Year’s big celeb shockers recap by Erin Carlson
A roundup of the year’s top celebrity shocks featuring Heath Ledger’s death at 28 and posthumous Oscar buzz for The Dark Knight, Jennifer Hudson’s family tragedy and murder case, the DJ AM and Travis Barker plane crash, Bernie Mac’s death, and public tributes from stars and fans.
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Heath Ledger
Travis Barker
DJ AM
South Carolina
Los Angeles
Adam Goldstein
Bernie Mac
Chicago
Mac
Lion Zuba
Samuel L. Jackson
Jackson
2008s quirkiest baby names from Bronx to Sunday
AP surveys eccentric monikers in 2008 from Bronx Mowgli to Sunday Rose. Notable pairs include Pete Wentz Ashlee Simpson-Wentz naming a son after a NYC borough with Mowgli middle, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban naming Sunday Rose after a day and Rose, and Jessica Alba’s Honor Marie with Cash Warren. Stefani’s Zuma Nesta Nesta drawn from Malibu beach and reggae legend Marley. Buster Timothy honors old showbusiness surname with a traditional middle name.
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Bronx
Mowgli
Pete Wentz
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz
Chicago
Texas
New York City
Wentz
Nicole Kidman
Keith Urban
Kidman
Sunday Reed
Urban
Rose
Gwen Stefani
Stefani
Gavin Rossdale
California
Zuma
Malibu
Nesta
Bob Marley
Honor Marie
Jessica Alba
Cash Warren
Honor
2008 Mercer and Monroe County News Highlights
A year in review covering court sentences for tax fraud and home confinement, public input lines for Bluefield, crayfish leaks at Jimmy Lewis Lake, and hospital plans in Princeton for a teen and adult psychiatric pavilion. Funding boosts include a $2.5 million EDA grant for Princeton wastewater upgrades and major crime outcomes across McDowell and Mercer counties. Also noted are homicide cases, political/editorial tax queries with Gov. Manchin, and the regions named America’s 100 Best Communities for Youth for the third and second years, respectively, plus $3.6 million federal funding for local projects.
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Mercer
Monroe
Mercer County
Wood Education Resource Center
Princeton Memorial
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Apple
Buster Timothy
Buster
Buster Keaton
Jonny Lee Miller
Michele Hicks
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Bluefield
Department of Natural Resource
Jimmy Lewis Lake
Pinnacle Rock State Park
Princeton Community Hospital
Mercer County Hospital
St. Luke’s Hospital
Princeton
U.S. Economic Development Administration
EDA
Daily Telegraph
Joe Manchin
Enterprise
Tax Commission
Manchin
Eustace Frederick
House of Delegates
McDowell County
Buchanan County
Vansant
Pinnacle Rock
Anawalt
North Carolina
Tal
Scola Eels
Oscar F. Ficueroa
PCH, Brmc & HealthSouth
Westwood Commons
Bluefieldpulmonaryconsultants.com
Bluefield Women’s Center
Randy M. Brodnik
D.O
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Avy Ang Sivy
Base Pay Inc. Am and Service Plans
Shase
Office of
Nelson Velazquez
Beckery
Surounding Areas
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Princeton, WV
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