Obituaries
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Innovative California Rabbi Harold Schulweis diesDec 17, 2014 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rabbi Harold Schulweis, an influential Conservative synagogue leader and scholar who fostered bold change, has died in Los Angeles at age 89. His deat...
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Marshall President Stephen Kopp diesDec 17, 2014 10:00 pm - HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Marshall University President Stephen Kopp was remembered on Thursday as a devoted leader with a passion for higher education. Kopp became ill a...
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AP IMPACT: Abused kids die as authorities fail to protectDec 17, 2014 10:00 pm - BUTTE, Montana (AP) - An Associated Press investigation has found that at least 786 children died of abuse or neglect in the U.S. in a six-year span while in plain view ...
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Analysis: Recent California newspaper editorialsDec 17, 2014 10:00 pm - Dec. 16 Chico Enterprise-Record: Subsidized rides to Sacramento aren't rational With the end of commercial flights from Chico Municipal Airport, the urgency has ramped u...
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Elgin volunteer, politician known for generosityDec 17, 2014 12:01 am - Shirley Rauschenberger was a firm believer in serving her community. Her service included a 12-year stint on the Elgin Area School District U-46 board, and being a leade...
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Member of German rocket team dies in AlabamaDec 16, 2014 10:00 pm - HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A member of the German rocket team that helped build America's space program in north Alabama has died. An announcement from a funeral home in Hu...
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Richard C. Hottelet, last of original 'Murrow's Boys,' diesDec 16, 2014 10:00 pm - HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Richard C. Hottelet, the last of the original "Murrow's Boys," the pioneering group of wartime journalists hired by CBS radio newsman Edward R. Mu...
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Missouri woman charged with starving childDec 16, 2014 10:00 pm - ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) - A northwest Missouri woman accused of letting her 7-month-old son starve to death made her first appearance in Buchanan County Court, where a judg...
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Ohio man acquitted after insanity defense diesDec 16, 2014 10:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Billy Milligan, an Ohio man believed to be the first person to use multiple personality disorder in an insanity defense, has died. He was 59. Milli...
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Phillip Archuleta, New Mexico lawmaker, diesDec 16, 2014 10:00 pm - LAC CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - Phillip Archuleta, a New Mexico state lawmaker and a longtime labor and civil rights advocate, has died. The Democratic Party of Dona Ana County ...