Headstone back home
A member of the American Association for Gravestone Studies notes tombstones are traced to their origins and recalls calls after the Cowen story. The Cowen stone commemorates a life marked by bondage and eventual freedom, engraving: Nicker son Cowan passed to the spiritland on the 17 day of May 1883. Aged 87 years. A slave till Lincoln's proclamation on 1 of January 1863.
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American Association For Gravestone Studies
Tombestone
Lambertson
Cowen
Nickerson Cowan
Spiritland
Lincoln
Puppeteer Caroll Spinney Protects Big Bird Anonymity
New York Associated Press profile of Caroll Spinney, the performer behind Sesame Street icons Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. Spinney guards his privacy, values the character over fame, and recalls early puppet work, meeting Jim Henson, and moments with the bird during live shows. He lives quietly in Connecticut with his wife, continues voice work, and treats the bird as his child despite decades in the spotlight.
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New York
Caroll Spinney
Spinney
Caroll
Big Bird
Jim Henson
Sesame Street
Mensch Big Bird
Oscar the
Oscar
Bird
Elizabeth
Henson
Debra
Connecticut
Godzilla
F. Lee Bailey
Acton
Mass
Muppet Maker
Jim
Mac
John
Lindsay
Georgia Tech
Backyard Design: Making the Most of the Space Around Your House
A review finds Backyard Design offers attractive visuals but flat execution. Elvin McDonald’s strong introduction and jacket photo set high expectations, while Jean Breskend and Karen Bussolini present field trips to compact urban, suburban, and rural settings. Bulfinch Press price listed.
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McDonald
House Beautiful
Jean Breskend
Karen Bussolini
Ms. Bussolini
Bulfinch Press
Group tends pets of AIDS patients
New York based Powars volunteers care for pets of AIDS and ARC patients to keep owners connected to animals during illness and hospitalization. The program offers food, veterinary care, foster care, and pet placement after client death, aided by 300 volunteers and 160 clients. Burt the German shepherd survived Patrick Lehman until his death. Burt was later adopted by Lehman’s mother.
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New York
Ed Jenkins
West 50Th Street
Patrick
Jenkins
Patrick Lehman
Powars
ARC Resource Service
Lehman
Burt
Five Boroughs
Steve Kohn
Powers
Howard Greenberg
Madison Square Station
N.Y
Kohn
St. Clare's Hospital
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Ben Biglere
Ron
Pam Shelor
Nickerson Cowen
Clinton Cemetery
Shelo
Topeka
Judie Glave
Associated Press
Ly Spinney
Mickey Mouse
Mark Stith
Cox News Service
Elvin McDonald
Debra C. Placek, M.D
Medical Arts
Maine Street
Lawrence
Mesler Roofing
Scott Mesler
Liability & Workers
Journeyman Roofers
N.Y. Times News Service
Beth Neuman
Kittery
Snoopy
East Village
Los
Physicians
Tuckel
Opal Tuckel Wrence, KS
West 6Th Street
Kansas
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