Oprah Winfrey pressures Indiana roads fix in May letter
Oprah Winfrey, a longtime LaPorte County resident, wrote a May 21 letter on Harpo Inc. stationery urging local officials to repair deteriorating roads around her home area in northeastern Indiana. The missive notes continued road disrepair and cites her long residence since 1988.
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Oprah Winfrey
Indiana
Ing
Winfrey
LaPorte County
Harpo Inc
Winfrey Company
Goo Goo Dolls defend banned album cover controversy
War ner Bros. Records and the Goo Goo Dolls faced objections over the A Boy Named Goo cover showing a boy smeared with blackberry juice. Johnny Rzeznik argued the image does not imply abuse, while Warner Bros. insisted on the concept, drawing comparisons to controversial artwork. Timothy Leary memorial service drew hundreds in Santa Monica with remarks from Ram Dass and Zach Leary.
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Goo Goo Dolls
Wal- Mart
Goo
Ken Phillips
Warner Bros. Records
Johnny Rzeznik
Timothy Leary
Santa Monica
Calif
Winona Ryder
Leary
Step
Community events and concerts listed for summer and fall
The Faith Hope and Charity Community Rehab Center announces YOUTH FEST on July 12 13 and 14 with info at 652-1433 Concerts at GRAFFITI feature Deftones and others June 20 and 22 with tickets via 276-8300 WAMPUM COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES includes D on Taylor Rag Time Band Beaver County Symphonic Wind Ensemble Roy Rubin and His Superstars and Rag Time Band through December 7 All inquiries to listed numbers The Gateway Clipper Fleet offers a Guy Lombardo Orchestra cruise aboard the Majestic from 6 to 9:30 p m with a dock party until 10 p m reservations at 355-7980
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Faith Hope and Charity Community Rehab Center Inc
Deftones
Man Will Surrender
Human Waste Project
EOE
Both Worlds
Gutrenct
Arn City Panhders
Rik Emmett
Wild T
the Spirit
Wampum
Taylor
Gazebo
Beaver County Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Roy Rubin
Guy Lombardo
Majestic
Leaving Las Vegas shines in dark tale of despair film review
A MGM UA release rated R, Leaving Las Vegas explores alcoholism with stark, revelatory art. The film’s notoriety stems from its bleak portrayal and strong reception, earning Oscar attention and challenging mainstream audiences.
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Las Vegas
MGM/UA
Leaving Las Vegas captures despair in neon Las Vegas
Nicolas Cage plays a weary man drinking himself to death in Las Vegas while Elisabeth Shue portrays a compassionate hooker. Director Mike Figgis delivers a stark vision that drags viewers into a subterranean world of despair, making the tragedy feel deeply real.
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Nicolas Cage
Las Vegas
Elisabeth Shue
Mike Figgis
Cage
Ben Sanderson
Ordinary Love Story of a Desert Drifter
A grieving man moves to Las Vegas after losing his family and job, seeking a quiet end but encounters Sera, a high priced escort, or something nobler in this drunken exile. Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue give standout performances in a dark comedy drama drawn from John O'Brien’s suicide before filming began.
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Vegas
Sera
Cage
Shue
John O’brien
Tadpoles CD Far Out earns Rolling Stone notice
Todd Palumbo and the Tadpoles mail a copy of Far Out to Rolling Stone. senior editor Jim DeRogatis reviews it favorably for a four star May 30 feature. The band, based in Hoboken, seeks nationwide distribution and plays modern psychedelic rock.
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Todd Palumbo
Palumbo
Rolling Stone Magazine
Tadpoles
The
New Castle
Todd (Palumbo) Parker
Blue Jay’s Records
Call’s Plaza
National Record Marts
Bakery-Records
Jim DeRogatis
Hoboken
N.J
DeRogatis
Rolling Stone
Todd Parker
Inter
Nick Kramer
David Max
Jim Thorpe's Rise From Coal Boom to Molly Maguires
In the Pocono valley town once known as Coalville and Mauch Chunk, wealth from coal mining and tourism spurred grand homes and Asa Parker's mansion, making it a top tourist draw second only to Niagara Falls. The era also saw labor unrest as Irish miners formed the Molly Maguires, signaling deep regional tensions.
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Poconos
New York
Philadelphia
Switzerland
USA
Pennsylvania
Coalville
Bear Mountain
Lehigh River
Broadway
Asa Packer
America
Glen Onoko
Summit Hill
Mauch Chunk
Niagara Falls
United States
The
Molly Maguires
Thorpe
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