Olympics Observations and Media Jeremiad by Calder Pickett
Calder Pickett vents at Olympic pro athletes and political figures, riffing on Dream Team commercialization, Clinton and Perot jabs, Bush language, and pop culture quirks. He ponders media, spelling lapses, and the forthcoming campaign with a string of pointed, yearned remarks.
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Donna Reed
Donna
Michael Jordan
Charles Barkley
Jordan
Andy Rooney
Perot
Dan Quayle
Dan
Larry King
Spain
Barcelona
Charlton Heston
Red Sea
Victor Mature
Hedy Lamarr
Samson and
Delilah
Jerry Brown
Eric Hoffer
Huey Long
Bill Clinton
Slick Willie
Arkansas
Clinton
Bush
Newt Gingrich
Rich Bond
Bob Dole
Eric Sevareid
Sevareid
Cole
Charles Black
Willie Horton
Gennifer
Local therapist named to state occupational therapy council
Sharon Parsons, a Topeka Capper Foundation occupational therapist and Lawrence resident, was appointed to Kansas Occupational Therapy Council by Governor Finney. She designs play based therapy for children ages 6 to 21, aims to boost school readiness, and says the council focuses on consumer protection and license oversight. Parsons plans to retire in 10 years to raise her own children.
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Sharon Parsons
Alabama
Kansas
Parsons
Foundation
Kansas University
Copper Children
Kansas’ Occupational Therapy Council
Joan Finney
State Board of Healing Arts
Pargongs
Capper
Mike Yoder
Lawrence
Topeka
Capper Foundation For Crippled Children
Jessica Burke
Capper’s
Jessica
Beverly Johnson
Vogue
Johnson
People Magazine
Anansa
Sims
London
Los Angeles
Rosie O'Donnell and Madonna Bond in A League of Their Own
Rosie O'Donnell notes off screen bond with Madonna due to both losing mothers young while promoting A League of Their Own. O'Donnell discusses character, director Penny Marshall's guidance, and her VH-1 hosting role.
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Rosie O’donnell
Madonna
O’donnell
Entertainment Weekly
Penny Marshall
O'Donnell
VH-1
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