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PASSINGS: Harold 'Hal' Jackson, Janet Carroll
Harold 'Hal' Jackson Pioneering African American on network radio Harold "Hal" Jackson, 96, the first African American voice on network radio, died Wednesday at a New York City hospital, said Deon Levingston, an executive at WBLS, a station owned by...Tags: New York City, Celebrities, Risky Business (movie), Tom Cruise, Entertainment
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Therlene Boyett: Former Valencia professor shared her love of math
When it came to teaching mathematics, Therlene Boyett was the missing variable that unlocked a passion in many students for the often unpopular subject.
"She had a reputation of changing people who hated math into loving it and even changing their...Tags: Valencia College, Science and Technology, Maitland, Teaching and Learning, University of Central Florida
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H.H. Brookins dies at 86; pastor was influential black leader
The Rev. Hamel Hartford Brookins, an influential bishop and former pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles who became a political power broker, civil rights leader and mentor to former Mayor Tom Bradley, the Rev. Jesse...Tags: Bill Clinton, Martin Luther King Jr., Christianity, Human Interest, Jimmy Carter
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An appreciation: Doug Dillard was 'my mentor,' John McEuen says
Pop & HissNitty Gritty Dirt Band's John McEuen praises banjo player Doug Dillard as "my mentor." Doug Dillard helped inspire many young fans, including McEuen and Steve Martin, to take up the banjo.... -
Terry Martin, legendary surfboard shaper, dies at 74
Well into his 70s, Terry Martin could be found most days in his Dana Point workshop sanding blocks of polyurethane foam into precision-shaped surfboards. With his big white beard and barrel chest, Martin looked like Santa riding out a blizzard of swirling...
Tags: Skin Cancer, Surfing, Sports
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6-year-old dies 5 years after tragic near-drowning
Death came this week to Joey Cosmillo. Five years after falling into his grandparents' Casselberry pool, the 6-year-old never played outdoors again. A victim of near-drowning — a horror most common to toddlers in Florida — Joey remained...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Medical Specialization, Maitland, Casselberry
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2012: The Year the Music Died (So Far)
It’s not even June. But already this calendar year we’ve lost a gut-wrenching list of people who’ve impacted the music world: impresarios Don Cornelius and Dick Clark, R&B legends Johnny Otis and Etta James, the incomparable Band...
Tags: Robert Goulet, Celebrities, Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band (music group), Bo Diddley, Joe Gibbs
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Letters to the Editor - May 22
Love, justice will prevail in gay marriage debate To the editor: George Michael is right. Gay marriage is about family. Yet the right to form one’s own family through marriage is one of the “most basic” civil rights as well as a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage, Gays and Lesbians
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PASSINGS: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Bob Boozer, Jim Abdnor, Chuck Brown, Herbert Breslin
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Renowned baritone championed German lieder Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, 86, a renowned baritone who led a worldwide revival in popularity for German lieder, died in his sleep Friday at his home in the southern German city of...Tags: Health, National Basketball Association, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Opera (genre), Richard Strauss
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Robin Gibb and the Bee Gees: More than disco kings [video]
Pop & HissRobin Gibb, who lost his battle with colorectal cancer Sunday at the age of 62, was a founding member of the Bee Gees with his brothers Barry and twin Maurice. In 1994, the brothers Gibb were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at the Grammy Museum... -
Robin Gibb dead: Bee Gees singer, 62, had battled cancer
Pop & HissRobin Gibb dead: Bee Gees singer-songwriter, who with his brothers made up one-third of one of the disco era's biggest acts, has died at 62 after a long battle with cancer....
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