Imagine the second wedding of an elderly, slightly embarrassing uncle. Friends and family members show up but there is little celebration. The mood is sober. The speeches are serious. No one thinks to bring a present or raise a toast. Most of the guests disappear as soon as the ceremony is over. [read more]

When the weekend rolls around he takes a bus into New York City, where he transforms into a 13-year-old boy surrounded by a zany family on his bar mitzvah day. [read more]

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Minute-by-minute coverage of the state opening of parliament, the Queen's speech and the rest of today's pomp and ceremony 9.57am: Next a technical question from the Financial Times about trade credit insurance. Mandelson says that this is "very, very complicated" and that he's disappointed the three main insurers were not "more forthcoming" in supporting the market for this. 9.46am: David ... [read more]

On July 1, A.G. Lafley woke up at 6 a.m., worked out, showered, and headed to the office in downtown Cincinnati, just as he had for nearly a decade. But this was the first morning in more than 3,000 days that he was no longer the chief executive of Procter & Gamble. [read more]

It was a daunting task for two inexperienced college interns to plan a legislative hearing on Capitol Hill. But Alan Khazei and Michael Brown had lobbied for the assignment. And they were going to make Washington sit up and take notice. [read more]

The light just went off, that old major airline seatbelt signifier of settling down, of woes left behind like microscopic dust particles in an imagined inner-eyelid rearview mirror. [read more]

It's the simple parts of life that make living worth while. Santa Ana High School's production of "Our Town" claims that we must enjoy our lives, no matter how plain and dull they may seem. Set in a small New Hampshire town where life is ordinary and... [read more]

These stories are from you, Aggies from all ages who share at least one thing: Stack. The Battalion would like to thank everyone that submitted stories for this special commemorative Bonfire edition. [read more]

Rose Marie and Ralph Genovese celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 12. [read more]