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This Day in History…
Today is Thursday, Jan. 17, the 17th day of 2013. There are 348 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 17, 1963, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, appearing as amicus curiae (friend of the court) before the U.S. Supreme Court, told …
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Writer slapped brands on many genres
Sure, I had heard of writer Frederick Faust, but was never sure where I heard the name or what he had written. As a lover of Western books and lore from the time I was a lad, I was much more familiar with the name …
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Second Amendment and gun control
Discussions about gun control must include the Second Amendment that states, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Please note a couple of things: no …
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Conrad Bain of ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ dies at 89
NEW YORK — Conrad Bain, a veteran stage and film actor who became a star in middle age as the kindly white adoptive father of two young African-American brothers in the TV sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes,” has died. Bain died Monday of natural causes in his …
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Roxie Gray
WILLIFORD — Roxie Gray, 57, of Williford died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, in a Mountain Home hospital. Born Feb. 14, 1955, in Rolla, Mo., she was the daughter of Lovie and Edna Stender Barnett. Survivors include four sons, James Rutledge and Brian Bettis, both of …
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William Floyd
MELBOURNE — William Dean Floyd, 94, of Melbourne died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, in a Batesville hospital. Born Dec. 22, 1918, in Violet Hill, he was the son of Henderson S. and Rena B. Blevins Floyd. He served in the U.S. Army during World War …
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Charles Comer – Paid Obituary
Charles Comer, age 78, of Batesville died Friday, January 11, 2013, in his home. He was born July 27, 1934, in Batesville, the son of Albert Comer and Mary French Comer. He was of the Christian faith. Charles was preceded in death by his parents. …
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Te’o, Irish change story
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Not long before Notre Dame played Michigan State last fall, word spread that Fighting Irish linebacker Manti Te’o had lost his grandmother and girlfriend within hours of each other. Te’o never missed a practice and made a season-high 12 tackles, …
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Armstrong stripped of Olympic bronze
LONDON (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has stripped Lance Armstrong of his bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympics because of his involvement in doping, officials familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday. Two officials said the IOC sent a letter …
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Sports Briefs
Pro football PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In the end, Chip Kelly chose the NFL, giving the Eagles their guy. Philadelphia hired Kelly just 10 days after he decided to stay at Oregon. The 49-year-old Kelly, known as an offensive innovator, becomes the 21st coach in team …
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Honor roll – Mount Pleasant Elementary, Concord High
Mount Pleasant Elementary MOUNT PLEASANT — The students listed below have been named to the honor roll for the second nine weeks of the 2012-13 school year at Mount Pleasant Elementary School, according to a news release: First: all A’s — Lawson Arnold, Skyler Cooper, …
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Man accused in 8 deaths gets second life sentence
MORRISON, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man accused of killing eight people from two states during a 2008 spree was given a second life sentence Wednesday, this time in the death of a 93-year-old man. A judge in Whiteside County also sentenced Nicholas T. Sheley …
