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Hawaii Democratic congressman Mark Takai dies

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ
Jul 20, 2016 7:00 am - HONOLULU (AP) - U.S. Rep. Mark Takai, a war veteran and long-time legislator known for his bright nature and deep commitment to service, died in his home Wednesday after...
Clown Dimitri, beloved Swiss performer, dead at 80

The Associated Press
Jul 20, 2016 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Clown Dimitri, a beloved Swiss clown and mime over nearly six decades who studied under Marcel Marceau and spread smiles from Broadway to Congo with a trad...
Pioneering school psychologist was first one hired by District 54

By Eileen O. Daday
Jul 20, 2016 1:00 am - A longtime school psychologist in Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 who pioneered ways to determine the needs of special education students and who was instrume...
Punk pioneer Alan Vega dies at 78

By The Associated Press
Jul 18, 2016 7:00 am - Former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins says punk pioneer Alan Vega has died. Rollins announced the death on his website and has released what he describes as a family-...
Wendell Anderson, Minnesota's former governor, dies at 83

The Associated Press
Jul 17, 2016 7:00 am - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Wendell Anderson loved being Minnesota's governor so much that he couldn't wait to get to work in the morning. But when he abandoned the Capitol i...
NBA great Nate Thurmond, Hall of Fame center, dies at 74

By PAUL ELIAS
Jul 16, 2016 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Nate Thurmond, the tenacious defensive center who played with Wilt Chamberlain and was an iconic figure in two cities, died Saturday after a short b...
Bonnie Brown of the country music trio the Browns dead at 77

The Associated Press
Jul 16, 2016 7:00 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Bonnie Brown, one of three siblings whose smooth harmonies as the Browns influenced generations of singers from the Beatles to Lady Antebellum, ...
Lawmaker who survived 2012 double lung transplant dies

By JONATHAN J. COOPER
Jul 14, 2016 7:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California state Sen. Sharon Runner, who left the Legislature in 2012 after receiving a double lung transplant and three years later made a dra...
Hungarian writer Peter Esterhazy dies at 66

The Associated Press
Jul 14, 2016 7:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Peter Esterhazy, one of Hungary's most renowned contemporary authors, has died. He was 66. Esterhazy, who announced last year that he had pancre...
Film director Hector Babenco dies in Brazil

The Associated Press
Jul 14, 2016 7:00 am - SAO PAULO (AP) - The Argentine-born Brazilian director nominated for an Oscar for his 1985 film "Kiss of the Spider Woman" has died. Hector Babenco was 70. Denise Winthe...

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