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Virginia Quarterly Review managing editor commits suicide
Jacket CopyKevin Morrissey, the 52-year-old managing editor of the literary journal the Virginia Quarterly Review, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Friday, the Virginia medical examiner's office confirmed Monday. Morrissey lived in Charlottesville, Va. In a... -
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Virginia Carroll Character actress and leading lady Virginia Carroll, 95, a movie character actress and B-western leading lady who appeared opposite cowboy stars such as Don "Red" Barry and Tex Ritter, died of natural causes July 23 in a Santa Barbara...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Richard Nixon, Fashion Shows, John F. Kennedy, Colleges and Universities
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Psychiatric care's peril and profits
Psychiatric Solutions Inc. was on its way to becoming the nation's leading provider of private psychiatric care when it snapped up Sierra Vista Hospital in Sacramento in mid-2005. The company put its well-honed business formula into action: Staffing...Tags: Nursing, Bipolar Disorder, Career and Workplace, Bodies of Water, Teen-agers
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Candidates woo conservatives
Times Staff WriterRepublican presidential contenders Rudolph W. Giuliani and Mitt Romney made their case to influential conservatives Friday, positioning themselves as allies to the gathering despite mixed records on such high-profile social issues as abortion, gay...Tags: Terrorism, Jerry Falwell, Ann Coulter, Political Fundraising, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Day trips in Virginia
Chicago Tribune Staff WriterVirginia is loaded with history, and there is no shortage of day trips from Washington. Here are two suggestions: Mt. Vernon George Washington's home is so vast and fascinating that it's worth spending four to six hours here. The first highlight is...Tags: Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Tour Operations Industry, Slavery, James Monroe
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Recipe: Pistachio madeleines
Dear SOS: Years ago there was a recipe for (pistachio) madeleines in the newspaper. I have misplaced the original and would really like to make them again.
Jim Tavernier
Glendora
Dear Jim: These madeleines are light in texture and delicately flavored,...Tags: Pistachios, Salt, Butter
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Writers as rogues and role models
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterEarly in his career, an aspiring novelist faces a moment when he must decide to take his vocation seriously or else remain a dreamer, unpublished and unconsidered. Michael Mewshaw's occurred in the office of legendary Random House editor Albert Erskine....Tags: Anthony Burgess, Eudora Welty, Tangier (Accomack, Virginia), Colleges and Universities, William Faulkner
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Around the world in 800 stops: the World Heritage Sites
Times Staff WriterIt's hard to believe that a glacier in Greenland and the gritty burg of Liverpool, England, have anything in common. But they do. They're both UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Nearly 800 places, daunting in their sheer diversity, bear this label. Some,...Tags: Thomas Jefferson, Oak Park, Tourism and Leisure, Brooklyn Bridge, Fishing
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Civil rights group files suit for veteran detained after making anti-goverment Facebook posts
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A civil liberties group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of an ex-Marine who was detained in a psychiatric facility after posting anti-government messages on Facebook, using the case to criticize a program that...Tags: FBI, Justice System, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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U.Va. captures NCAA men's tennis title in thriller
Daily PressIn one of the craziest finishes in NCAA tournament history, the Virginia Cavaliers claimed their first NCAA men's team tennis championship by rallying from the brink of a defeat for a 4-3 victory over UCLA on the University of Illinois' courts in Urbana....Tags: Tennis, UCLA Bruins, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Virginia Cavaliers, U.S. Open (tennis)
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Cavs claw back for crown
In one of the craziest finishes in NCAA tournament history, the Virginia Cavaliers claimed their first NCAA men's team tennis championship by rallying from the brink of defeat for a 4-3 victory over UCLA on the University of Illinois' courts in Urbana....Tags: Tennis, UCLA Bruins, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Virginia Cavaliers, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois)
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Council debates banning drones from Evanston's skies
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a drone! And it's hovering outside my bedroom window! That's the nightmare scenario behind a proposal to ban unmanned aerial vehicles in Evanston. Conceived by local activists in the North Shore...
Tags: Daniel Biss, Crime, Law and Justice, Illinois General Assembly, Litigation and Regulation, Elizabeth Tisdahl
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