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As Kentucky Derby nears, these two already have won
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As the Kentucky Derby approaches, consider Dennis O'Neill and Tom Knust as Twin Spires for racehorse Goldencents. The backstretch barns at Churchill Downs were celebrity central Wednesday morning, led by the current biggest...
Tags: Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Chemotherapy, Cancer, Triple Crown, Health Treatments
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Political pizza: Obama bear-hugger Van Duzer swarmed on Yelp
It’s never just a simple bear hug when President Obama is involved. For Florida pizza parlor owner Scott Van Duzer, lifting the president off the floor this weekend has wrought an onslaught of impassioned political commentary from customers on...
Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Olive Garden, Dan T. Cathy, Same-Sex Marriage, Frankfort
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Reno pilot was an experienced racer
In the world of airplane racing, Jimmy Leeward was as big as they came.
His story was legendary: Born to parents who made a life flying and selling airplanes, Leeward "was literally raised on the airports his father operated," according to a profile on...Tags: Media Industry, File Sharing, Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945), here! (tv network)
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‘Doonesbury’ moves to Op-Ed page this week
Readers' Representative JournalThe Times has moved this week’s “Doonesbury” comic strip to the Op-Ed page, and “Doonesbury” reruns will run in the strip’s place on the Comics page. Editors were concerned about this week’s story line, which... -
Reno air show should go on despite fatal crash, group says
Nation NowThe Reno Air Races Assn. announced that it will seek to hold another competition for high-performance craft despite last year’s deadly crash of a World War II-era vintage plane that killed 11 people.... -
Drag racing's 'Big Daddy', Don Garlits, turns 80
Sports Now'Big Daddy' Don Garlits, a three-time champion in drag racing's premier top-fuel class who also revolutionized the sport with a new car design in the 1970s, celebrated his 80th birthday Saturday.... -
A Conversation: Olympia Dukakis and Charlayne Woodard
In her solo show "The Night Watcher," Charlayne Woodard talks for nearly two hours, sharing stories about her heartfelt relationships with other people's children.
In "Vigil," Morris Panych's 1995 dark comedy, Olympia Dukakis utters but 12 lines during...Tags: Charlayne Woodard, Celebrities, Kirk Douglas, Arts and Culture, The CW (tv network)
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James Gammon dies at 70; craggy character actor excelled on stage and screen
James Gammon, a character actor whose gravelly voice and craggy face made indelible memories in Sam Shepard plays, a spate of western TV shows and films, plus a comic turn in the baseball movie "Major League," has died. He was 70.
Gammon died Friday...Tags: Television, Sam Shepard, Chicago Tribune, William Inge, Don Johnson
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Border towns of El Centro and Yuma lead the nation's metro areas in unemployment
Money & CompanyCalifornia's metro areas once again led the nation in unemployment in November. Of the 13 metro areas with unemployment rates of 15% or higher, 11 were located in California, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday. In other words: Stay...... -
Feds to announce major mortgage fraud case
Money & CompanyUnleashing a major mortgage fraud prosecution, federal officials in Virginia will announce at least one indictment Wednesday stemming from their investigation of collapsed Colonial Bank and of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., according to people... -
Military deaths
The Defense Department last week identified the following American military personnel killed in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Gulf of Aden: Theophilus K. Ansong, 34, of Bristow, Va.; petty officer first class, Navy. Ansong was lost at sea Feb. 4. He was...Tags: Camp Lejeune (military base), Armed Forces, Explosions, Death, Afghanistan
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Thinking about an RV vacation? So are millions of others
Times Staff WriterAmerica's baby boomers, seeking new ways to get away from it all, have helped RV sales skyrocket in the last year. The $10-billion recreational vehicle industry, which ranges from spartan $3,600 trailers to cushy million-dollar-plus motor homes, is...Tags: U.S. Army, Minivans and Vans, Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia), Colleges and Universities, University of Michigan
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