Joyce asks our Mr. Answer Man: "I have a vague memory of hearing the expression 'Republican cloth coat' long ago. Not sure of the expression or when it started." Mr. Answer Man: "It comes from a ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Lou Carrol, the "man down in Texas" who gave then-vice presidential hopeful Richard Nixon the dog that inspired the famous Checkers Speech, has died. He was 83. Carrol, a resident of ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. How much better off would we all be if we brought our pets to work? Pets provide a sounding board, are good object ...

Richard Nixon poses with his family and their dog, Checkers, in Washington, D.C., in September 1952. Bettmann/Contributor Twenty years before Watergate, then-Sen. Richard Nixon’s national political ...

CHICAGO - Lou Carrol, the "man down in Texas" who gave then-vice presidential hopeful Richard Nixon the dog that inspired the famous Checkers Speech, has died. He was 83. Carrol, a resident of the ...

The Bideawee Pet Memorial Park in Wantagh was the site for a memorial service to honor pets that have died. The cemetery is home to about 45,000 pets, including some celebrities like former President ...