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Anniversary - the McCormicks
Joe and Nita McCormick of Falling Waters, W.Va., celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by vacationing in the Great Smokey Mountains with their family. While in Tennessee, the family surprised them with gifts, a steak dinner and an anniversary cake....Tags: Weddings
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Florida gets double-whammy as John Theus, Derrick Henry pick Georgia
The Florida Gators picked up their 14th commitment of the 2012 recruiting class with the pledge of Boiling Springs (N.C.) Crest safety Rhaheim Ledbetter on Friday morning. A happy day in Gainesville, no doubt.
That all changed Friday night.
A pair of...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Athens (Greece), Nike, Inc., Gainesville, Georgia
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Navy announces 2011 football recruiting class
Football coach Ken Niumatalolo released the names Navy's 2011 recruits on Thursday night as 52 prospects representing 16 states went through induction ceremonies and began plebe summer. "We are very excited about the group we have coming in this year,"...Tags: Murfreesboro, Delaware, Deltona, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Defense
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Clair E. George dies at 81; spy was pardoned for Iran-Contra lies
Clair E. George, a former CIA covert operations chief who received a presidential pardon in 1992 after being convicted of two counts of lying to Congress in connection with the Iran-Contra scandal during the Reagan administration, has died. He was 81....Tags: Beirut (Lebanon), Christmas, Elections, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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R.E.M. breaks up, leaves behind career that balanced hits, integrity
R.E.M. broke up Wednesday, with an exit nearly as modest as its entrance.
You couldn’t get much more humble than touring America in a beat-up van out of the decidedly un-hip environs of Athens, Ga., in 1980. And when the band went out this week, it...Tags: MTV (tv network), Michael Stipe, Pearl Jam (music group), Fine Arts, Photography and Video
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R.E.M. calls it quits
After more than three decades as a band, R.E.M. is breaking up.
In a terse announcement Wednesday at the band’s official Web site, remhq.com, the trio of Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills said they “have decided to call it a day as a...Tags: Athens (Greece), Fine Arts, Arts, Arts and Culture, File Sharing
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Remembering R.E.M. (1980-2011)
R.E.M. announced Wednesday that it is calling it quits. The Athens, Ga., band that pioneered a distinctive, arty college-rock sound was a group that meant a lot to many people.
Myself included.
The group was the first rock band I felt was truly my own....Tags: Billy Squier, Chicago Hotels, Jimmy Buffett, Hampton Coliseum
Aug 19, 2011
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Sep 26, 2011
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Feb 17, 2011
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Jul 16, 2011
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Jul 1, 2011
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Aug 19, 2011
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Sep 21, 2011
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Sep 21, 2011
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Sep 23, 2011
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Sep 22, 2011
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