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'Prince of Tides' author Pat Conroy dies at 70

By BRUCE SMITH
Mar 05, 2016 6:00 am - Pat Conroy, the beloved author of "The Great Santini" and "The Prince of Tides" and other best-sellers who drew upon his bruising childhood and the vistas of South Carol...
'Prince of Tides' author Pat Conroy dies at 70

By BRUCE SMITH
Mar 05, 2016 6:00 am - CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Author Pat Conroy, whose beloved works "The Great Santini" and "The Prince of Tides" are set against the vistas of the South Carolina coast that ...
'Prince of Tides' author Pat Conroy lauded after death at 70

By BRUCE SMITH
Mar 05, 2016 6:00 am - CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Author Pat Conroy, whose beloved works "The Great Santini" and "The Prince of Tides" are set against the vistas of the South Carolina coast that ...
Manager: Joey Feek, of country duo Joey + Rory, dies at 40

By KRISTIN HALL
Mar 04, 2016 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Joey Feek, who with her husband, Rory, formed the award-winning country duo Joey + Rory, died Friday, her manager said. Feek, who had been diagno...
Bud Collins, US voice of tennis in print and on TV, has died

By HOWARD FENDRICH
Mar 04, 2016 6:00 am - Bud Collins, the tennis historian and American voice of the sport in print and on TV for decades, has died. He was 86. His wife, Anita Ruthling Klaussen, said in a telep...
Tony Dyson, who made beloved robot R2-D2, dies in Malta

The Associated Press
Mar 04, 2016 6:00 am - VALLETTA, Malta (AP) - Tony Dyson, who built the beloved, beeping Star Wars robot R2-D2, has died at his home in Malta, police said Friday. He was 68. Dyson's body was d...
Singer Gayle McCormick dies; had top-10 hits in 1969, 1971

The Associated Press
Mar 04, 2016 6:00 am - ST. ANN, Mo. (AP) - Gayle McCormick, the lead singer of the group Smith, which recorded the 1969 top-10 song "Baby, It's You," has died in suburban St. Louis. McCormick ...
Former president of District 59 board 'provided dynamic leadership'

By Eileen O. Daday
Mar 04, 2016 12:00 am - A former president of the Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 school board, who served four terms and provided leadership during uncertain times, has died. Mary Kr...
Social media's 4-month-old Bernie Sanders lookalike has died

By JOHN ROGERS
Mar 03, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bernie Baby, the cheerful infant who won the affections of people of all political stripes after his mom posted photos on social media of him greeting...
Pioneering Oklahoma energy CEO dies in fiery car crash

By SEAN MURPHY
Mar 03, 2016 6:00 am - OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Energy tycoon Aubrey McClendon earned a reputation as a pioneer, backing new drilling technology, building Chesapeake Energy into one of the nation'...

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