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PETA barks about Mitt's treatment of family mutt

2:19 PM Fri, Jun 29, 2007 | | Comments (3)
By Jack Perry    Email

Animal rights activists are "howling" over presidential candidate Mitt Romney's treatment of the family dog, according to the Boston Herald's Inside Track. Clark Griswold and family When they say "howling," they don't mean laughing. Does anyone from People for the......

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How Mitt lost the mutt vote

2:31 PM Wed, Jun 27, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Mitt Romney had better not expect the dog-lover vote to push him over the top in the 2008 presidential election. The former Massachusetts governor blew his chance with that group back in 1983 when he put the Irish setter in......

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Paris, the paparazzi & me

1:30 PM Tue, Jun 26, 2007 | | Comments (2)
By Jack Perry    Email

AP Photo/Hilton leaving jail Paris Hilton was released from jail early this morning and immediately swarmed by the people who love her the most -- the paparazzi. Paris wore a wide smile -- and a dashing outfit -- but......

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A dad's version of a day at the beach

12:50 PM Thu, Jun 21, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

From October until May, we look forward to our summer days at the beach only to discover in June that a day at the beach is no day at the beach. The 1-year-old puts rocks in his mouth. The 3-year-old......

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Dad, he's coach, intimidator and mouse stalker

1:05 PM Fri, Jun 15, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

The devaluation of dad continued this week with the release of a survey from Salary.com claiming that a stay-at-home mom's work is worth $10,000 more annually than a stay-at-home dad's. "Dad worth 10k less than mom," announced the headline on......

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Paris Hilton: The Untold Story

8:31 AM Tue, Jun 12, 2007 | | Comments (2)
By Jack Perry    Email

At a time when we're starved for the tiniest tidbit of news on Paris Hilton, the short story I saw in a newspaper this weekend left me feeling famished. In a few paragraphs, it reported that Hilton would not appeal......

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Maybe R.I.'s inmates should act more like Paris

11:07 AM Fri, Jun 08, 2007 | | Comments (3)
By Jack Perry    Email

Hilton after reporting to jail Rhode Island needs inmates like Paris Hilton and jailers like the Los Angeles County sheriff to help with its overcrowding problem. As you've undoubtedly heard, party girl Hilton was able to slip out of......

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Baseball needs to let its managers loosen up

3:21 PM Tue, Jun 05, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

It's been said that the clothes make the man, and I suspect the clothes are making the men who manage baseball teams crazy. Consider two recent, well-publicized manager meltdowns, one by Lou Piniella, of the Chicago Cubs, and the other......

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A-Rod, the Yankee Trickster, comes to town

4:27 PM Fri, Jun 01, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

What will Alex Rodriguez have up his pinstriped sleeves when the Yankees play the Red Sox this weekend? The Sox have a 13 1/2-game lead over the Bronx Bombs, but I'm nervous. A-Rod is apparently willing to do anything to......

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