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Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94

By MICHAEL GRACZYK
Dec 01, 2018 6:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - George H.W. Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a ...
Bush staffer from Arlington Heights writes about president's warmth, preparedness

By Ed Murnane
Dec 01, 2018 12:00 am - Editor's note: Ed Murnane, a longtime Arlington Heights resident and a former staff member for presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, wrote these reflections...
Minimalist American sculptor Robert Morris dies at age 87

The Associated Press
Nov 30, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - American sculptor Robert Morris, one of the founders of the minimalist movement that emerged in the 1960s, has died. He was 87. The Castelli Gallery, whi...
Dennis Krausnick, founding member of Shakespeare & Co., dies

The Associated Press
Nov 29, 2018 6:00 am - LENOX, Mass. (AP) - A founding member of the Massachusetts theater company Shakespeare & Co., who in the organization's 40 years served as an actor, director, writer and...
Gloria Katz, 'American Graffiti' screenwriter, dies at 76

The Associated Press
Nov 29, 2018 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Hollywood writer and director has announced the death of his wife and longtime collaborator, Gloria Katz, who co-wrote "American Graffiti" and helpe...
Willie Naulls, former UCLA and NBA star, dies at 84

The Associated Press
Nov 29, 2018 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Willie Naulls, the former UCLA star who was a four-time All-Star with the New York Knicks and won three NBA championships with the Boston Celtics, has...
Ex-Rep. Ed Pastor, Arizona's 1st Hispanic congressman, dies

By BOB CHRISTIE and PAUL DAVENPORT
Nov 28, 2018 6:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor, who championed liberal causes as Arizona's first Hispanic member of Congress but was known for his bipartisanship, died after ...
'SpongeBob' creator Stephen Hillenburg dies at 57

By ANDREW DALTON
Nov 27, 2018 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Stephen Hillenburg, who used his dual loves of drawing and marine biology to spawn the absurd undersea world of "SpongeBob SquarePants," has died, Nic...
Oscar-winning director Bernardo Bertolucci dies at 77

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Nov 26, 2018 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - Italian film-maker Bernardo Bertolucci, who won Oscars with "The Last Emperor" and whose erotic drama "Last Tango in Paris" enthralled and shocked the world,...
Oprah Winfrey's mother, Vernita Lee, dies at 83

The Associated Press
Nov 26, 2018 6:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Oprah Winfrey's mother, Vernita Lee, has died at the age of 83. A Winfrey spokeswoman on Monday issued a statement saying Lee died at her Milwaukee home...

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