Allsup dies at 85 linked to Buddy Holly crash coin toss
Guitarist Tommy Allsup died at 85 in Springfield Missouri from complications after hernia surgery. He once lost a coin toss that kept him off the plane carrying Buddy Holly Ritchie Valens and J. P. Richardson on February 3, 1959, an event memorialized as the day the music died. His son Austin said he had been hospitalized since early month.
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Dear Abby: Coaching Russ for Dating and Family Dilemmas
A friend suggests coaching Russ to improve his dating life with new photos and wardrobe while learning to dance. A separate letter advises handling a granddaughter's use of dirty words and parent instruction. A third reflects a husband seeking concurrent church attendance despite his wife’s resistance and a note on contacting Dear Abby.
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Russ
Amanda
Wyoming
Airport line cutter sparks reader question to Dear Amy
In a readers ask about line cutting at a delayed airport boarding, Amy notes boarding efficiency and suggests politely saying we all waiting. The column later offers guidance on handling a damaged dining table loan and a separate relationship issue about ex references.
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Cutter
Jason Steffen
Fermilab Center For Particle Astrophysics
Internet radio station oWOW grows with public access and 1000 songs
Gorman explains the Elyria based oWOW internet radio aims to educate the public on listening via app or browser. The service catalogs over 1,000 songs blending classic and indie rock with local Northeast Ohio acts like Brent Kirby, while copyright logging limits freeform DJing.
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Gorman
John Mayer
The
Lumineers
Grace Potter
Rolling Stones
Mumford & Sons
Joe Bonamassa
Jason Isbell
Head and the Heart
Avett Brothers
Michael Franti
Spearhead
Dirty Vegas
Northeast Ohio
Brent Kirby
David
Goliath
Bye Bye Man review finds fears personified on screen
The piece critiques the film’s thin premise yet notes genuine tension in scenes with Carrie-Anne Moss and Douglas Smith as they wrestle with unleashing fear. It frames the Bye Bye Man as fear itself, a Voldemort-like unseen menace, offering a cautious nod to its 2017 cultural relevance.
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Elliot
Douglas Smith
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