Playing cat and mouse: The wacky world of Hanna-Barbera Independent
A cat. A mouse. A never-ending chase, in which the predator never quite manages to capture his prey. As a premise for a cartoon, it could not be more basic. Indeed, when Bill Hanna and Joseph Barbera first pitched the germ of the idea that was to become Tom and Jerry, they were told it was a cliché that had been done to death.
Freedom not free — it's freezing Oakland Tribune
OAKLAND — Her makeshift home is comfortable enough, even though it's underneath the Embarcadero Road Bridge at Estuary Park.
Letters to Santa The South Alabamian
Dear Santa, I have been a very good girl this year. Some of the really good things I’ve done are learn to count, dress myself and share. What I would like the very most this year for Christmas would be a big doll house. And, if it’s not too much trouble, I’d also appreciate the following: a train set, dress up clothes and candy canes.
By Talei Abrahamson Honorable mention, fourth grade The Chronicle
For Christmas I am going to get rid of my old toys and give them to kids that don't have a very good Christmas. I think it will make kids really happy and it will make me very happy.
Letters to Santa NWAnews.com
Dear Santa, I want a Dora doll and a new Dora bike. I want a new Princess dress, and a real kitten. I want lots of toys. I love you Santa. (Northwest Arkansas Times)
Windstorm wallops the Island Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Thursday’s record-breaking windstorm slammed Vashon Island with a vengeance, toppling hundreds of trees that crashed into homes, pulled down miles of power lines and left roads closed, driveways blocked and some people shivering in their homes for days.
Holidays tucker out smallest dot-coms USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News
Bonnie Ross-Stefanie hasn't put up a Christmas tree in the three years since her online chocolate candy business took off. Instead, she fills her home with poinsettias and works 18 hours every day in December.
Lucy's here at last Everett Herald
During our short vacation to Beijing, China, before heading to Jiangxi Province to adopt our second child, our 4-year-old, Wendy, began to obsess about her new sister and meeting her for the first time.
Time for my cat to get a little attention The Daily Sentinel
Mercury the Wonder Cat says it is time to give him some publicity. And since he is more or less in charge of things around here, here is his column.
'I don't drink or smoke - so why did I get mouth cancer?' Daily Mail
Five months ago, actor-turned-author Andy Secombe, Harry Secombe's youngest son, was diagnosed with mouth cancer, which kills half the 4,500 patients in the UK who contract it each year. He has since undergone gruelling treatment, including surgery
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