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NEWS A2 HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER SATURDAY 122411 PEOPLE I S3 DAVID SHAPIRO flASHback THE BIGQ Some words of 'wisdom go better with strong nog Jmfi sQf 4 1 When do you celebrate Christmas? A. Mostly on Christmas Eve B. Mostly on Christmas Day C. Both Christmas Eve and Day D. Don't celebrate Christmas FRIDAY'S BIG Who do you think bears the most responsibility for the lack of progress in Race to the Top education reforms? ASSOCIATED PRESS GETTING INTO THE SPIRIT: Jeff Hamilton, recreation supervisor in Pendleton, waved at passing motorists while wearing a Santa Claus costume and driving a Zamboni down Emigrant Avenue in Pendleton on Friday.

Hamilton drove the ice resurfacing machine to Roy Raley Park to hand out candy canes at the ice rink in the park. Board of Education A. 11 TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS Gov. Neil Abercrombie D. 21 "If you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble." Bob Hope "The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C.

This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin." JayLeno "A good conscience is a continual Christmas." Benjamin Franklin "The worst gift is a fruitcake. There is only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people keep sending it to each other." Johnny Carson "Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people once a year." Victor Borge "Dear Santa, I'm writing to let you know that I've been naughty and it was worth it, you fat, judgmental bastard." Unknown "Christmas is a time when everybody wants his past forgotten and his present remembered." Phyllis Diller "Roses are reddish, violets are bluish, if it weren't for Christmas, we'd all be Jewish." Benny Hill "Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance.

To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect." Oren Arnold It wouldn't be in the seasonal spirit to make fun of public officials on Christmas Eve, so I'll let their actions speak for themselves this week and share with you some of my favorite holiday quotations: "1 do like Christmas on trie whole.

In its clumsy way, It does approach peace and goodwill. But it is clumsier every year." EM. Forster "Nothing's as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas." Kin Hubbard "Aren't we forgetting the true meaning of Christmas? You know birth of Santa." Bart Simpson "In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it 'Christmas' and went to church; the Jews called it 'Hanukkah' and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say 'Merry or 'Happy or (to the atheists) 'Look out for the Dave Barry "I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, 'toys not Bernard Manning "Santa is very jolly because he knows where all the bad girls live." Dennis Miller "The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other." Burton Hillis (9) 'J Hawaii State Teachers Association C. 36 Department of Education B.

32 Trump cuts ties with Republican Party Washington Donald Trump is declaring his independence. After years as a registered Republican, the outspoken real estate mogul has filed paperwork to become an unaffiliated voter in his home state of New York. Trump filed the paperwork making the change Thursday, a move prompted by his stated interest in mounting a third-party presidential run in 2012. "Mr. Trump has said for almost a year that if he is not satisfied with who the Republican candidate is, he may elect to run as an independent," spokesman Michael Cohen said Friday.

"This change in party affiliation certainly preserves his right to do so, after the finale of 'The Apprentice' in May." Asked if any developments in the GOP race prompted Trump to make the change, Cohen said no. Trump has said he plans to endorse one of the Republicans running. According to Politico, which first reported Trump's party switch, he will still be able to vote in the New York presidential primary next April. Trump had once been a registered Democrat. Mel Gibson and wife finalize their split LOS angeles Mel Gibson's three-decade marriage is officially over.

A judge finalized the actor-director's divorce on Friday from his wife Robyn, who was married to Gibson during his acting heyday and his more recent public downfall. The judgment entered by Superior Court Judge Mark Juhas keeps virtually all details of the pair's split confidential. Neither Gibson nor his ex-wife, whose name is being restored to Robyn Moore, attended Friday's proceedings. It does not indicate an official date for the former couple's separation. Robyn Moore did not list a date in her April 2009 divorce filing, although Gibson indicated they had been living apart since 2006.

The former couple have seven children together, but only their 12-year-old son is a minor and subject to a custody agreement. Vote by 4 p.m. today on our website at staradvertiser.com. Results will run in tomorrow's edition and online. Songwriter-bandleader-producer Dave Bartholomew is 91.

Singer-bassist Lemmy of Motorhead is 66. Actor Clarence Gilyard Texas is 56. Actress Stephanie Hodge Ever After is 55. Bassist-synthesizer player Ian Burden of Human League is 54. Actor Anil Kapoor is 52.

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