Barbie

Chicago Tribune – Letter writing became as much a fixture of my childhood as Barbie dolls. Writing to Carol added dimension to my world and a transcontinental confidant during my adolescence. It enabled that bridge built in 1972 to become a steadfast thoroughfare

MICHAEL WILSON/LEDGER PHOTOS
Ledger – Silvia Setti and her daughter Giulia, 5, seem to be assimilating to their new home country by playing with Barbie dolls. Setti s husband, Luca, who is an executive with Florida Tile, recently moved the family, which includes the couple s 7-year

Paper furniture — it works
Canton Repository – Mattel Barbie doll, bubble cut, brunette, Career Girl outfit, stand, 1961, 11 1/2 inches, $385. Hartland baseball statue of Harmon Killebrew, plastic, original string tag, $550. Buddy L Telephone Linemen Maintenance set, No. 5679, metal and plastic

Bowen column: Discussion prompts loving memories of Valentine’s Day
St. Cloud Times – Maybe it was seeing your father swearing under his breath while assembling your Barbie Dream House. Maybe the kids at school told you. But every adult remembers that distinct moment. When my mother’s co-worker told me that my Football Monster (which

Backstory: Madame’s ‘Lady Driver’
ABC News – She slept in a storage shed among bicycles, Barbie dollhouses, and discarded LEGO sets. Her first month’s salary, as agreed, went to the agency. For her second and third month, she went unpaid. She had screaming matches with the other maids and Madame