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Celebrity Headlines: “High School Musical” Returns and Oprah Gets a New Dog

It was just a matter of time before we were all in this together… again. Disney just announced that it plans to go back to school with “High School Musical 4.” The fourth edition of the cult phenomenon will reportedly begin production later this year and air sometime in 2010. Disney sources say the popular musical will include a few new twists this time around, including the introduction of a new cast of characters and a storyline that will focus on a cross-town school rivalry. Disney execs say they are hoping the new characters will draw a record number of … Continue reading →

Vice Dog of the United States

Forget the donkey and the elephant… the Canine Party is heading to Washington D.C. in January 2009! When Barack Obama was on the campaign trail, he promised his daughters a dog. (Win or lose, even!) The First Dog might be a shelter dog, if the Best Friends Network and supporters have their way. But he or she won’t be the only pup hanging around the Oval Office! Vice President-elect Joe Biden picked out the Vice Dog this month: a male German shepherd puppy from a Maryland breeder. The dog was Biden’s campaign trail inspiration — his wife, Jill, taped pictures … Continue reading →

Grandma in the White House

Now that they’ve exhausted the puppy issue, the media has suddenly become obsessed with the prospect of Michelle Obama’s mother becoming the First Grandmother and moving into the White House with the rest of the family come January. Granny’s in the hoooooouse! According to news reports, after some prodding, Michelle convinced her 71-year-old mother Marian Robinson to leave her home on the South Side of Chicago and move to Washington, D.C. with the rest of the Obama’s. Initial reports had the Obama’s looking for new digs for Robinson near the White House, but now some media outlets are reporting that … Continue reading →

Remembering Cher Ami and Other Veteran Carrier Pigeons

When Wayne and I took a trip to Washington, D.C. last year, I was blown away. I’d never been there before and didn’t really know what to expect. I sure wasn’t expecting to become so smitten with the place. It captured my heart and still has yet to let go. (I’m thinking it probably never will. I absolutely loved my visit there.) The museums were all incredible. And something I thought was really neat was how I found a story about an animal detailed in almost all of them. Animals Make Up Our History, Too Like when we were in … Continue reading →