Question of the day - no cheating

Why is there an apostrophe in the possessive? Like Linda's photos?

The English language being totally nonsensical (probably because it was invented by a bonehead like a certain administrator) originally had the syntax of:
Mark, his wiener dog, left a big turd on Bob, his porch, again.

The rank and file would have none of that however and contracted out all of the stupidity.

Catholic news flash

Catholic representatatives of the Ford Interfaith Network dedicate day of prayer for the corporation.
Dec. 08 - Dearborn, Michigan

These people have taken a day out of their time when they could have been praying to win the lotto, like they normally do, in order to make these special prayers.

I am certain that the Happy God of the Bibile is in the heavens laughing like a maniac and wondering if they might consider doing some meaningful work on the job.

I am currently taking suggestions for other possibly neglected areas that these groups could pray for the next time they leverage their collective bargaining power.