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Frank Kameny dies at 86; gay rights activist
Frank Kameny, who became a pioneer in the gay rights movement after he was fired from his job as a government astronomer in 1957 for being gay, died Tuesday at his home in Washington, D.C. He was 86.
Kameny had been in declining health, said Bob Witeck,...Tags: Gay Rights, Government, White House, Civil and Public Service, Social Issues
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Lawrence S. Eagleburger dies at 80; former secretary of State
Lawrence S. Eagleburger, the wisecracking, chain-smoking diplomat who charmed both Republicans and Democrats, handled tense assignments during the first Persian Gulf War and rose up the ranks to become secretary of State toward the end of President George...Tags: Government, Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Sherlock Holmes book banned in Albemarle County, Virginia
Jacket CopyA Sherlock Holmes book is banned in Albemarle County Virginia; Carolyn Kellogg looks back at the forbidden books she read while a middle schools student there.... -
The Japan quake and nuclear power; the ICE's Secure Communities program; the Palestinians new strategy
Japan's nightmare Re "Japan crisis may derail 'nuclear renaissance,' " March 14 If anything good can be said to have come from the terrible disaster in Japan, it is the realization that nuclear power plants can, at any time, be subjected to unexpected...Tags: Science and Technology, Entertainment, Nuclear Power, Palestine, Los Angeles Police Department
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Monticello's preservation forever linked to Jewish family
Special to the Los Angeles TimesI've never met an American who didn't have a soft spot in his heart for Thomas Jefferson and Monticello, his home and plantation in Charlottesville. After his term as president expired in 1809, Jefferson lived full time at Monticello. The house, which...Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Real Estate, Judaism, Auction Service, Tourism and Leisure
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If you go: Monticello
THE BEST WAY TO CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. From LAX, connecting service (change of plane) to Charlottesville is offered on United, US Airways and Delta. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $348. Monticello, 931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway, Charlottesville, Va.,...Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Thomas Jefferson, Homes, U.S. Airways
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The Virginia Quarterly Review, part 1: A suicide rocks the esteemed literary journal
Jacket CopyOn July 30, Kevin Morrissey printed a note, gathered his identification and called the Charlottesville, Va., police to report a shooting at the coal tower, a local landmark. When they arrived, it was Morrissey they found dead of a self-inflicted...... -
The Virginia Quarterly Review, part 2: Forging a future, now in jeopardy
Jacket CopyA different path In the universe of literary journals, the Virginia Quarterly Review became something of an outlier: It invested resources in long-form narrative journalism. "I believe in the work," editor Ted Genoways told The Times. "I want to spend....... -
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell: 'The private sector is strengthened when the public sector is restrained'
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Donald Trump: Host, mogul, presidential candidate...and vintner?
Daily DishAny wags out there want to suggest some label names for Donald Trump's new vineyard? Think he'll make a Two Buck Trump? That's right, hold onto your wine glasses folks, but Trump has bought a Virginia vineyard at a foreclosure...... -
A Civil War road trip
Special to the Los Angeles TimesKen Burns, whose landmark documentary on the Civil War established him as one of its quintessential authorities, thinks there's no better way to get a sense of the Civil War than to visit its battlefields, museums and national parks. "When we go to Civil...Tags: Ken Burns, Tourism and Leisure, Wars and Interventions, Thomas Jefferson, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia)
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Hey, great-looking grab bar!
Special to The TimesIN this youth-obsessed culture, looking to the AARP crowd for style cues is a highly subversive act. But a growing number of companies directed to the needs of seniors are fomenting just such rebellion, insisting that home design doesn't stop at...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Entertainment, Michael Graves, Marketing, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes
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