Sunday, February 19, 2012

Presidents day

  • It's Presidents' Day Monday, but whom the holiday is meant to honor depends on whom you ask. Even the placement of the apostrophe is open to question! To the U.S.
  • (Washington Post)
  • • State offices will be closed Monday in observance of Presidents Day • Pennsylvania Board of Assistance offices will be closed. • Banks' closings vary; check with individual branches for weekend and Monday closings.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • It has been said that the only thing politicians agree upon is to disagree. Presidents Day is no exception to this rule. We cannot even agree on how to spell the name. It can be written Presidents Day, President's Day or Presidents' Day.
  • (Examiner)
  • So the day before the awards ceremony, Meyer sat down with Obama on the White House patio and described his dangerous mission over a cold beer. Beer has come to symbolize the unique connection between presidents and the people they serve.
  • (Politico.com)
  • A day before Presidents Day, the Heat got a visit from a popular former commander-in-chief Sunday. Former President Bill Clinton watched the Heat beat the Magic, sitting courtside next to Heat owner Micky Arison at AmericanAirlines Arena.
  • (Miami Herald)
  • This being Presidents Day, I'll toss out a reading suggestion for those who like history: "Killing Lincoln," by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard.
  • (Yuma Daily Sun)
  • TAMPA - If theres anything that makes designer clothing at discount prices even more desirable, its consignment with a conscience. And thats exactly what Salvation Army Suncoast stores in the Tampa Bay area have to offer Monday.
  • (Examiner)
  • This Presidents' Day, Value City Furniture, for the first time in the company's history, is offering customers 20% off their furniture purchases - double the regular Presidents' Day savings - Saturday between the hours of 8 AM and 10 AM.
  • (Doors Open Two Hours Early Saturday for the Double Discount Event at Value City Furniture - YAHOO!)
  • Happy Presidents' Day weekend, when we celebrate the birthdays of two men, neither of whom was born this weekend. Abraham Lincoln's was a week ago, and George Washington's is Wednesday.
  • (PennLive.com)
  • Sunday's snowfall looks like it will stop for Presidents Day, but it will pick right back up again by Tuesday. The snow on Sunday should taper off by Monday morning, said Linda Cheng, forecaster for the National Weather Service.
  • (Salt Lake Tribune)

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