Today is Jan. 10, with Japan having now wound down its holiday celebrations and settled in for another hard year of work, work, work. Not me. For a peek at the calendar shows there is another new holiday right around the corner — and always will be all year round. Read the full story

Fathers act as extra set of eyes at Miller Middle School (Las Vegas Sun)

Before school on a December morning, Louie Frias patrols the hallways at Bob Miller Middle School. It's his day to volunteer with the Watch D.O.G.S. program, and he takes the responsibility seriously.

Taking fate into their own hands (Courier-Gazette)

When Jesse Cruz found out that he was going to be a father for the first time, he felt the usual emotions that most fathers-to-be experience — joy and fear. But unlike many other fathers, he feared missing the moment many may take for granted — being there when his child was born.

A mission to expel and annihilate (Morning Star)

GEOFF SIMONS charts the origins of Israeli aggression from the colonial ambitions of its founding fathers. NEARLY 1,000 Palestinian dead, more than 3,500 wounded, limbless children, babies blasted into pieces, the wounded dying on hospital floors.

Karen Russo, Sac Union Columnist (The Sacramento Union)

Today – Friday – was Beersheba’s biggest day in the crosshairs. The quiet night was shattered at 7 am by four Grads, then by two more bombing sessions, minutes apart, just after 9:30 am. Each had several bombs, but I’ve been too busy to look for the final count on today’s missiles.