Shecky Greene Dies at 97, Las Vegas Comedy Icon
Iconic Las Vegas comic Shecky Greene dies at 97 in California after a long career as a top lounge headliner. Widowed after 41 years, Greene was famed for improvised routines and rapid-fire riffs that captivated peers like Bob Hope Johnny Carson and Frank Sinatra.
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Tony Rome
Mel Brooks
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North Side
Chicago
Oscar-nominated actor Tom Wilkinson dies at 75 in UK
British actor Tom Wilkinson, known for The Full Monty Michael Clayton In the Bedroom and Batman Begins, died at home on December 30 at age 75. He earned two Oscar nominations and earned a Golden Globe Emmy while his long career spanned stage film and TV.
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Wilkinson Jr
Leeds
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North America
Los Angeles Times
Eugéne Ionesco
University of Kent
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Diana Hardcastle
Order of the British Empire
BBC
Jiang Ping Chinese legal scholar and reform advocate dies at 92
Jiang Ping, a longtime China University of Political Science and Law professor and former president, who backed the 1989 Tiananmen protests and helped shape civil rights and property law, died December 19 in Beijing at age 92. He faced forced resignation in 1990 but remained a vocal defender of the rule of law. He advocated independence of thought and cautious reform while stressing democracy and judicial accountability.
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Beijing
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China
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Feu
Communist Party
Tiananmen
Washington Post
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Dalian
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Moscow
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Stalin
Beijing College of Political Science and Law
Community food pantries and meals listed for Lorain and Elyria
The notice lists multiple food assistance resources including Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Lorain 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursdays at 647 Reid Ave. Also First Evangelical Lutheran Church food pantry second Thursday 10-11:30 a.m. at 1019 W. Fifth St. Lorain. Other groups include Weekly Front Door Ministry and Greater Victory Christian Ministries pantry and meal times, Lorain Lighthouse United Methodist pantry, and the Friendship Animal Protective League pet pantry with arrival forms and masking requirements. Pet Pantry of Lorain County holds monthly events at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Elyria. Contacts and emails provided.
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Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
Reid Ave
Lorain
Call
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
Fifth St
Greater Victory Christian Ministries
Lorain Lighthouse
United Methodist
Meister Road
Friendship Animal Protective League
Pet Food Pantry
Friendship Apl
Murray Ridge Road
Elyria
Shelby
Friendshipapl.org
Lorain County
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Third St
LorainCounty
Gmail.com
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