For Memorial Day: War is madness no new statues and monuments should be our goal

Source: Sacramento Bee

When I was in Vietnam, Armed Forces Radio frequently played a song called "Abraham, Martin and John." It was a ballad about the shortened lives of Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr. and John Kennedy. A disc j ...
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Sherpa: Readers Rush to judge comment about comedians

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

As promised last week, I am going to spend today's time and space to respond to those who objected to a portion of a recent column. On May 6, I wrote the following political comment: "It irks me when people ...
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Radio trailblazer Reynald Grondin, a master voice in two languages

Source: Ottawa Citizen

Radio was the only profession that Reynald Grondin wanted to work in. Born in Cloutier, Que. — near Rouyn-Noranda — Grondin dreamed of someday reading the news and spinning records at a major radio station. He got his wish, and in the late ’50s and earl ...
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Michael Stanley digs deep on his new album, 'The Hang'

Source: Cleveland.com

View full sizeLisa DeJong | The Plain DealerMichael Stanley has emerged from a season of loss, including the deaths of his wife and his parents, with "The Hang," a deeply personal album. "The best review I got was from a friend of mine who said that thi ...
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Camps bring youths more opportunities

Source: Ventura County Star

Share your story: We were thinking about summer camps and sharing stories about our childhood adventures. Using Google Maps we were able to show off the woods and lakes of our childhoods. Please tell us a story ...
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2 charged in separate sex abuse of minor cases

Source: Omaha.com

Creighton and Southern Illinois get their shot Saturday night at a prize few thought was attainable for either team. The Bluejays and Salukis meet in the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament at Hammons Field. The lea ...
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Class Notes: Everything's just peachy at Collier County schools

Source: Naples Daily News

Peaches and cream, peach cobbler (my choice over apple, cherry, or blueberry cobbler), peach upside down cake (instead of pineapple), playing the Peaches and Herb song "Reunited" as a disc jockey on the radio in Battle Cree ...
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Hamburg safari operators open resort to the public this weekend

Source: The Alexandria Town Talk

HAMBURG -- This little Avoyelles Parish village might not even by listed in the U.S. census, but organizers of a Memorial Day Weekend festival intend to put it on the map. Hamburg is home to the Lake Juneau Safari Resort, and t ...
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Sporting Events, Music Highlight Weekend Fun in Polk County

Source: The Lakeland Ledger

THE FLYING TIGERS' Hernan Perez (15) gets a big lead off second base before scoring on a single during a game earlier this month against the Palm Beach Cardinals at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland. The Tig ...
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