1.  There are good family economic reasons for believing that fertility will not become high.

2.  Although Renee will have dark days, Whitten said she gives the family reason to be optimistic.

3.  Abbott was given the option to start over at Triple-A Vancouver but chose against it due to family reasons.

4.  Alfred has lived in bigger cities and prefers them, but he came home to Canton for family reasons, to take care of his ailing father.

5.  Brenda Barnes resigned as president and chief executive of Pepsi-Cola North America, citing family reasons.

6.  Cormisha Cotton, who missed last season because of pregnancy, returned home to Florida for good earlier this week for family reasons.

7.  Denver offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak took himself out of the running for the Patriots job when he declined an interview, citing family reasons for not wanting to leave.

8.  Even though most were moving for family reasons, local police insisted that they were bringing crime with them.

9.  For his part, Fleury is making it clear he prefers to remain in the Western Conference, in large part for family reasons.

10.  Hansen said Wagner requested to be cut for family reasons.