See Rock City Signs Fade Along Roadside
Rock City officials say they will keep as many barns and birdhouses as possible despite fewer signs due to interstate travel, the Beautification Act of 1965, and trends toward balloons and brochures, with advertising costs and limits shrinking the familiar figures from a peak of 800 signs to 148 across 12 states.
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Champions A Love Story star crossed skaters on CBS TV movie
Carrie and Peter, teen lovers in Champions A Love Story, face parental opposition to pair skating. The cast includes Joy LeDuc and James Vincent McNichol with Shirley Knight and Richard Jaeckel. Writer producer John Secret Young ties the drama to real skating costs and crashes shaping the film.
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Filmmaker discusses families as core in TV and film works
The interview covers the creator's view of skating as a tight-knit, early morning discipline and compares champions to war veterans. It notes McNichol's skating prep, LeDuc's guest arc, and Young's shift to adapting A Rumor of War for CBS. He also reflects on families as central in storytelling and his shift from policing to writing about family dynamics.
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Philip Caputo
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Caputo
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