Top honor: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2009. Last year’s winner was then-President-elect Barack Obama. The 2007 winner was Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Other previous winners have included Bono, President George W. Bush, and Amazon.com CEO and founder Jeff Bezos.
Here’s what kindergarten teachers can look out for in 2014: Amelia and Aidan are the most popular baby names for girls and boys this year. BabyNames.com says the names were compiled from the millions of people who visited the site. Aidan has been the most popular name for boys since 2003, while this is the first year Amelia topped the girls’ list. Other popular names for girls this year were Isabella, Ava, Sophia and Olivia, while popular boys names included Noah, Liam, Caden and Ethan.
Returning to Monroe: Todd Berry, a former offensive coordinator at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, is set to be named today as the new football coach of the Warhawks, reports the (Monroe) News-Star. Berry, most recently quarterbacks coach at Nevada-Las Vegas, was the offensive coordinator at ULM from 2004-05. He was also a head football coach at Illinois State and Army for eight years. Berry replaces Charlie Weatherbie, whose contract was not renewed.
