By Mark Mix
Home day care providers would be forced into unions
March 17: Guitarist Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship is 72. Singer-songwriter Jim Weatherly is 70. Singer-songwriter John Sebastian of the Lovin' Spoonful is 69. Percussionist Harold Brown of War is 67. Actor Patrick Duffy is 64. Actor Kurt Russell is 62. Country singer Susie Allanson is 61. Actress Lesley-Anne Down is 59. Country singer Paul Overstreet is 58. Actor Gary Sinise is 58. Actor Christian Clemenson ("CSI: Miami") is 55. Actress Vicki Lewis ("NewsRadio") is 53. Actor Rob Lowe is 49. Singer Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins is 46. Bassist Van Conner of Screaming Trees is 46. Actor Mathew St. Patrick ("Six Feet Under") is 45. Actor Yanic Truesdale ("Gilmore Girls") is 44. Bassist Melissa Auf der Maur (Smashing Pumpkins, Hole) is 41. Drummer Caroline Corr of The Corrs is 40. Actress Marisa Coughlan ("Freddy Got Fingered," "Teaching Mrs. Tingle") is 39. Rapper Swifty of D12 is 38. Actress Brittany Daniel ("It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia") is 37.

Who killed J.R.? That’s the mystery propelling “Dallas” through the rest of its second season as a TNT revival. And that question hangs heavy in the upcoming episode (airing Monday at 9 p.m.), which confirms the sad truth every viewer knew was coming: Glorious scoundrel J.R. Ewing has died, after decades of living-on-the-edge infamy dating back at least to 1980.
Who killed J.R.?

J.R. Ewing wouldn't hesitate to cheat his fellow man. He also famously cheated death.
J.R. Ewing wouldn't hesitate to cheat his fellow man. He also famously cheated death.
Cowboys, stetsons, bucking broncos and J.R. masks _ it could only be the arrival of "Dallas" in London.

Cowboys, stetsons, bucking broncos and J.R. masks — it could only be the arrival of "Dallas" in London.

It's been 21 years since "Dallas" was last on the air, and in the interim, not much has changed.

Mister Rogers is joining scientist Carl Sagan and the snuggie in the pantheon of unlikely viral sensations.
The "Harry Potter" finale has earned some love from Hollywood's top acting union, winning the Screen Actors Guild Award for best big-screen stunt ensemble Sunday.
The "Harry Potter" finale has earned some love from Hollywood's top acting union, winning the Screen Actors Guild Award for best big-screen stunt ensemble Sunday.
J.R. Ewing has returned to Dallas.
J.R. Ewing has returned to Dallas.

A new generation of "Dallas" is headed for the airwaves.
A new generation of "Dallas" is headed for the airwaves.
To get there, shooting continues until April on the "Dallas" set, where, even two months after Hagman's passing, "I'm lonely because my best friend isn't there to play with," Mr. Duffy said. "I was with him from 1978 until his final hours in the hospital. But I have no regrets. Every day I think of him and smile."
"The mystery has all the machinations of a great J.R. business deal, as opposed to a whodunit," said Mr. Duffy. "Cynthia constructed a really interesting plot, of which I know Bobby's portion"