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RIP Anthony Lewis
I was saddened to read the obituaries for Anthony Lewis, the Pultizer Prize-winning reporter, columnist and author. He may be most familiar for his decades of work at the New York Times. But his book, "Gideon's Trumpet," was one of the first -- and best...
Tags: The New York Times, Education, Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities, News Media
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OBITUARY: Buddy Clark, former Lauderhill councilman
My colleague Lisa J. Huriash has an obituary this morning on former Lauderhill councilman Buddy Clark. Read it here.Tags: Lauderhill
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Chinua Achebe dies at 82; Nigerian writer
JOHNANNESBURG, South Africa — When Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe was in college, a European professor assigned "Mister Johnson," which portrayed Africa as a land of grinning, shrieking savages. Time magazine called it "the best novel ever written...
Tags: National Government, Religion and Belief, Politics, Arts and Culture, Customs and Tradition
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Remembering Chinua Achebe, a writer who connected us to the world
When I think about Chinua Achebe, who died Thursday in Boston at age 82, I remember an event, five years ago, at Manhattan’s Town Hall. The occasion was a commemoration, sponsored by PEN American Center, of the 50th anniversary of Achebe’s...
Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Joseph Conrad, Literature, Authors, Africa
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Van Cliburn was a Cold War cultural ambassador
Van Cliburn, the lanky Texan pianist who died Wednesday at 78, was an unofficial cultural ambassador for the United States during much of the Cold War. His win at the 1958 International Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow made him a beloved musical figure...
Tags: Russia, Music, Entertainment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Moscow (Russia)
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PASSINGS: Peter Meyerson, Fran Warren, Max Jakobson
Peter Meyerson TV writer, producer worked on 'The Monkees' and 'Welcome Back, Kotter' Peter Meyerson, 81, a TV writer and producer who co-wrote the debut episodes of sitcom classics "The Monkees" and "Welcome Back, Kotter," died March 11 at Hoag...
Tags: The Monkees (tv program), Johnny Carson, Billy Eckstine, Heart Problems, Brooklyn (New York City)
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Obituary: Kyle J. Thacker
Kyle J. Thacker 1989-2013 SOMERSET — Kyle J. Thacker, 23, of the Slate Branch community of Somerset, Ky., departed this life on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, in Somerset. Born Nov. 7, 1989, in Lexington, Ky., he was a son of David Thacker and...
Tags: High School Sports, Eastern Kentucky University
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Bertha W. and Richard M. Kunkel
Five was a lucky number for Bertha “Bert” and Richard “Dick” Kunkel. They had five children, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren in their 66 years of marriage. They valued family and maintained close ties with both...
Tags: The Herald-Mail, Boy Scouts of America, Religion and Belief, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pneumonia
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PASSINGS: Jack Greene, Jesus Cardenas, Stephen Citron
Jack Greene Grand Ole Opry star sang hit 1960s tune Jack Greene, 83, a longtime Grand Ole Opry star who earned fame with the late 1960s hit "There Goes My Everything," died Thursday at his Nashville, Tenn., home from complications of Alzheimer's...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Music, Entertainment, Music Industry, Forest Lawn Memorial Park
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Recent Tribune death notices
The following death notices appeared in a daily edition of the Chicago Tribune: Peter P. Gavras Peter P. Gavras, age 82, March 8, 2013. Peter served his country in the Army during the Korean War. He is survived by his beloved wife, Mildred; children,...Tags: Religion and Belief, Lymphoma, U.S. Navy, Chicago Tribune, Abraham Lincoln
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Two men indicted in home invasion murder in Northwest Baltimore
Two men have been charged with shooting three people, killing one, during a home invasion in Northwest Baltimore last month, court records show. Roger Spears, 32, and Eric Jones, 20, were charged with first-degree murder and related charges in the Feb....Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Shootings, Prosecution, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Reisterstown Road
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