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'Something borrowed': Dutch bride opts for recycled wedding

'Something borrowed': Dutch bride opts for recycled wedding

"Within like 30 minutes I knew this was the one," Lara Peters said of the second-hand wedding dress she had just worn to her marriage -- in the Netherlands' busiest rail station. Peters, 42, had found the dress two days earlier in a shop run by "

Amsterdam marks 25 years of gay marriage with weddings

Amsterdam marks 25 years of gay marriage with weddings

Amsterdam on Wednesday celebrated 25 years since same-sex weddings were legalised, with Rob Jetten, the first openly gay Dutch prime minister, as guest of honour. The Netherlands made history on April 1, 2001, when it became the world's first country to legalise gay marriage. Nearly 36,000

Lubbes, Wayne

Lubbes, Wayne

Wayne Arthur Lubbes July 19, 1964 - March 24, 2026 On March 24th, 2026 Wayne Lubbes passed away in the comfort of his home and in the company of family. Wayne had been fighting cancer for over 12 years and had undergone many surgeries, but the cancer finally got him at

Wayne Arthur Lubbes

Wayne Arthur Lubbes

July 19, 1964 - March 24, 2026 On March 24th, 2026 Wayne Lubbes passed away in the comfort of his home and in the company of family. Wayne had been fighting cancer for over 12 years and had undergone many surgeries, but the cancer finally got him at the age of

Mattioli, Wayne

Wayne Louis Mattioli January 17, 1939 - March 15, 2026 Wayne Louis Mattioli, 87, died March 15, 2026, in his home, of natural causes. A great lover of nature, kids, and the Butte Kiwanis Sunshine Camp, he fundraised for them for decades. Dad is lying in a beautiful field of grass,

Wayne Louis Mattioli

January 17, 1939 - March 15, 2026 Wayne Louis Mattioli, 87, died March 15, 2026, in his home, of natural causes. A great lover of nature, kids, and the Butte Kiwanis Sunshine Camp, he fundraised for them for decades. Dad is lying in a beautiful field of grass, looking at the

Dead ducks, feral hogs and love: an Excrement exposay :p into the wedding of the century

Dead ducks, feral hogs and love: an Excrement exposay :p into the wedding of the century

DISCLAIMER: This is a satirical piece. It does not necessarily represent the views of the Exponent or its writers and should not be construed as truth. MSU President Crawdad Wodaddy and Chump the Bobcat tied the knot in a private ceremony last week at the Yellowstone Club near Big Sky.