Cookies to poll workers end cookiegate case
State officials ruled county judge D. Todd Ehlers did not break the law by giving cookies and thank you cards signed by his children to poll workers on election day in Sturgeon Bay. Ehlers won the April 4 election with 51.4 percent of the vote, defeating Philip Johnson by 247 votes, though the incident drew comments on potential misguidance.
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D. Todd Ehlers
Sturgeon Bay
Ehlers
Steven Tinker
Philip Johnson
Florida Indicts Nine Alleged Gambino Members In Racketeering Case
Nine alleged members and associates of a New York crime family face federal charges for racketeering and plot related to a stripper's murder and the death of her alleged killer. Anthony Trentacosta, 61, heads Florida operations since 1999, charged with racketeering. others face loansharking counterfeiting and murder accessories. A Sunny Isle restaurant is described as a front for illicit activities tied to the case.
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New York
Gambino
Florida
U.S
Guy Lewis
Anthony
Tony Pep" Trentacosta
Sunny Isle
Frederick Massaro
Jeanette Smith
Miami Former top cop faces charges
Don Warshaw a 28 year veteran of Miami public service is to surrender on federal charges accusing him of looting 86000 from a police pension fund and a charity. He allegedly used the funds for hockey tickets dinners and getaways to Aspen and Colonial Williamsburg. The indictment adds to a wave of probes shaking Miami Dade officials and rekindling corruption concerns. Police Director Carlos Alvarez lamented the tarnishing of the badge and its sacrifice by Warshaw.
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Don Warshaw
Miami
City Hall
Warshaw
Aspen
Colo
Colonial Williamsburg
Miami-Dade
Carlos Alvarez
Arime
Donald Warshaw
San Diego State votes to drop mascot Monty Mon tezuma
San Diego State University students vote to retire the sports mascot Monty Mon tezuma after complaints that it demeans Native Americans. The decision moves to the University Senate for final action by President Stephen Weber. Monty has represented the Aztec emperor Montezuma II since 1941 at football and basketball games.
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San Diego State University
Monty Montezuma
University
Stephen Weber
Montezuma II
Monty
This Day In History Highlights From 1066 To 1995
A compact history note recalls key events on Sept 28 across centuries. William the Conqueror begins the Norman claim in 1066 while 1787 sees Congress sending the Constitution to states for approval. Other items include naval flogging abolition in 1850 and 1939 Nazi Soviet talks on Poland. In 1995 Rabin and Arafat inked an accord on West Bank transfer to Arab residents.
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England
Congress
Germany
Soviet Union
Poland
Yitzhak Rabin
PLO
Yasser Arafat
West Bank
Births and ages of Brigitte Bardot and others
The piece notes Brigitte Bardot turns 66, singer Koko Taylor 65, Ben E King 62, actor Jeffrey Jones 53, director John Sayles 50, and Janeane Garofalo 36. It also oddly lists Mira Sorvino as 3, returning to Bardot.
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Brigitte Bardot
Koko Taylor
Ben E. King
Jeffrey Jones
John Sayles
Janeane Garofalo
Mira Sorvino
Plymouth Congregational Church Adds 14000 Square Foot Wing
After nearly a year of construction the Ply mouth Congregational Church will begin using its new 14000 square foot addition. The addition includes classrooms meeting areas offices a chapel and a courtyard reflecting ongoing expansion.
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Plymouth Congregational Church
Behind the Music Turns New Season Into Revealing TV Portraits
Rapper MC Hammer recalls his rise and fall while VH1 prepares a fresh season of Behind the Music. The show traces fame, excess, and redemption for artists, from Cat Stevens to Milli Vanilli, Poison or Rob Pilatus’s death, highlighting the music industry’s ugly side.
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Los Angeles
MC Hammer
Hammer
Cat Stevens
Yusuf Islam
Jeff Gaspin
VH1
Milli Vanilli
Peformer
Poison
Obliv
Ion
Rikki Rockett
Rob Pilatus
Bret Michaels
C.C." Deville
Rikki Rocket
Stars clash with fame in ironic showbiz snapshots
Charlie Sheen discusses dealing with notoriety on Spin City and jokes about laughing at himself. The article notes his 1997 domestic assault conviction, 1998 rehab, and remarks on his view of women. Separately Clint Eastwood's Mission Ranch tour by jurors in a disability suit is covered, with Streisand ticket resales and Spike Lee criticizing media depictions of blacks on TV and Streisand concert demand.
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Michael J. Fox
Charlie Sheen
Charlie
Sheen
Maxim Magazine
Maxim
Clint Eastwood
Eastwood
Mission Ranch
Calif
San Jose
Diane Zum Brunnen
Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Madison Square Garden
City of Angels Gets Second Chance At Life
CBS revival of City of Angels aims to become a landmark drama with a large, predominantly black cast. Blair Underwood and Michael Warren lead a retooled hospital series returning October 5 with Gabrielle Union and Kyle Secor adding fresh dramatic conflict.
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City of Angels
CBS
Steven Bochco
Los Angeles
Blair Underwood
Michael Warren
Bochco
Hill Street Blues
Warren
L.A. Law
Underwood
City of Ee
Angels
Leslie Moonves
Gabrielle Union
Homicide: Life On the Street
Kyle Secor
Blair
Ben Turner
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Lee
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