Volume 125 Issue 73
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
STUPID CUPID
LOVE IT OR HATE IT Today is Valentine's Day
Graphic by Katie Kutsko
FIG. 14, 209 A.B.
St. Valentine was martyred for marrying couples in defiance of Roman Emperor Claudius II, who deemed single, unmarried men more suitable as soldiers
Valentine's Day becomes associated with love. The people of Rome honored Juno the pagan goddess of love and marriage, on Feb. 14.
Late 400s
Pope Gelasius declares
Feb. 14 a day to honor St.
Valentine
Esther Howland of Worcester Mass., published the first American valentine
BY THE NUMBERS Cards
SOURCES: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION, SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS, HALLMARK, NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION , RETAIL ADVERTISING AND MARKETING ASSOCIATION
"Oversharing could kill a relationship because you're sharing your feelings with everybody and not just the person that wants you to share with him. It's less personal."
WHAT DO YOU THINK...
About sharing about relationships on social media?
"I hate Facebook. I'm not a fan of social networks. I'd prefer if someone I date doesn't share on Facebook because it's our personal life."
"It depends on the person. It would be less personal when you share with your partner because everybody already knows."
"I think it's weird to put a lot of info out on Facebook. Some people would feel distanced from that and someone might feel like they know them that well and they're putting it all out there, but I trust that."
Emily Donovan
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Index CLASSIFIEDS 10B CRYPTOQUIPS 6A SPORTS 18 CROSSWORD 6A OPINION 5A SUDOKU 7A
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Today's Weather
celebrate today with your loved ones... or just eat some candy.
Partly cloudy, Breece.
Winds from the NW at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to
30 mph.