Grandparents Take Bigger Role in Raising Grandchildren
Boston families illustrate a growing trend as grandparents like Sonya Booker raise grandchildren on limited means. Census data shows a 40 percent rise in children living with grandparents without a parent present from 1993 to 1996, fueling proposals for better support through foster care and elder-friendly housing.
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Sonya Booker
Chantee
Congress
Nathan Green
Boston Aging Concerns
Young and Old United Inc
Booker
Green
Census Bureau
Meredith Minkler
University of California, Berkeley
Minkler
Margaret ‘Hollidge
American Association of Retired Persons
Norma Mengel
White Bear Lake
Minn
Benjamin
Battleship Missouri arrives for Pearl Harbor museum near Arizona
The USS Missouri nicknamed Mighty Mo, a World War II surrender symbol, was moved from Bremerton to Pearl Harbor to become a museum near the USS Arizona shrine. A $1 million refurbishment will prepare the 887 foot ship for display, joining the Arizona as a national landmark with plans for an influential memorial.
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Missouri
Arizona
America
Pearl Harbor
Roy Yee
USS Missouri Memorial Association
West
Tokyo Bay
Mamoru Shigemitsu
U.S
Douglas MacArthur
Bremerton, Wash
Navy
Bremerton
Cleanup begins at site of Huntington derailment
About 100 residents remained away from their homes as cleanup started after 30 000 gallons of formaldehyde spilled from a 148 car CSX train derailment near the Ohio River. At least a dozen people were hospitalized, 500 evacuated, and air quality tests aimed to end evacuations by Monday.
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W.va
Ohio River
Corinne Albright Jr
Albright
Carla Blevins
Gates Tops List of Billionaires in Forbes Ranking
New York AP Bill Gates leads Forbes ranking of the world’s richest with a 40 percent jump to 51 billion as the wealthiest under the magazine’s working rich criteria. Warren Buffett sits second richest at 33 billion, while Sam Walton heirs trail at 48 billion. Michael Dell is the top Texan with 10 billion.
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Microsoft
Forbes Magazine
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Gates
Wal-Mart
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Warren Buffett
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