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USA Today founder Neuharth honored at Friday memorial service
Colleagues and friends paying tribute to USA Today founder and Eureka native Al Neuharth today remembered him not as a driven media giant but as a loyal native South Dakotan who never forgot his roots. Some critics said Neuharth — who titled...Tags: Journalism, Politics, Newspaper and Magazine, USA Today, Gannett Company, Inc.
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Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment
ELLSWORTH-FURLOUGHS Military furloughs affect Ellsworth Air Force Base RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The military's plan to furlough civilian employees to save money will affect an estimated 566 workers at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota....Tags: Xcel Energy Incorporated, U.S. Department of Defense, Human Interest, Trials, USA Today
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'Al Neuharth Day' Friday in South Dakota
NBC's Tom Brokaw, U.S. Sen. John Thune and University of South Dakota President James Abbott will be among colleagues and friends paying tribute to USA Today founder Al Neuharth during a memorial service in Vermillion on Friday. Neuharth died at his...Tags: American Legion, Dennis Daugaard, USA Today, NBC (tv network)
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Immigration bill would restrict drone use in California
WASHINGTON – Concerned that border surveillance drones might fly over much of Southern California, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) successfully amended the proposed Senate immigration overhaul bill Tuesday to limit such flights to within three...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Dianne Feinstein, National Security
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5/1: Deaths in Central Florida
Brevard MICHAEL JOSEPH BURNS, 62, Cocoa Beach, died Monday. Davis-Seawinds Funeral Home, Melbourne. ROBERT "BOB" HOLLOWELL, 78, Merritt Island, died Sunday. Wylie-Baxley Merritt Island Funeral Home, Merritt Island. NELLIE IRWIN MARSCHKE, 95,...Tags: Kissimmee, Melbourne, Ocoee, Altamonte Springs, Winter Park
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Threatening text message forced lockdown of Brevard high school
Merritt Island High was locked down Tuesday after a student received a text message saying there would be a shooting at the school, Brevard County deputies said. A 17-year-old former student texted a current student about 12:50 p.m. saying he was on his...
Tags: Telecommunication Service, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Al Neuharth dies at 89; newspaper mogul created USA Today
Al Neuharth, the newspaper mogul who in 1982 made a $1-billion gamble called USA Today that earned derision for its emphasis on brevity, flashy graphics and upbeat stories but endured to become the nation's largest-circulation newspaper, died Friday in...
Tags: Journalism, The Boston Globe, CBS Corp., The Washington Post, Newspaper and Magazine
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Service for USA Today founder Neuharth planned for May 17 in Vermillion
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — A memorial service for USA Today founder Al Neuharth will be held at the University of South Dakota on May 17. Neuharth, who also founded the Freedom Forum and the Newseum, died April 19 in his Cocoa Beach, Fla., home from...Tags: USA Today
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FROM THE EDITOR: USA Today's 'fast-food news' ahead of its time
McPaper. That's what critics called USA Today when it debuted in 1982, all colorful and breezy and even a little weird. The paper was mocked as fast-food news, or worse, junk food news. As an 11-year-old newspaper fan, I recall being keenly interested...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, USA Today, Newspapers, Consumers
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Florida air show guide -- Thunderbirds, Blue Angels and other show schedules
Update: Because of government sequestration, both the Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Thubderbirds performance teams have been grounded. Check air show websites for updated performers.
There must be something in the air. Actually, there is, all over...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Tampa, Homestead, Titusville
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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: Journalism, Advertising, CBS Corp., The Washington Post, Newspaper and Magazine
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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: Education, Washington, DC, Politics, U.S. Army, Newspaper and Magazine
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