2008 Woodie Awards
Just in case you haven't been informed, today is Halloween. You can wear your pajama's to school today and declare you are in costume. But why stop there? Why not go all out? Today is the day of costumes; don't let this be the year that your trampy shoes, bride's maid dresses and chaps are left in the closet.
Guess who's coming to save us from global warming? Not EPA, not the Energy Department, not even Al Gore, but the nation's lawyers. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and more than a dozen other members of the House want to let individuals sue the federal government for not reducing its own greenhouse gas emissions, and collect up to $1.
Remember the days when Mom spent weeks sewing the perfect Halloween costume? Probably not. More likely by the time Oct. 31 rolled around, you found yourself hastily christened a hobo or dressed as the remarkably simple ghost year after year. Do not make the same mistakes with your own children; now is the time for change.
HONEY, ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE TELLING ME EVERYTHING? A woman hit the Florida lottery for $28.5 million but failed to mention this to her estranged husband, from whom she had been separated for five years. She immediately went to court and obtained a quickie divorce _ asking for no alimony or child support _ so she wouldn't have to share the money with him.