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Explaining 9/11 to Children

Leah Singer | Posted 11.11.2012 | Parents
Read More: Tragedy, Patriotism, Songs, Children, Alan Jackson, 9/11 Anniversary, 9/11, Memory, September 11 Anniversary, September 11th, America, Osama Bin Laden, Parents News
Leah Singer

I read a Facebook post recently that said today's 5th and 6th graders have never known a pre-9/11 America. It's a sad reality that explaining that day is now a part of our parenting culture.

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Kathleen Miles

A Few Surprises In CA & LA Election Results

HuffingtonPost.com | Kathleen Miles | Posted 06.06.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Ca Term Limits, Tobacco Tax, Carmen Trutanich, La Primary 2012, Alan Jackson, Michael Antonovich, Howard Berman, California Primary 2012, Prop 28, Laura Richardson, Jackie Lacey, Janice Hahn, California Election 2012, La Election 2012, Richard Bloom, Richard Alarcon, Brad Sherman, Prop 29, Betsy Butler, Cigarette Tax, Los Angeles News

The biggest news in California's presidential primary election Tuesday? That an initiative to impose a $1-per-pack tax on cigarettes appears to have l...

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Jackson Raises Money For Quake-Damaged Va. Schools

AP | Posted 05.21.2012 | DC
Read More: Alan Jackson Charity, Virginia Earthquake, Video, Alan Jackson Louisa County, Louisa County Earthquake, Alan Jackson Virginia, Alan Jackson, Alan Jackson Virginia Earthquake, Country Music, DC Earthquake, DC News

MINERAL, Va. -- Country singer Alan Jackson has raised more than $150,000 to help a Virginia county rebuild schools damaged by last year's earthquake....

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Top Country Stars Sing To Bring 500,000 Pairs Of Shoes To Needy

AP | CAITLIN R. KING | Posted 06.28.2012 | Impact
Read More: Video, Dan Murph, Charity, Keith Urban, Billy Gilman, Alan Jackson, soles4souls, Philip Douglas, Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes, Country Music, Impact News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- In 2000, no one had a voice like 12-year-old Billy Gilman. But when puberty temporarily took that away, he had to find another pas...

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Are You Cut Out to Own Your Own Business?

Don McNay | Posted 11.15.2011 | Business
Read More: Jimmy Buffett, Wall Street, A Main Street Guide to Making Money, Self-Employed, Wealth Without Wall Street, Alan Jackson, Main Street, Kentucky, Qualified Settlement Funds, Don McNay, Special Needs Children, 468b, McNay Group, Trial Attorneys, Small Business America, Business News
Don McNay

Most people want a regular work routine. Their lives are based on forty-hour work weeks and steady paychecks. When people tell me they want to start their own business, I ask them whether they can really live without regular income.

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Making A Difference: The World of Giving -- 9/11 Anniversary

Lisa M. Dietlin | Posted 11.06.2011 | Impact
Read More: Charity, Alan Jackson, 9/11 Anniversary, Flight 93, Mr. Rogers, 9/11, Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Making a Difference, 9/11 Memorial, Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse, Brad Pitt, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti Earthquake Relief, Hurricane Katrina, Leonardo Dicaprio, Angelie-Jolie, September 11th Anniversary, September 11 Anniversary, September 11th, Impact News
Lisa M. Dietlin

When thinking about 9/11, I try to honor those who lost their lives by remembering the feeling of pride in this country that occurred automatically and almost simultaneously afterwards in every American.

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Sustainable Chattanooga Gives Hope to Green Possibilities

Pam Grout | Posted 08.08.2011 | Travel
Read More: Huey Lewis and the News, Miranda Labert, Riverbend Festival, Tennessee Aquarium, Walter Cronkite, Alan Jackson, Chattanooga, Ruby Falls, Bluff View Art District, Earth Day, Ocoee River, Hang Gliding, Rock City Gardens, Travel News
Pam Grout

This compact Southern city is easily explored on foot. A 13-mile paved path along the river connects many sights and attractions such as the Aquarium and Bluff View Arts district.

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"This Is Country Music": A Playlist for the 44th CMA Awards

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Jason Aldean, Kid Rock, Keith Urban, Alan Jackson, Trace Atkins, George Strait, Jamey Johnson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Faith Hill, Lady Antebellum, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Nettles, Sheryl Crow, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, Zach Brown Band, Grace Potter, Dierks Bentley, CMA Awards, Reba, Miranda Lambert, Loretta Lynn, Brad Paisley, Sugarland, Michelle Branch, Entertainment News
David Wild

Hey, I like that Lady Gaga as much as the next guy -- or as much as most next guys -- but I couldn't have been prouder to be associated with last night's 44th CMA Awards.

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Nashville Rising For The CMA Awards, And A Playlist For Rolling Stone: The 90s

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Jason Aldean, Kid Rock, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Kelly Clarkson, Lady Antebellum, Carrie Underwood, Zac Brown Band, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, Lou Pearlman, Rolling Stone, Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, Justin Timberlake, Miranda Lambert, Reba, Brad Paisley, Sugarland, Gwyneth Paltrow, Entertainment News
David Wild

In honor of the new book, Rolling Stone: The 90s, here's my personal playlist for a decade that gave us a grungy kind of hope, even if not all of that promise has been realized.

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Alan Jackson Benefit Show For Miner's Family

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Alan Jackson Miners, West Virginia Mine Explosion, West Virginia Mine Disaster, Alan Jackson West Virginia Miners, Alan Jackson, Impact News

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Country music icon Alan Jackson will donate the profits from a performance in West Virginia to the families of the miners ki...

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HuffPost Video Debut: Angelique Kidjo with Fela!, Plus Los Lobos, Daryl Hall & John Oates, and A Conversation With Darrell Scott

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: John Legend, Daryll Hall, Alan Jackson, Bono, Steve Earle, Kris Kristofferson, The Roots, Kathy Mattea, Travis Tritt, Fela!, John Prine, Curtis Mayfield, Keb' Mo', Angelique Kidjo, Stephen Hendel, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Emmylou Harris, Townes Van Zandt, Garth Brooks, Darrell Scott, Guy Clark, Entertainment News, Daryll Hall & John Oates, Kevin J Custer, Jackson Browne, The Dixie Chicks, John Hartford, John Oates, Willie Nelson, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Play > Skip: New Music for March 30

Shawn Amos | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Usher, Joan Armatrading, Barenaked Ladies, New Music, Gretchen Wilson, Alan Jackson, Erykah Badu, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

The Big Music Machine is spitting out the twang and the soul this week. Usher falls short, Erykah Badu funks it up, Gretchen Wilson goes big, and Joan Armatrading comes back.

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Los Angeles Crime: 2009 in Review

Robin Sax | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Alan Jackson, Mary Hanlon Stone, Mandeville Canyon Bikers, Medical Marijuana, Dae'von Bailey, Lily Burk, Arline Mathews, Robin Sax, Mitrice Richardson, Los Angeles Times, Robin Sax Posts, Lapd, Truc Do, Roman Polanski, Phil Spector Trial, Los Angeles News
Robin Sax

After perusing dozens of media outlets, I'd like to remind you specifically of 12 crime stories -- one for every juror on a panel -- from 2009 (plus one for good luck!).

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Are You Cut Out To Be Self Employed?

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Small Business, Sales, Attorney, Cincinnati Reds, Alan Jackson, Richmond Ky. Eastern Kentucky University, London, Kentucky Justice Association, Jimmy Buffett, Kentucky Horse Park, American College, Kentucky Attorney, Lexington, Personal Finance, Injury Victims, Corporate Rules, Structured Settlement, Kentucky Bar Association, Ky., A Civil Action, Kentucky, Don McNay, Trial Attorney, Aaj, Self-Employment, Structured Settlements, Barbourville Ky., American Association for Justice, Sam Davies, Louisville, Vanderbilt University, Real Estate Agents, Eastern Kentucky University, Million Dollar Round Table, Entrepreneur, Kja, Corbin, Kata, Atla, Barbourville, Business News
Don McNay

Before a person decides on self employment, they need to figure out how important five o' clock is in their lives.

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Stephen King: The Celeb-ification Of The Election Thanks To The Strike

EW | Stephen King | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Oprah, Hillary Clinton, Stephen King, Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama, Alan Jackson, Entertainment News

I write about pop culture for a magazine that deals with American entertainment. Does a presidential campaign belong in a column like that, for a maga...

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