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GRAND Magazine Issue 18 Sept Oct 2007
When the readers of GRAND Magazine voted General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.), one of the sexiest celebrity grandparents in America, we had no idea that this distinction would make its way into the General’s remarks on the lecture circuit. But after speaking to this remarkable [...]
Published in GRAND Magazine Issue 20 January/February 2008
Mega talented Rita Moreno tells Mary Ann Cooper, “I keep thinking I can’t possibly love any more than I do now, and I do.”
Little Rosita Dolores Alverio, who would as Rita Moreno later take Broadway and Hollywood by storm playing “Anita” in West Side Story, was [...]
Published in GRAND Magazine Issue 21 March April 2008 pp 36-41
Fanatic Grandparents – Cover Story Interview with Grandfather Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Milsap talks with Mary Ann Cooper about his passion for his music and his family
Country And R&B legend Ronnie Milsap was born blind and into extreme poverty in the Appalachian town [...]
We’ve had several grandfathers in the Vice President’s Residence before, but we’ve never had one who was quite so grand.
When he was a child, Joe Biden’s father used to tell him, “Champ, when you get knocked down, you get up. You just get up.”
Little did Joe Biden know how many times [...]
Published in Issue 22 May/June 2008
Grandmother Cathy Rigby knows a lot about the highs and lows of all-out dedication to the regimented life of an Olympic athlete. She burst on the scene as a blond, pigtailed 15-year-old at the Mexico City Summer Olympics in 1968. But the thrill of victory was paved with dangerous [...]
Originally published in GRAND Magazine Issue 17 July-August 2007 pp 42-47
Becoming a grandparent fulfilled an important goal for Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi’s entry into politics seems preordained. She comes from a family where public service is a tradition and a privileged calling. Her father, Thomas D’Alesandro, Jr., served as mayor of Baltimore for [...]
Think of the word “crystal” and you naturally conjure up images of elegance and beauty. And that’s what you think when you hear the name Crystal Gayle. The Grammy-winning, platinum recording artist made country music “cool,” in the words of one reviewer, and thrust that genre into the mainstream listening audience as never before.
Although [...]
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