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Robert Colescott dies at 83; African American artist skewered stereotypes with wit and explosive style
Robert Colescott, a wildly expressive and fearlessly opinionated painter who skewered racial and sexual stereotypes with hilarious force, has died. He was 83.
Colescott, who had suffered from Parkinsonian syndrome, died June 4 at his home in Tucson, said...Tags: Arts and Culture, Libraries, World War II (1939-1945), Arts, Tucson
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700 School Children To Receive Flu Vaccine
wpix.comAbout 700 New York City elementary school children are expected to receive the seasonal influenza vaccine beginning Monday. The free vaccinations will be given this week to children at with consent forms signed by their parents at six participating...Tags: Students, Preventative Medicine, Staten Island (New York City), Teaching and Learning, New York
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Carver Middle students protest impending takeover by L.A.'s mayor
L.A. NOWAbout 100 students staged a peaceful sit-in at Carver Middle School on Tuesday to protest the school falling under the jurisdiction of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. The protest came one week after the L.A. Board of Education voted to...... -
Put a little past in your future with Midwestern living history
Special to Tribune NewspapersWhen Bea Jacobson goes to work in the morning, she doesn't have to dress up or down -- just way back, to the clothes her forebears wore in the late 1800s. Her outfit includes a chemise, drawers, corset, long cotton stockings, petticoats, a bustle, all...Tags: Iowa, Arts and Culture, Thomas Edison, Washington (U.S. state), Tourism and Leisure
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New book picks 10 best of everything for families
The Associated PressThe 10 best places for ice cream, roller coasters, music festivals and wildlife-watching are just a few of the lists you'll find in The 10 Best of Everything Families: An Ultimate Guide for Travelers. The new book ($21.95) from National Geographic, by...Tags: Oklahoma City, Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, Spring Creek, Bodies of Water
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Field Museum showcases George Washington Carver exhibit
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Field Museum in Chicago is celebrating George this month. Not our presidents, but George Washington Carver (right). The museum's exhibit on the renowned black scientist, researcher, educator and peanut booster follows his life with a display of...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Museum Dioramas, Field Museum of Natural History
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Hope lives sparingly in wounded community
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe sun splashed onto the roof of a church, filling the faces of two golden statues of angels who opened their arms to the sky. It was the first light of the morning, which made everything look pretty, even the hardened heart of South Los Angeles. Don'...Tags: Crimes, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Gang Activity, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Manners are elementary for one Compton class
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe boys from Compton practiced all year for this field trip to Beverly Hills. They walked off their charter buses Friday and down the red carpet rolled out for them at Lawry's The Prime Rib. Through the double doors they marveled at the murals and...Tags: Denzel Washington, Los Angeles Times, Restaurants, Sports, Ketchup
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Try these Midwest city escapes
Special to the Chicago TribuneFor anyone craving an urban change of pace, Midwestern cities provide great options. Don't laugh. Whether you enjoy museums, art, theater, music, gambling or shopping, cities such as Detroit, Des Moines, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and St. Louis...Tags: Arts and Culture, Hotels and Accommodations, Libraries, Casino and Gambling, Chicago Hotels
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South L.A. neighborhood on edge after shooting
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersOn the way home from school Thursday, 13-year-old Magda Gomez and his friends walked past the South Los Angeles intersection where five youths and three adults were shot the day before. One of the boys pointed out the splatter of dried blood that...Tags: Crimes, Juvenile Delinquency, Gang Activity, Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics
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John Wayne's Iowa
Tribune staff reporterThis is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." -- Newspaper editor in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance." This is the Midwest, sir. Here, we deal in facts. John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison on May 26, 1907, in the...Tags: Iowa, John Wayne, Des Moines (Polk, Iowa), Hotels and Accommodations, Arts and Culture
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The infamous decision
Special to the TribuneAbout seven hundred fifty miles away and 150 years ago this week, the United States Supreme Court made a ruling--the most controversial of the 19th Century--that would change history. But it was here in St. Louis that the Dred Scott case began--and the...Tags: Ulysses S. Grant, Arts and Culture, Washington (U.S. state), Local Government, Defense
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