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Today would have been my Father’s 100th birthday. There aren’t many folks left who will remember that, and take note. But I do, and here’s his story. Before I sat down to write this, I read an e-mail about a lady who wrote about “A Simple White Envelope.” Her story began: “It's just a small white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no inscription. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years or so. “It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas -- oh, not the...

Tuesday, April 16, 2002 ©2002 Associated Press URL: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2002/04/16/national2221EDT0876.DTL (04-16) 19:21 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate approved without dissent late Tuesday two bills that would continue support for community health centers and provide other health help to the homeless, migrant workers and other needy people. Approval came without debate at the end of the day's activities, although, Democrats say, Republicans had blocked the bills' consideration for some time. One of the bills would extend the federal support for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps. The other bill would consolidate federal support for health centers serving various...