New Poll Reveals Grandma Robinson's Move to White House Will Have Huge Impact on Leadership -- and the American Family.
77% of grandparents surveyed say Obama will be a more effective president as a result. 83% say her presence will redefine the importance of grandparents in the American family. 65% believe more families will follow the Obamas' expanded family structure based on current economic challenges....

The SCAN Foundation Funds New Program for Santa Clarita and South Los Angeles Seniors and Those Who Care for Them.
Planning Grant to Partners in Care Foundation will identify ways to expand access to vital services LONG BEACH, Calif., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The SCAN Foundation today announced it has awarded a $200,000 12-month planning grant to San Fernando Valley based Partners in Care Foundation (Partners) with...

OBITUARIES.
Byline: The Register-Guard Loretta Fox Loretta Ella Fox, of Eugene, died Jan. 9 of age-related causes. No service is planned. She was 90. She was born Oct. 9, 1918, in Green Peak to Walter and Ruth Fullerton Peek. She married Darrel Coon in...

OBITUARIES.
Byline: The Register-Guard Connie Vermilyea SPRINGFIELD - A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 30, at West Lawn Funeral Home in Eugene for Connie Marie Vermilyea, 37, of Springfield, who died Jan. 21 from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. ...

BRIEFLY.
Byline: The Register-Guard `Elected Official' awards go to three sisters The Lane Council of Governments presented sisters Anne Ballew, Helen Wagner and Virginia Lauritsen with "Outstanding Elected Official" awards at LCOG's 2008 appreciation dinner earlier this month. Also honored were Jim Carlson, retired...

FROM THE REGION.
COLUMN: FROM THE REGION Leominster Man held on $3M bond in Leominster grad's death A Connecticut man charged with killing his ex-girlfriend, a 2002 Leominster High School graduate, on Valentine's Day was held on $3 million bond after being charged with murder in...

GMA reminisces on childhood in Iligan.
ILIGAN CITY -- In the 1950s, she used to swim in the nearby river, eat a mouthful of her favorite fruit durian, and play with her cousins in her own small bahay kubo during her younger days here. Nostalgia struck President Arroyo when she eagerly returned last...

Grandparents' wisdom, virtues extolled by priests.
"Grandparents could be old physically but they are usually young in ideals and ideas and the lessons they impart to the young people are the factors that make life meaningful and useful," said Fr. Noel Rabonsa III, parish priest at Village Executive Homes, Cainta, Rizal. Reports from...

Happy Grandparents Day!
Over a million grandparents worldwide are still in the labor force and are responsible for providing the basic needs of their grandchildren. Hundreds of thousands are responsible for caring for their grandchildren for at least until age five. But a significant number suffer from some form of disability. ...

Families honor grandparents on special day today.
Families, after attending the Sunday mass with "lolo" and "lola," will gather for small private gatherings and family reunions, or make a trip to the mall or the park in celebration of the special event. Special events for senior citizens are traditionally organized by church groups and...