Hope everyone has a very merry Christmas and a super Happy New Year!

We got a new domain from our host Davetta at Fanstar.org! be sure to update your links to http://edwardkennedyonline.com when you get a chance.

I know the previous layout wasn’t up very long but I wanted to go back to a darker one. I think it suits the site a bit better and I had some input from various people who seemed to like the darker style. Thanks to everyone who gave feedback!

For those who haven’t seen/heard yet, there’s a lovely one-page colour photo of Ted in the People magazine issue this month. $5 for the magazine, but well worth it for that photo. There’s also a small photo of Eunice, both in the Tribute section, towards the back. Here’s the article on the Ted page:

His ability to empathize…is what made him approachable and why so many saw him as a great champion.
–Patrick Kennedy, son

Ted Kennedy, 77
By Ted Kennedy Jr.

One of my hardest lessons growing up was learning to share my father with everybody else. I remember one Christmas Day, when I was about 11 years old, Santa came to visit our home. When he left, I ran to the window and held back the curtain. I saw Santa getting into my father’s car and quickly driving away. At first I was shocked that Santa would steal Dad’s car. Then I realized that “Santa” was driving over to Aunt Ethel’s house to visit my cousins. I wasn’t upset because I realized what a huge heart Santa had.

My father worked hard to be more than just an uncle to my cousins who had lost their own fathers. Sharing my father became easier when I saw him putting others’ needs ahead of his own. My father taught me by example to always think about those less fortunate. He always went the extra mile to make a difference in someone’s life. I have met so many people since Dad died who have told me wonderful stories about what he did for them. This will be a difficult Christmas without Dad. My loss is less painful knowing how much my dad and Santa really had in common.

I’ve added a scan of the photo to the gallery, too. Enjoy!

2009 People Magazine – 28 December [1]

And I added a bunch of new Bobby, Jack, Teddy and Vicki icons. Here are some samples:

And last but not least, congratulations to Teddy and the Senate for passing the Health Care Reform bill.

Welcome our newest Elite affiliate: Devon Declassified!

I’m not 100% happy with it, but I got tired of messing with it, so there you go. Haha!

Please take a moment to welcome our newest Elite affiliate: Arthur Gourounlian!

Spent the night before scanning all these photos. What a chore! Still have a lot of books and clippings to scan, but I’ll get to those later on some time. Enjoy!

2009 LIFE Magazine [30]

2009 TIME Magazine [69]

True Compass [95]

Here are some icons, too. Samples here:

I uploaded a bunch of new icons. A few samples are below. Images are from the Edward M. Kennedy Facebook group. Textures used for some icons can be found on the Credits page. Enjoy!