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Lew Ferguson, esteemed AP Kansas political reporter, dies

By JOHN HANNA
Aug 25, 2017 7:00 am - TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Lew Ferguson, who mentored dozens of other journalists during a long career with The Associated Press that included nearly three decades covering Kan...
Cecil Andrus, logger who rose to Idaho governor, dies at 85

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and KEITH RIDLER
Aug 25, 2017 7:00 am - BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Cecil D. Andrus managed huge swaths of public land as a cabinet member in President Jimmy Carter's administration and was the longest-serving governo...
'Cheers' actor, radio host Jay Thomas dies at 69

By LYNN ELBER
Aug 24, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jay Thomas, a radio talk show host and actor with recurring roles on the sitcoms "Murphy Brown" and "Cheers," has died, his publicist said. Thomas was...
Philadelphia Eagles fan gets last laugh with obituary

The Associated Press
Aug 24, 2017 7:00 am - PORT REPUBLIC, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey man took a parting shot at the Philadelphia Eagles in his obituary. Jeffrey Riegel, 56, died last Friday. Before his death, the P...
Former MLB GM Klein dies after heart surgery complications

The Associated Press
Aug 23, 2017 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Joe Klein, who was a general manager for three Major League Baseball teams before spending the last two decades as executive director of the independ...
longtime Stanford sports announcer Bob Murphy dies

The Associated Press
Aug 23, 2017 7:00 am - SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - Bob Murphy, the longtime voice of Stanford University sports who brought a folksy sense of community to his commentary for more than four decad...
British science fiction writer Brian Aldiss dies at 92

The Associated Press
Aug 22, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Brian Aldiss, one of the most prolific and influential science fiction writers of the 20th century, has died aged 92. Literary agency Curtis Brown said Ald...
Thomas Meehan, Tony-winning story writer of 'Annie,' dies

By MARK KENNEDY
Aug 22, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Three-time Tony Award-winning book writer Thomas Meehan, best known for transforming the Little Orphan Annie cartoon strip into the smash Broadway musica...
Tony de Brum, global voice for fighting climate change, dies

By NICK PERRY
Aug 22, 2017 7:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Tony de Brum saw the effects of rising seas from his home in the Marshall Islands and became a leading advocate for the landmark Paris Agr...
Hall of Fame baseball announcer Rafael 'Felo' Ramirez dies

By FREIDA FRISARO and ADRIAN SAINZ
Aug 22, 2017 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Rafael "Felo" Ramirez, a Hall of Fame baseball radio broadcaster who was the signature voice for millions of Spanish-speaking sports fans over three decades...

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