Editor’s note: In observance of Mother’s Day, The Herald-Mail asked women from across the Tri-State area to describe how motherhood changed their lives. Here is what they said. Carolyn Brooks, Hagerstown Every day is Mother’s Day for Carolyn Brooks
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Seattle-area moms get into baby biz - Oregonian

Saturday, May 10th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Seattle-area moms get into baby biz - Oregonian
This story comes just in time for Mother’s Day. The Seattle Times reports on the boom of moms who’ve gotten into the baby business. These women are “mamapreneurs” — stay-at-home moms or former career women with kids who launch their own businesses
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