Celebrate Presidents Day 2012

Celebrate Presidents Day 2012

By Scott Raynor Do you know which president this is? If so, you beat me. I wouldn't know if I hadn't Google searched "Grover Cleveland." historicalstockphotos.com Maybe it's because the US is a republic and not a monarchy, but President's Day is a

Awareness of the end of shared values has never been more poignant, painful and confronting than in this Republican primary season.

As we find ourselves in yet another presidential election year, our annual celebration of Presidents Day takes on special meaning. With everything from newspapers to television programs consumed with coverage of the GOP primary elections, we once again

Today is Presidents' Day, which began as an amalgamation of George Washington's birthday and Abraham Lincoln's birthday, but now is nobody's birthday but just honors our chief executives. So let's take a pause from the

With biographies like Carl Sandburg's 'Lincoln,' Americans can learn about past presidents on any day of the year. By Danny Heitman / February 20, 2012 Carl Sandburg was thought an unlikely choice by some to chronicle the life of Abraham Lincoln,

Allen Iverson gets a sizable offer from a soccer team

Allen Iverson gets a sizable offer from a soccer team

Card of the Day: Allen Iverson 1998-1999 Skybox Premium That's Jam #10. Posted on February Filed under: Card of the Day Tagged: | 1998, 1999, allen, card, day, iverson, jam, of, premium, skybox, thats, the. « 2012 Press

"Allen only wants to play if there's a possibility that it leads to the NBA," the source told the ESPN. "That's the only way he would go to one of these lower leagues. He wants to get back to the NBA and leave the game on his terms." Iverson played in

Can't help but think a Gilbert Arenas or an Allen Iverson would have looked good coming off the bench for this team. Boston can still play its trademark defense; they've only allowed the opposition to score in triple digits in two of their 29 games

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Really, with his speed, stamina and will power, it's not unthinkable that Allen Iverson could have made one heck of soccer player. Sure he played football in high school, but what if he had gravitated to futbol instead? Well now, at the age of 36,

Mardi Gras revelers get their party on

Mardi Gras revelers get their party on

(WVLT) - Gumbo, red beans and rice, king cake and Mardi Gras: word you normally associate with New Orleans. Well today, you could find the carnival fever in Knoxville at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center. It wasn't just a night of fun though,

How about Mardi Gras? The beverage of choice in New Orleans this coming week will be the Hurricane Cocktail. I should be embarrassed to admit this, but I first sampled the Hurricane last year at a Fat Tuesday party, where it

Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, will be celebrated Tuesday. The day represents lively celebrations before Lent, the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter. During Lent, people express repentance through fasting, prayer, sacrifice and self-denial.

Everything -- from the cut of the masks to the thousands of pounds of plum-colored beads tossed from Iris' 33 gargantuan floats -- must pass muster.

But when it comes to a great place for families to celebrate Mardi Gras, residents of the Mississippi Gulf Coast feel they have a treasure. Mostly staged just for locals in the past, the coast's celebration has become better known over the years and

NASCAR: Why We Allowed Danica Patrick Daytona 500 Points Deal

NASCAR: Why We Allowed Danica Patrick Daytona 500 Points Deal

O'Donnell said NASCAR is well aware of how fans feel about teams obtaining top 35 owner points in order to get a guaranteed spot in the Daytona 500. But NASCAR will continue to allow the transactions because many of them are in the best interests in

The first of the two Daytona 500 qualifying practice sessions has traditionally been more accurate because some drivers don't participate in the final hour. Here is where the fastest driver in practice eventually qualified for the Daytona 500 â€" and

Tony Stewart likes to joke that a monkey could qualify a car at Daytona International Speedway. The Daytona 500 is almost here. Make sure to join us Feb. 26 on FOX, with live coverage beginning at noon ET. It's not a knock on anyone's driving skills

O'Donnell said NASCAR is well aware of how fans feel about teams obtaining top 35 owner points in order to get a guaranteed spot in the Daytona 500. But NASCAR will continue to allow the transactions because many of them are in the best interests in

Michael Jordan hailed as greatest ever on 49th birthday

Michael Jordan hailed as greatest ever on 49th birthday

Michael Jordan guided the Chicago Bulls to six NBA crowns in the 1990s, winning three in a row before retiring at age 30 in 1993 to attempt an ill-fated career in baseball. (AFP Photo) CHICAGO: Retired NBA legend Michael Jordan was hailed as the

(WSCR) Today's call of the day might be the best call in the history of 670 The Score. A listener called into The Les Grobstein Show to ask which player Les would rather have at the same age: Michael Jordan or Jeremy Lin. “Jeremy Lin or Jordan?

Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, while not exactly calling coach Thibodeau out, sees a parallel between this mini-controversy and his own time spent with Phil Jackson coaching Bulls teams featuring Michael Jordan. From ESPN Chicago's Melissa Isaacson: "I'm

Michael Jordan turns 49 today, though he doesn't have much else to celebrate this year. The NBA legend owns the Charlotte Bobcats who, this year, are 3-26 and Jordan recently lost a lawsuit against the Midwestern based grocery chain, Jewel-Osco,

Michael Jordan, Angry Birds, and Quinoa. Today's Funniest Tweets. By Josh Wolford · 2 hours ago · Leave a Comment. Twitter is a wonderful place for one-liners. To be funny on the site, you've got to be sharp and practice economy of