...support from their sons and daughters. Some have solid pensions and are in good shape. Still others are female heads of household with little savings.And for many of those who grew up in an America marked by the turbulence of World War II...

...Nebraska on February 3, 1918 to Mary and John Eglsaer. Orphaned shortly after her sixteenth birthday, she became the head of household and assumed primary responsibility for her younger sister and brother. She was the valedictorian of her 1936 high...

...Alaskans from all over the state to net their limit, with some in boats and others fishing from the beach. Each head of household is allowed 25 fish, as well as 10 for each family member. Sound off on the important issues at

...and successful children. But data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows poverty rates of children in single mother head of household families are five or six times higher than children living with married parents. This initiative offers us an opportunity...

...local volunteers or officials to trudge or snowmobile from house to house in frigid weather to get the names of heads of households. A simple description of a home can serve as a surrogate address: "The red house near the airport," or "The...

...Same-sex and other unmarried heads of families have as much a right to support their families as married, heterosexual heads of households. As human beings, they deserve the same respect, the same compensation and the same representation as other human...

...can a family of four go home with 55 fresh, wild salmon at the end of a weekend. Alaskan regulations allow any head of household who can prove he or she had resided in the state for the preceding 12 months to net 25 fish during the three-week...

...for one of three $10,000 finalist awards. Women are eligible to apply for the award if they are: 1) a female head of household, 2) are attending, or have been accepted to, a vocational/skills training program, or an undergraduate degree...

...Council, had hoped vouchers would reach villages by Nov. 1. But Citgo needed paperwork verifying addresses and head of households for every home in more than 150 villages. That's an enormous undertaking in many remote areas, said Steve Sumida...

...are doing equal jobs they should get equal pay. "It should be a continuing pursuit since so many women today are heads of households," she said. ? Contact reporter Jonathan Grass at 523-2276 or at jonathan.grass@juneauempire.com.