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Carol Burnett to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Carol Burnett, the trailblazing comedienne whose variety show was a top draw on CBS for over a decade, was named the winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Tuesday. Burnett, 80, will receive the award in an Oct. 20 in a ceremony to be...
Tags: Sarah Palin, Tim Conway, Tina Fey, Television Industry, CBS Corp.
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Mark Twain expert visiting Virginia City to help raise money to repair historic school
VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Mark Twain expert from Connecticut is making his first visit to Virginia City this week to help raise money for needed repairs at the Comstock's historic Fourth Ward School. Steve Courtney is the publicist and publisher...Tags: Human Interest, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Mark Twain House and Museum
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Kirk Douglas to pay tribute to his late friend Burt Lancaster
Kirk Douglas will be paying tribute to his old friend and frequent co-star Burt Lancaster at the UCLA Film & Television Archive's June 7 screening of their classic 1957 western, “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” at the Billy Wilder Theater in...
Tags: Movies, John Sturges, Armed Conflicts, Tuberculosis, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Clark County Public Library collections gets updated, refined and 'weeded'
Clark County Public LibraryWhat’s new at the library this week? Well, just about everything. Over the past few months significant changes and improvements have been made to every section of the library. First of all, the entire collection was “weeded.” That...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Gilded Age, Arts and Culture, Libraries
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: No need to leave Fido behind Vacationers traveling to Orlando don’t have to leave Fifi or Fido behind with Rosen Hotels & Resorts’ VIP ¿ Very Important Pet ¿ package...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Florida Mall, Computer Hardware, Guggenheim Museum, USA Today
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A perfect storm
“The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” - Mark Twain With the Winter That Would Not Go Away finally fading in our rearview mirror, we can at last enjoy some summertime. And summer means warmer... -
Relationship may have morphed into marriage
Dear Amy: My boyfriend and I have been living together for 10 years. Both of us had previously been married. When we decided to live together, I was the one who purchased a home with my money. He moved in and indicated that he could only pay a certain...
Tags: Rentals, Reviews, Human Interest, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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Letters: Mahony just won't go away
Re "Rebuked Mahony taking a higher profile," May 10 Cardinal Roger Mahony is back? Haven't we had enough? Mahony had his final swan song in Rome by participating in the March papal conclave at the Vatican. His resumption of presiding over...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Papal Conclave (2013), Religion and Belief, Joe Paterno, Abusive Behavior
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Trip along 'Waterwalk' lacks depth ★ 1/2
Based on Steve Faulkner's memoir, with director Robert Cicchini playing the author and former obituary writer embarking on the trip of a lifetime with his adopted high school senior son, "Waterwalk" finds Faulkners Steve and Justin retracing the route...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Movies, Entertainment, Travel
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Hawaii: Volcano House is back in business
Volcano House, uniquely located on the edge of the active Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii, has reopened after a multimillion-dollar restoration by its new owners. The hotel sits within the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. It is located just...
Tags: Landforms, Volcanoes
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Counting down to Lit Fest
(This selection is edited for clarity and length.) Tom Acitelli What do you think of when you think of Chicago? Oddly enough, the 1860 Republican convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln. Who is an author you'd like to meet, dead or alive?...
Tags: NCIS (tv program), Kanye West, Ray Bradbury, Nelson Algren, Science and Technology
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