The silver in a true silver dollar really represents the fidelity to a standard and this coin will be a store of value both in the memory it makes, its intrinsic value as a precious metal, and its part in American history. School is out for summer. Actually been out for a while now.
Meredith MacRae, who played comely country girl Billie Jo Bradley in the 1960s sitcom Petticoat Junction, died Friday from brain cancer. She was 56.
The dog on Petticoat Junction was never called by his name. They simply called him Dog. In real-life, the dog's name was Higgins. You might remember him better from his final acting role as the star of the 1974 movie, Benji.