(Aug. 26, 2008) -- When Alaska Airlines operated the last of its MD-80 passenger flights this past weekend, it also was a farewell of sorts for Alaska first officer Dana Haines. In the left seat of the MD-80, on a final flight from San Diego to Seattle, was her dad, Alaska Capt. Claude Tirman. Father and daughter had flown together in the same MD-80 cockpit for Alaska Airlines many times before, but they would never do so again. Like the plane nicknamed the "mad dog," Tirman, 60, was retiring from the airline after a career that started 26 years ago -- two years before the airline received its first MD-80. This was his final flight for Alaska.

(Aug. 25, 2008) -- Two little girls from New Jersey were reunited with their father Thursday and could be returning home within a few days after being trapped by violence in the Republic of Georgia for two weeks. Ashley Evans, 7, and her 3-year-old sister, Sophia, met their father at the U.S. Embassy in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi after a six-hour ride in a vehicle with French Ambassador Eric Fournier. They were greeted with McDonald's Happy Meals and cake.

(Aug. 25, 2008) -- "I never had a father around and so now with Marley in our lives this has really taught me a lot of responsibility," DeMarcus Ware said. "It's also taught me how important a child is and how much happiness a child can bring to a family."

(Aug. 25, 2008) -- Paul Tierney, 47, had claimed that South Lanarkshire Council should reimburse him the cost of paying for a private tutor - £250 - for his daughter Denise, 15, as there was no dedicated English teacher at her school for a three-month period in the run-up to her standard grade exams. However, while waiting for his case to proceed through the Hamilton small claims court, Mr Tierney, a toolmaker from East Kilbride, has been advised by the Scottish Government that, although there is a legal duty for schools to teach religious education and religious observance - and Gaelic in Gaelic speaking areas - no such duty exists for core subjects such as English and maths.

(Aug. 24, 2008) -- Marlborough squash standouts Grant and Megan Craig will achieve a notable family first when they line up for Canterbury at the national squash champs at the Remuera Rackets Club in Auckland starting today. The father-daughter duo will be the first parent-child combination in the 36-year history of the national inter-districts teams event to represent Canterbury at the same nationals. For 15-year-old Megan it will be her debut nationals while Grant is playing in his fifth tournament for Canterbury.

(Aug. 20, 2008) -- According to Heather McKechnie, a registered marriage and family therapist, parents must "learn to keep your mouth shut, and only offer your opinion when asked." And the same advice applies when dealing with most other issues pertaining to older teens. The key is accepting that most kids are going to do things and experiment, says McKechnie, and, even if you forbid them, they'll do it anyway. "It's developmental -- all part of learning and preparing."

(Aug. 20, 2008) -- Trouble flared on the evening of August 6 when Holly invited five friends around to her parents' $350,000 terraced home in the normally sedate town of Lostwithiel in Cornwall. Despite being underage, the group started drinking and other teenagers began to arrive. At 11 p.m., 30 youths turned up at the four-bedroomed property and demanded to join in. When Holly refused, the drunken and abusive mob began vandalising property and screaming and shouting until 4 a.m.

(Aug. 20, 2008) -- Dads and Daughters, a national nonprofit founded by Joe Kelly and Nancy Gruver in 1999, encouraged fathers to participate in the lives of their daughters. In addition to promoting closer father-daughter relationships, the group took on an activist role. The Duluth-based organization Dads and Daughters has ended operations, according to its Web site, citing a lack of sufficient funds to continue.

(Aug. 20, 2008) -- While the dental care office has been around for more than three decades, the addition of Rush's daughter means the office has truly come full circle. Yeiser, a 2008 graduate of the University of Kentucky's Dental School, recently joined her father's Frankfort practice. And she says his 30 years of experience and her new ideas and new equipment make the family business a one-of-a-kind office.

(Aug. 19, 2008) -- “I don’t agree with her, either,” said Lawrence Quinn of his daughter, Christine, who is running for mayor of New York.  “But listen, if she loses, she’s unemployed and I’m going to have to pay her rent. So I am going to check you as a yes, thanks so much.”

(Aug. 17, 2008) -- Travis Deinlein's work van, containing all the materials for his detailing business, was stolen while his fiancee was giving birth to their new daughter. Sadly though, Travis' car insurance doesn't cover vehicle thefts, so for now, he hopes someone out there will have the heart to return his work van, and give this new dad the chance to focus on new priorities.

(Aug. 17, 2008) -- Valeri Liukin, who knows all about Olympic gold medals, wrapped his daughter in a hug that only a father and his little girl could understand. He kissed her on the forehead, then on the cheek, and when he pulled away, his eyes were moist with fatherly pride.

(Aug. 17, 2008) -- "It's kind of a timeless thing, a father and daughter being able to go out there and compete at such a high level together," Lauren McCarthy said. "If I was a person looking on I'd say it's pretty incredible that these men can still stay in shape and the daughters aren't going to kill them, that they can still laugh at the end of the day and know that they're still father and daughter."

(Aug. 16, 2008) -- "Me and my dad, we'd get into fights a lot," 13-year-old Faith said. He tried to check her eyes or talk to her when she was stoned. He watched the way she walked to see if she stumbled. One morning, she just didn't go to the mall. For whatever reason, she chose to stay home and play board games with her father.

"All of a sudden, cops came to the door," she says. She had just asked her father if he planned to send her to rehab, and he'd said no. In fact, he had gone to court and asked for an apprehension order so Faith would be taken to a safe house. As she went upstairs to her bedroom, this seemed like the ultimate betrayal. Coming back downstairs with the clothes she'd need for the next five days, Faith told her father not to talk to her.

(Aug. 16, 2008) -- A Florida man who wanted to pick up his daughter for visitation grew impatient when he was told his daughter was in church, according to a Crestview Police Department arrest report. He had gone to his former sister-in-law's beauty salon to get his daughter and upon hearing the news he'd have to wait, he went to his truck and began blowing his horn.

(Aug. 13, 2008) -- David Zell, 46, admitted to Antioch police that he provided beer for the party even though he knew his daughter, Ashley Totten, 19, was underage, as were some of the friends who attended the party at his home on Aug. 2.

(Aug. 14, 2008) -- In an unusual arrangement, the sanctions on former state lawmaker and convicted felon Chuck Chvala's real estate license are monitored by his daughter, Jessica Chvala.Jessica Chvala, 26, was intially licensed by the state as a real estate salesman in 2004, and as a real estate broker last year, one month before her father, Chuck Chvala's, license was suspended.

(Aug. 14, 2008) -- "I have sent advisories to some parents for them to supervise how their daughters are dressed before leaving the house, the time they go to parties and to ensure that they have proper pick-ups and drop-offs," Superintendent McGregor told the Observer West.

(Aug. 13, 2008) -- Bob and Sarah Kihm, or at least Sarah, will tell you she and dad are very much alike. He's an accountant. She's studying at the University of Colorado Boulder to become one. Both have been working for Sen. Barack Obama's campaign, Bob in Arapahoe County, Sarah in Boulder. Both are delegates to the Democratic National Convention.

(Aug. 13, 2008) -- “My Dad, John McCain,” by the Republican candidate’s 23-year-old daughter Meghan, is heavily illustrated and aimed at readers aged 5 to 10. Coming to bookstores soon from publisher Aladdin, it understandably portrays McCain in heroic terms.