Paisley backs West Virginia skate park effort
Country star Brad Paisley donated to the Wheeling Skate Park Committee after a 15 year old Wheeling boy Nathan Mey wrote about youths lacking skate space. Paisley, a Glen Dale native who owns a skateboard, did not disclose his donation amount.
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Birthday acknowledgments for Robert Duvall Rose Keaton Stein Schellenbach Keanu
Today marks birthdays for notable figures including actor Robert Duvall talk-show host Charlie Rose actress Diane Keaton drummer George Brown of Kool and the Gang guitarist Chris Stein of Blondie drummer Kate Schellenbach of Luscious Jackson and singer Marilyn Manson, with ages ranging from the late 30s to mid 50s.
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Harrison Added to Brit Dictionary
George Harrison joins Nigel Hawthorne and Harry Secombe in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography update published Tuesday. The addition brings 195 biographies to the record, including 44 women, as editor Lawrence Goldman notes the dictionary chronicles people who shaped modern British society.
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Million Dollar Baby wins big in Dallas Fort Worth critics
Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar Baby collects top honor from the Dallas Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Hilary Swank wins best actress for her fighter in the rags to riches drama. The film also earns Golden Globe nominations and appears on several critics’ top ten lists. Paul Giamatti is named best actor for Sideways.
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Water spout seen off Palos Verdes amid winter storm
A water spout appeared just off the Palos Verdes coast during a winter storm break as California faced another storm bringing heavy snow to the mountains. The system eroded beaches and closed a 40 mile section of the major north south highway, worsening conditions across the state.
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Regis Philbin steps in for Dick Clark on New Year Eve
The Hollywood Reporter notes ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve drew about 8 million viewers in prime with a 2.6 rating among 18 to 49, edging NBC Carson Daly and Fox. Regis Philbin substituted for Clark after a stroke, keeping the special on air as 2005 began.
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