It was 78 years ago that Vernon and  Gladys Presley welcomed twin boys into the world, Jesse didn't make it, but his brother Elvis outlived him by more than 42 years and made a big impact on the world during his lifetime. Even today people claim Elvis lives, because they just can't bear the thought of someone that good not being with us anymore. Happy Birthday Elvis!

The gun control issue just isn't going away. In an interesting bit of timing, today is also the second anniversary of when Representative Gabby Giffords was shot. All of us here at the Holabird Advocate watched part of her interview with poor excuse for a journalist, Diane Sawyer. From what we saw, both Giffords and her American hero hubby claim to both be gun owners and supporters of the 2nd amendment. They also claim that congress has not done enough to stop gun violence in this country. Apparently the Brady bill, which Bill Clinton claimed would be the magic cure-all for this problem isn't doing the job. So what is the solution? We are just as stymied to find an answer as everyone else. looks like we'll have to keep asking the question until someone comes up with the answer!

     A man, 70, married a 15-year-old in Saudi Arabia, but then complained to local officials that the family had ripped him off in the deal they made. CNN reported the details Jan. 8 of the situation that has caught the attention of human rights workers and many worried about the continuing issues around the world with child marriage. The man refused to give his name to CNN, but said that the girl's family had sold her to him for an amount of about $20,000.