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Children's book illustrator Jerry Pinkney poses in front of two of his illustrations Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at City Hall in Philadelphia. As Pinkney was honored by Philadelphia city officials Tuesday, he said his hometown of Philadelphia and African-American history play powerful roles in his career illustrating more than 100 children's books. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)

Jerry Pinkney, children’s book illustrator who captured Black life in America, dies

Award-winning illustrator Jerry Pinkey dies
A man wearing glasses and a tuxedo holding an Emmy trophy

Actor Peter Scolari, ‘Bosom Buddies’ and ‘Newhart’ star, dies at 66

In this undated family handout photograph provided by Ken Burris, Lorli von Trapp Campbell poses for a portrait. A funeral home confirmed Lorli von Trapp Campbell died Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, in Northfield, Vt. She was the second daughter of Maria von Trapp, whose Austrian family became famous through the musical and movie "The Sound of Music." Lorli was a younger stepsibling to the older von Trapp children who went on to be depicted in stage and film. She herself was not. (Ken Burris photograph via AP)

Lorli von Trapp Campbell, part of ‘Sound of Music’ family, dies at 90

Halyna Hutchins working on the set of the 2020 film “Archenemy”

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins killed by a prop gun just as her career was taking off

Don Bartletti –– – "Y", formerly known at Tom Morey, flashes his signature pose with his new surfboard design. He is marketing the new boards as the YHP–5 Swizzle, a 9'4", 14 pound surfboard most notable for what Morey calls the swizzle shape or slightly waisted along the center rails. The coreof the board is the same type of foam used in modern car bumpers, an expandable tough foam like material covered with a flexible polyester elastic skin. The board retails for 650.00. –– Back in the 1970's, Morey revolutionized the personal wave riding equipment industry with his wildly popularBoogie Board. That product has long been sold to other corporations.

Tom Morey, Boogie Board inventor who opened the waves to the masses, dies

Column One: What did California lose in the war on terror? More than any other state in the U.S.

About 7,050 men and women in uniform have died in the ‘forever war.’ But the largest percentage, 776 men and women, called the Golden State home.

The pandemic’s toll: Lives lost in California

Tommy Lasorda, shown in 1990, won two World Series titles as manager of the Dodgers.

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