A Friend of the Family

WHAT WAS GREAT IN '08.(News)
The Boston Herald; 12/31/2009; 1036 words; ...son's graduation from Boston Latin School: When he brings friends to the house, I see kids who are Christian, Jewish and Muslim...Colombia, Ireland and Bangladesh, all sitting around our family room. Where do you find that in the suburbs? You can't...

Romagnoli set table for Italian fare.(Arts and Lifestyle)
The Boston Herald; 12/24/2009; 726 words; ...destinations. A natural raconteur who told great stories, Romagnoli was a gentle, genial man who was passionate about friends, family and food. And he wrote terrific, easy-to-follow, fail-proof recipes. When I told him that I'd made the...

A pair of hawks: two great holsters from one great maker.(THE WELL-DRESSED GUN)
Handguns; 12/1/2009; 1236 words; ...as good as it did before it went bouncing down that rocky trail. The second thing was a call from a friend who was burning brush on his family's California ranch when he heard rounds cooking off in the brush pile. A quick look under his arm...

All I want for Christmas.(Trail'sEnd)
Petersen's Bowhunting; 12/1/2009; 938 words; ...the question swirling all around in the minds of my family--five sons, their wives and their children. "What...anything really, except health and happiness for my family, friends and all of you. That would be way more than enough...

Three California pals decided to rob a stage, and the results were deadly for one of them: the other two faced long stints in Folsom State Prison.(GUNFIGHTERS AND LAWMEN)
Wild West; 12/1/2009; 1985 words; ...John but also of John's friend William Dowdle. Lawmen intensified...sons of socially prominent families who had settled in the Visalia...1860s, the two boys became friends while attending school together. The Dowdle family later moved to Pima County...to reconnect with his old friend. By ...