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Apr. 22 in History:Former mayor Herb Koenig was reported to be in "very good" condition
>> 50 Years Ago — EL CENTRO — Former mayor Herb Koenig was reported to be in “very good” condition this morning following his collapse in his radio and television shop yesterday. Koenig collapsed late yesterday afternoon and...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, History (tv network)
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End-of-life views are lopsided in support of the right to choose 'death with dignity'
There does not seem to be any middle ground on the issue of physician-assisted suicide. In fact, going by the reactions to Friday's column on that topic, there is no support for any ground other than that for the right of individuals to make end-of-life...
Tags: Cherryville, Multiple Sclerosis, Euthanasia, General Practitioners, Assisted Suicide
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Murder-suicide prevails over power structure denial of dignity
Savor the victory. The power structure conspired to perpetuate hell for Mildred and Elwood "Woody" Osman of Cherryville, but they prevailed. After 64 years of marriage, Woody took a .38-caliber revolver to the hospice room at Lehigh Valley Hospital in...
Tags: Cherryville, Medical Specialization, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Euthanasia, General Practitioners
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A judge's 'sympathy' violated a crook's rights, his appeal says
Nobody ever said that sticking up for the rights of the accused was going to be easy. One Pennsylvania man — on the brink of his date with a syringe loaded with Dr. Jack Kevorkian's favorite problem solver — got a reprieve, it seems,...
Tags: Punishment, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Dauphin County, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Crime, Law and Justice
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Varsity Scores: Oct. 6
Girls volleyball Tampa Bay Invitational Gold Bracket Semifinals Lake Highland 3, Winter Park 1 22-25, 25-10, 25-20, 25-15 Boone 3, Berkeley Prep 2 25-22, 22-25, 25-16, 17-25, 15-12 Lake Highland 3, Winter Park 1 Buzz: Shannon McDonough had 13...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, YMCA, Amusement and Theme Parks, New Smyrna Beach
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Barry Levinson, Tom Fontana return to prime time tonight with 'Copper'
The Baltimore SunBarry Levinson and Tom Fontana, the executive producers of "Homicide: Life on the Street," return to prime time tonight on BBC America with "Copper," starring Tom Weston-Jones. (That's Weston-Jones sitting with them in the picture above, taken in...Tags: NPR, Drama (genre), BBC, Al Pacino, Health and Medical Professionals
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'True Blood' recap: Season 5, Episode 2: 'Authority Always Wins'
Think Dick Cheney's thoughts on torture are extreme? Meet the Authority. Meet them and be afraid. Very afraid. Because underneath the sheen of gentility, bureaucratic formalities and a really sweet reception area, the Authority is pretty vicious. ...
Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Dick Cheney, Vampires (supernatural entitiess), True Blood (tv program), Carrie Preston
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In Theory: Should we be allowed to choose to die?
Q. British author Sir Terry Pratchett recently presented a BBC documentary called “Choosing To Die,” about assisted suicide. Pratchett, the bestselling author of the “Discworld” series of fantasy novels, was diagnosed with...Tags: Medical Services, Euthanasia, Abortion, Values, Crime, Law and Justice
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Mike Wallace, '60 Minutes' interviewer, dies
NEW YORK — Mike Wallace didn't interview people. He interrogated them. He cross-examined them. Sometimes he eviscerated them. His reputation was so fearsome that it was often said that the scariest words in the English language were "Mike Wallace...
Tags: The Blues Brothers (movie), Richard Nixon, Television, Music, Jackie Gleason
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CBS newsman Mike Wallace dies at 93
AP Television WriterCBS newsman Mike Wallace, the dogged, merciless reporter and interviewer who took on politicians, celebrities and other public figures in a 60-year career highlighted by the on-air confrontations that helped make “60 Minutes” the most...Tags: Richard Nixon, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Bob Schieffer, Music, Television
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'60 Minutes' Icon Mike Wallace Dead at 93
CNNNEW YORK -- Mike Wallace, who spent four decades as a hard-hitting, provocative news correspondent on "60 Minutes," has died, CBS reported Sunday. He was 93. Wallace died Saturday night "peacefully surrounded by family members at Waveny Care Center in...Tags: Richard Nixon, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Anderson Cooper, College Sports, Gerald Ford
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Peter Goodwin dies at 83; doctor helped craft Death With Dignity Act
In 1970 a man with terminal bone cancer came to see Dr. Peter Goodwin, who practiced family medicine in Portland, Ore. The man had intractable pain and saw no point in prolonging his suffering. He pleaded with Goodwin for pills to end his life.
His...Tags: Euthanasia, Science, Family, Alzheimer's Disease, General Practitioners
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