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The latest presidential news conference transcript, directly from the White House:

Note: This column originally appeared eleven years ago. Our friends’ now-nineteen-year-old daughter—who checks straws as a matter-of-fact routine—did not know why or how the habit began. This is for you, Kate.

Caramba! According to CNBC, parents will be spending an average of $510 per child this back-to-school shopping season. The new wardrobe—to start the year in style—plus pens, pencils, crayons, backpack and notebooks will be purchased both in-store and on-line, all designed to launch a successful school year.

Here's what's happening at the Senior Center in September:

100 years ago – August 29, 1918

Gore and Warner: near-perfect pot partners

Looking for a lost pet or a new four-legged friend? See the list of incoming strays and the slideshow of cats and dogs available for adoption from the Sonoma Humane Society, Healdsburg Center.

There’s a saying meant to convey ultimate respect, which is, “They don’t make them like that anymore.” We use this phrase about great people, old cars, favorite pets and even songs. Today we are expressing our esteem for John S. McCain III, the war hero and U.S. Congressional leader who died last Saturday at age 81.

There is honor in all work; I was raised to believe that. Maybe it’s because my parents were both hard workers, maybe it’s because I grew up working class, maybe it’s just because if a person is working that proves he cares, he wants to accomplish something, he wants to be responsible. Regardless of why I feel this way, I know I honor all workers.

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