[This was originally published one year ago today. In the interim, Bea Arthur has died, Rue McClanahan has had a stroke, and Betty White has been recruited to host Saturday Night Live. I decided to republish it in honor of these wonderful ladies I still Full Article at Shakesville

Enter the recipients' email addresses, separated by commas: Your email has been sent. What would the elderly ladies of South Florida have been without the delightfully naïve Rose Nylund? When she wasn’t regaling Dorothy, Blanche, and Ma (aka Bea Arthur, Full Article at The Daily Beast

The following celebrities were born on Feb. 21: Kelsey Grammer is 55. Jennifer Love Hewitt is 31. Rue McClanahan is 75. Gary Lockwood is 73. Peter McEnery is 70. David Geffen is 67. Tyne Daly is 64. Anthony Daniels (C3P0 in “Star Wars” films) is 64. Ala Full Article at Damn I'm Cute

Betty White isn’t the only “Golden Girl” with a legion of fans fighting to bring her to late-night! Rue McClanahan played aging vamp Blanche alongside Betty on the ’80s comedy The Golden Girls , and fans still haven’t forgotten how the star’s portrayal Full Article at Pop Crunch

With the Betty White for SNL Facebook campaign in full force, Rue McClanahan is the next Golden Girl being rallied for on the Internets. "Betty White shouldn't be the only one who gets to host SNL. What about the original cougar Rue McClanahan? Let's h Full Article at Perez Hilton

Beyonce picked up on the emerging fashion trend of weaving tinsel into her hair, showcasing it at the Grammy Awards as part of her hairography — that is, the choreographing of hair as part of a performance. At stltoday.com/stylefile, Debra Bass question Full Article at St. Louis Post-Dispatch