CD sparks Valentine's return to stage

Chicago Sun-Times;  December 22, 2000 ;     700+ words ...T. Valentine, The Goblins, Hoodoo Hoedown, Magas the...shine as brightly as T. (a k a Thurmon) Valentine. The 68-year-old rhythm and blues vocalist...and hundreds of South Side jukeboxes. Valentine's vocals tremble between rap and rhythm...

Thoughts of The Times; Postscript on Valentine.

Korea Times (Seoul, Korea);  February 16, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Remember the song, ``My Funny Valentine?'' Yes, Valentine's day should be fun and memorable. But somehow, it must...Christmas is another one). In most Western countries, Valentine's day is said to be the special day for lovers, for romance...

Valentine's Day origins hard to trace

The Gazette;  February 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Valentine's Day is about cupids, candy and edible underwear. One wonders whether St. Valentine would've approved. It's easy to forget that the day is...the church to take poor Victoria's confession. But St. Valentine has long been an enigma. No one is completely sure who...

THIS VALENTINE SHOULD MAKE BASEBALL LOVERS' HEARTS FLUTTER.(SPORTS)

The Virginian Pilot;  July 12, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Byline: TOM ROBINSON Bobby Valentine has been set free. Good for him, and good for baseball fans. That Valentine is at ease is as apparent as the New...appalling. Fired as Mets manager last year, Valentine has morphed into the best thing about...

VALENTINE'S DATES AND DISASTERS

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  February 8, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Editor's note: Valentine's Day, like New Year's Eve, is an event...funniest, weirdest and most forlorn Valentine's Days. Alison Mary Forbes of Wauwatosa...Kristin Wells, 16, remembers a wonderful Valentine's Day. "My best Valentine's Day was...

Daring driving and business acumen make Richard Valentine the SCCA's . . ....

The Boston Globe;  July 31, 1991 ;     700+ words ...Richard Valentine never really spun his wheels as a street-sma...enterprising young man on the move, Valentine was always working odd jobs, sometimes...one day of owning one. Problem was, Valentine couldn't afford one, so he compromised...

VALENTINE'S DAY AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE

The Hindustan Times;  February 14, 2006 ;     700+ words ...GUWAHATI, Feb. 14 -- The word Valentine has come from a Latin word Valentinus which again has...and gifts are exchanged between lovers in the names of Valentine. But who was Valentine and why do we celebrate February 14 as Valentine's Day...

VALENTINE'S DAY ORIGINS

Charleston Gazette;  February 7, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Ever wonder how Valentine's Day originated and how certain symbols...According to scholars, the origins of Valentine's Day are shrouded in mystery, but...also some controversy regarding St. Valentine, for whom the famous day is named...

Valentine's Day = Love or not?

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin;  February 12, 2005 ;     320 words ...Valentine's Day is right around the corner. Get ready with the...right? Well, not really! Here is the rest of the story. Valentine, a Catholic priest, was martyred in 269 AD. He had violated...decreed that there would be no more marriages! Smart, huh? Valentine continued to marry people in secret. ...

Mets slow to celebrate Valentine's day

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  October 14, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Baseball Mets slow to celebrate Valentine's day By TOM HAUDRICOURT of the Journal...Throughout Major League Baseball, Bobby Valentine has more than his share of enemies. In...because he acts as if he invented the game, Valentine is the guy other managers love to beat...

WE KNOW WHAT YOU WANT FOR VALENTINE'S DAY.(News)(Statistical Data...

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  February 14, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Rob Lowman Entertainment Editor Valentine's Day - 24 hours set aside for love...government's is in on it. Sometimes the pre-Valentine's Day onslaught is just overwhelming...facts and figures we gleaned related to Valentine's Day. SEX I: According to a LifeStyles...

looking forward.(Valentine's Day anticipation)(Brief Article)

Good Housekeeping;  February 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...THE SECRET OF VALENTINE'S DAY I know it's overplayed, I know...least one part commerce, but I love Valentine's Day. I thought pretty much everyone...friends about it, they all said: Actually Valentine's Day doesn't mean anything to me...

Valentine's Day and bakeries make a sweet coupling

Modern Baking;  February 1, 2007 ;     559 words ...Valentine's Day means sweets for your sweetheart. And, sweets easily translates into bakery sales...52 week period ending Nov. 30, 2006, in-store bakery cookies sales during the week of Valentine's Day came in second only to the week of Christmas. Valentine's Day means big business for bakeries, and not ...

Why bus ; Valentine's Day retail spending tops pounds1bn in the UK. Oliver...

Derby Evening Telegraph;  February 12, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Valentine's Day retail spending tops pounds1bn in the UK. Oliver...half of the population will spend money to celebrate Valentine's Day and last year the British Retail Consortium calculated...pounds95.80. That said, the BRC has also warned that Valentine spending will fall this year as people tighten ...

Sexism, injustice, pain: It's all in the Valentine Monologues

Chicago Sun-Times;  February 10, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Who's responsible for Valentine's Day becoming a major commercial...businesses actually displaying elaborate Valentine's Day decorations in their windows...day? Who's the driving force behind Valentine's Day as a marketing phenomenon, a...