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Matthew Shepard
Matthew Shepard's murder a decade ago still resonates with many in this small college town as they struggle with the aftermath of a crime that triggered nationwide sympathy and brought a re-examination of attitudes toward gays. Ten years ago, 21-year-old...Tags: Laws, Landforms, Mountains, Gays and Lesbians, Murder
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News from around Wisconsin at 6:58 p.m. CDT
The Twin Ports have a lot to lose if the Great Lakes don't have enough icebreaking capacity to ensure cargo moves on time this winter. Together, docks in Duluth and Superior, Wis., moved 47.9 million tons of cargo last season -- more than their peers in...Tags: Wildlife, Academic Progress, Local Authority, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Halloween
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Obituaries in the news
Robert W. Plaster LEBANON, Mo. (AP) — Robert W. Plaster, a Missouri business leader who was accused in the 1970s of plotting to bomb a competitor's truck in an effort to dominate the propane business, died Saturday. He was 78. Plaster died of...Tags: Rebecca de Mornay, Laws, Democratic Party, Grammy Awards, William Holden
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Former Minn. legislator Allan Spear, among country's earliest openly gay officials, dies at 71
Associated Press WriterMINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Allan H. Spear, a former Minnesota state senator who was one of the nation's first openly gay legislators, has died. He was 71. He died Saturday of complications after heart surgery performed Thursday, said Don Jorovsky, a longtime...Tags: Democratic Party, Laws, Gays and Lesbians, Government, Human Rights
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Minnesota news in brief at 8:58 p.m. CDT
Allan H. Spear, a former state Senate president who became one of the first openly gay legislators in the country, has died. He was 71. Spear died Saturday of complications following heart surgery on Thursday, said Don Jorovsky, a longtime friend who...Tags: Laws, Government, Adrian Peterson, Casino and Gambling Industry, Charity
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Was Mark Foley a political scapegoat?
Palm Beach Politics | Sun-Sentinel BlogsThree weeks ago, state authorities announced that former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley of Palm Beach County will not face criminal charges despite a lengthy investigation into electronic message he sent to former congressional pages. Questions are now being...Tags: Mark Foley, Gays and Lesbians, Government, Tim Mahoney, National Government
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AKAs welcome Sister Barbie
Special to The Baltimore SunShe is, in a word, gorgeous. A real headturner. From head to toe, she is perfect. Her hair, artfully coiffed in shining curls, flows past her shoulders. Her lips are plump and carefully hued with a warm pink that complements the toasted copper color of...Tags: Phylicia Rashad, Alicia Keys, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Toys, National or Ethnic Minorities
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When Alzheimer's hits home
Special to The Baltimore SunMy parents, Virginia Ida and Pythias Alexander Jones, were wonderful people who died from Alzheimer's disease within 13 years of each other. My mother was diagnosed in 1974 when she was in her 50s. She was the type of person who remembered every birthday...Tags: Lobbying, Diseases, Alzheimer's Disease, Verna L Jones, Illnesses
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Keeping up the battle against HIV, AIDS
Los Angeles Times"Ladies," said Cookie Johnson, looking straight into the camera, her husband's arm draped across her shoulders. "Have you been tested ... " " ... for HIV?" finished Los Angeles Lakers basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson. As the most prominent...Tags: Television Industry, Martin Luther King Jr., Diseases, Health Organizations, AIDS
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Calendar
OCT. 12 "The Clean Up Woman" JD Lawrence's new stage play and dramedy, The Clean Up Woman, stars Jackee Harry, Telma Hopkins, Christopher Williams and George Wilborn. 8 p.m. at Morgan State University, Murphy Fine Arts Center, 2201 Argonne Drive. $39....Tags: Dance, Coppin State University, Walters Art Museum, Charles Theatre, Diseases
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What Obama means to me
Special to The Baltimore SunFor a community advocate and businessman, a redefining of hurtful stereotypes. For a single mother, a better opportunity to educate her son --and herself. For civil rightsera survivors, a reminder of how far we have come. Indeed, the presidential...Tags: Government, Racism, Democratic National Conventions, Civil and Public Service, Hillary Clinton
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Middle school for boys part of a trend toward single-sex education
The boys in the seventh-grade classroom wave their hands wildly and squirm in their seats, unable to contain their joy in a competition involving singular and plural nouns. Their teacher seems undaunted by the outbursts of cheering. These are boys, after...Tags: Family, Middle Schools, Sex, Academic Progress, Frederick County (Maryland)
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