a disservice to the Lohan children.

We were pleased with the ruling in that it clearly stated that the Gaming Board had the authority to revoke Emerald's license.

false, erroneous and mean-spirited.

It gives it a sense of legitimacy so the children don't think this is something they can walk away from.

My children were very fearful of me. It wasn't that I was an ogre, they didn't know who the hell I was. They were with their mother all the time and then this strange man walked in the house. I couldn't take them out of the house. They wouldn't go anywhere with me.

I so readily accepted Mrs. Howard's invitation to join you today because I am one of the children. And when you are 90 years old you earn the right to call just about anybody a child. I am one of the children who embodies the legacy of Mrs. Howard.