Memorial day

• The crowd that filled Daley Plaza Saturday for Memorial Day ceremonies was as quiet as the throng of NATO protesters in the same spot just over a week earlier had been boisterous. But Ald.
(Chicago Tribune)
• SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC) -- The Memorial Day weekend started off a bit cold and windy as most temps around the Southland registered in the 60s Saturday. Like ABC7Weather on Facebook to stay on top of the latest weather conditions.
(Abc Local Web)
• Heather said she will never regret her husbands choice to become a bomb tech. He was happier and felt more challenged and more vital than he had in the infantry. Her biggest regret is that their attempts at having a child were unsuccessful.
(Los Angeles Times)
• MEDFORD — The staff at Richardson's Flowers is taking extra care with the 400 roses shipped to the shop last week.
(msnbc.com)
• COLUMBUS, Ga. -- Right on either side of Alabama, there are two places with the same name. Like the one over in Mississippi, this Columbus was founded in the 1820s and sits just a few minutes from countryside in almost any way you drive.
(San Jose Mercury News)
• Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes will be active this Memorial Day weekend with a number of events leading up to the Monday holiday.
(Houma Courier)
• More Americans will hit the road this holiday weekend than a year ago. And theyll have a bit more money to spend thanks to lower gas prices.
(ABC News)
• Subtropical Storm Beryl is expected to pelt Central Florida with rain late today or early Monday, spoiling Memorial Day beach and cookout plans.
(Orlando Sentinel)
• YAKIMA, Wash. -- Dozens of people checked out the annual Memorial Day Parade in downtown Yakima, Sunday morning. There were high school bands playing, veterans, car clubs, floats and plenty of American flags waving throughout the parade. It began at 10 a.
(msnbc.com)