NORTHLAND'S FAVORITE HITS » betty ford http://kool1017.com Tue, 21 May 2013 22:00:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Steven Tyler and Stevie Nicks Eulogize Betty Ford http://kool1017.com/steven-tyler-and-stevie-nicks-eulogize-betty-ford/ http://kool1017.com/steven-tyler-and-stevie-nicks-eulogize-betty-ford/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:09:06 +0000 Tony Hart http://kool1017.com/?p=10053 It's always a national story when a former first lady dies -- but when Betty Ford passed away over the weekend at the age of 93, the news affected not only those who remembered her years in the White House, but the thousands of people whose lives were affected by her groundbreaking work in addiction therapy.

Long before 'rehab' became a popular concept, Ford lent her name to the treatment center that has provided a safe haven and recovery tools to countless patients struggling with drug and alcohol addiction -- and two of the center's most well-known former residents have spoken out in remembrance of her work.

]]> http://kool1017.com/steven-tyler-and-stevie-nicks-eulogize-betty-ford/feed/ 0 Jason Merritt / Rick Diamond, Getty Images Betty Ford, Former First Lady, Dies at 93 http://kool1017.com/betty-ford-former-first-lady-dies-at-93/ http://kool1017.com/betty-ford-former-first-lady-dies-at-93/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 18:08:25 +0000 Tony Hart http://kool1017.com/?p=9864 Former First Lady Betty Ford, the widow of President Gerald Ford, died Friday evening at the age of 93.

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