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Quinn on Nutrition: 10 facts about coconut oil
The Monterey County HeraldI'm staring at a really cute picture of my granddaughter and I smile. I shuffle through other pictures on my computer and smile again at the coconut-covered bunny cake I made for Easter. And I wonder based on what we know and don't know about coconut...Tags: Diabetes, Heart Disease, Coconut, Diseases and Illnesses
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Carole King honored with Gershwin Prize
Carole King has amassed some impressive accolades in her storied five-decade career. Now she can add the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song to her mantle. The prolific singer-songwriter was feted with the songwriting award — named...
Tags: Whitney Houston, Paul McCartney, Politics, Adele (music artist), Music Industry
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Kansas girl Gwendolyn Brooks broke ground as black poet
The Wichita Eagle"Say to them, say to the down-keepers, the sun-slappers, the self-soilers, the harmony hushers, 'Even if you are not ready for day, It can not always be night.' You will be right. For that is the hard home-run. "Live not for battles won. Live not for...Tags: Poetry, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, John F. Kennedy, Awards and Prizes
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MD--Mid-Atlantic Daybook
BC-MD--Mid-Atlantic Daybook Mid-Atlantic Daybook Associated Press Mid-Atlantic Daybook for Saturday, May 18. MID-ATLANTIC The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, United States Naval Academy, Lifestyle and Leisure, Thomas R. Carper
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Carole King to be honored with Obama-hosted show, Gershwin Prize
Carole King seems to have fans in high places: The singer-songwriter's life will be staged with an eye toward Broadway, and next week her oeuvre will be honored at the White House. Officials announced Friday that President Obama will host a star-studded...
Tags: Broadway Theater, Music, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Entertainment Events, Music Theater
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch Tipsheet column
St. Louis Post-DispatchThe Los Angeles Kings are the defending Stanley Cup champions. They wear their crown with great distinction. The Blues took a good run at them but lost in six games. The San Jose Sharks played their guts out Thursday night but still came away trailing...Tags: Trevor Lewis, Jaime Garcia, Baseball, San Jose Sharks, Dustin Brown (ice hockey)
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'Common Valor' tells stories of uncommon men, women
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.It's a chance to peek into the lives of the brave men and women from West Virginia who have served in the military throughout the years. A documentary called "Voices of War" will premiere 7 p.m. May 28 at Emmanuel Baptist Church on Charleston's West...Tags: Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, History (tv network), Libraries
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Decker, others honored at Capitol peace officers ceremony
St. Cloud Times, Minn.The 32nd Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service ended with this hope for the future: May no one ever join this fraternity again. Members of the Cold Spring-Richmond Police Department shared the sentiment Wednesday at the ceremony on the lawn...Tags: Human Interest, Memorial Day, John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama
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Police Week helps families find support
St. Cloud Times, Minn."What brings you to Police Week?" The question elicits quiet, somber responses, memories flickering to the day their life changed. My father. My brother. My colleague. If they volunteer that it is their fifth, sixth, 12th pilgrimage to National...Tags: Holidays, Law Enforcement, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Interest, Memorial Day
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The men who would be Gatsby
Leonardo DiCaprio is one of a handful of actors who have portrayed F. Scott Fitzgerald’s tragic protagonist “The Great Gatsby” in film and TV over the last 87 years. Warner Baxter, who won the best actor Oscar as the Cisco Kid in the...
Tags: Leonardo DiCaprio, Movies, Macdonald Carey, Lois Wilson, Toby Stephens
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READER SUBMITTED: Wethersfield Library Adult Summer Reading Program Kick-Off With Gina Barreca
WethersfieldWethersfield Library, 515 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield is pleased to announce that Dr. Gina Barreca, professor, writer and humorist, will be the guest speaker at the 2013 Adult Summer Reading Program kick-off. Join us Monday, June 10 at 7 p.m. in...Tags: Phil McGraw, BBC, Oprah Winfrey, Arts and Culture, Education
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Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif., David Allen column
Inland Valley Daily BulletinMichelle Obama was lucky enough to meet a contingent from Rancho Cucamonga last week. I mean, a contingent from Rancho Cucamonga was lucky enough to meet Michelle Obama. Gosh, I'm as flustered as they must have been. The library's top two officials, a...Tags: Museums, Awards and Prizes, Arts and Culture, Libraries
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