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OUR VOICE: Al Neuharth a loyal son of South Dakota
As the voices came in Friday night from around the country remembering Al Neuharth, the famed newspaperman best known for founding USA Today, some themes quickly became clear: - Loyal. - Innovative. - Remembered his roots. - Gave back to his...Tags: Journalism, USA Today, Newspaper and Magazine
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USA Today founder, Eureka native Al Neuharth dies at 89
Eureka native Al Neuharth, whose founding of USA Today made him one of the most famous South Dakotans, died Friday at 89 at his home in Cocoa Beach, Fla. Neuharth changed American newspapers by putting easy-to-read articles and bright graphics in his...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Politics, Colleges and Universities, The Miami Herald, Fidel Castro
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Raymond Edmondson, Jr.: Public employees deserve pensions
In response to the newspaper's April 8 editorial, "Cut Florida pension risk," it is not responsible or fair to cut further into the financial security of working Americans because they happen to be public employees. Debate in Tallahassee about closing the...Tags: Politics, Retirement, Public Employees, Boston College, Employees
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Neuharth's USA Today changed American newspapers
Critics dubbed USA Today "McPaper" when it debuted in 1982, and they accused its founder, Al Neuharth, of dumbing down American journalism with its easy-to-read articles and bright graphics. Neuharth had the last laugh when USA Today became the nation's...
Tags: Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Advertising, The Miami Herald, Companies and Corporations
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Al Neuharth timeline
March 22, 1924: Born in Eureka. After fifth grade: Moved to Alpena. High school: Attended South Dakota Boys State in Aberdeen where he earned a $75 scholarship to Northern State College. 1942: Graduated from Alpena High School and enrolled in...
Tags: U.S. Army, Politics, Colleges and Universities, Education, Freedom of the Press
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College editor says Neuharth never forgot his roots
Al Neuharth, the Eureka native who rose to fame as the founder of the USA Today newspaper, never forgot his Dakota roots or his Dakota friends, said Marilyn Hagerty, his first editor who went onto national recognition as a columnist for the Grand Forks...Tags: Journalism, Today (tv program), USA Today, The Miami Herald, Katie Couric
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Fate of UC Irvine student newspaper hangs on campus election
The longtime campus newspaper at UC Irvine may be forced to cease printing in the next year if students fail to approved a quarterly fee to help sustain the weekly publication. Like newspapers across the country, rising printing costs have forced UCI'...
Tags: Politics, Colleges and Universities, Education, Voting, University of California, Irvine
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Famed movie critic Roger Ebert dies
CHICAGO (AP) — Roger Ebert, the most famous and most popular film reviewer of his time who became the first journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize for movie criticism and, on his long-running TV program, wielded the nation's most influential thumb, died...
Tags: PBS (tv network), Colleges and Universities, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Alfred Hitchcock, Fiction
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Stop dissing the humanities
If any line item in the state or federal budgets cries out for more resources, or even just a little more respect, it's the arts and humanities. Never mind that many writers, artists and scholars have the fresh ideas that our times so desperately need....
Tags: Arts and Culture, Land Price, Nobel Prize Awards, Politics, Science and Technology
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Is the media to blame for the brain injuries of hockey players?
Why is hockey such a violent and dangerous sport? Medical researchers from Canada have an answer: Blame the media. “Media reports of an issue such as TBI in sport can contribute to an altered culture,” they write in a study published...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Science and Technology, Breast Cancer, Concussion, Stroke
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Dr. Oz insomnia remedy results in third-degree burns, viewer says
For those who need further evidence that you can’t believe everything you see on TV, along comes the tale of a New Jersey man who says he sustained third-degree burns on his feet after following an insomnia remedy touted by Dr. Mehmet Oz on his...
Tags: Swine Flu, Harpo Productions, Inc., Insomnia, Los Angeles Times, Manhattan (New York City)
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Revisiting Roland Barthes' 'Mythologies'
Ferdinand de Saussure defined semiology as "a science which studies the role of signs as part of social life." We all practice it before we learn the word: High school drills it into us, if nothing else. In my day, you wore your backpack carelessly...Tags: Arts and Culture, Chicago Tribune, Folklore and Mythology, Philosophy, Religion and Belief
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