Bob Hope remembered as irreplaceable entertainer and humanitarian
Johnny Carson praised Bob Hope as irreplaceable amid tributes from family and colleagues after his death. Veteran Army helicopter pilot Steve Collins recalled Hope’s heart for troops, noting Hope’s Christmas tours and morale boosting impact across war zones.
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Graham Graham on tax cuts and Iraq in 2004
Graham Bush backs the president's tax cuts and the war in Iraq while praising conservative judicial picks. He notes $400 IRS refunds as advance child tax credits and concedes deficits may grow. He says the president has led well post 9 11 and supports the tax code aims.
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Bob Hope dies at 100. famed Road to… films era ends
Hollywood comedian and actor Bob Hope dies Sunday at age 100. He starred in numerous films including the Road to Rio Bali Zanzibar series with Bing Crosby and appeared in more than a dozen other titles across decades.
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Bob Hope: From Valley Boy to Broadway and Hollywood Legend
The narrative traces Bob Hope from childhood in Cleveland where he worked in a shoe store drug store and meat market and picked golf as a lifelong passion. He adopted the name Bob after classmates mocked his given name and later boxed under Packy East before turning to show business. By 1930 he reached Vaudeville’s peak at The Palace, starred in Broadway shows such as Roberta Ziegfeld Follies and Red Hot and Blue, meeting Dolores Reade, marrying in 1934, and moving into radio with Bromo Seltzer before joining Pepsodent in 1938 to launch his own show and head to Hollywood.
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County Council seeks fixes after zoning dispute over Bo Mitchells business
The Aiken County Planning Commission denied rezoning for Bo Mitchells Tropical Sno from single family to urban development. Council seeks a legal workaround to keep the 8 year old Bo’s business open for summer while avoiding creating a precedent for non enforcement. If unresolved after 30 days Bo plans to turn his mobile unit into a full time operation.
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