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Vandals hit Glenbeulah Cemetery in Sheboygan
Some people think Glenbeulah Cemetery has paranormal activity, but now there are apparently other peculiar goings on. Detective David Obremski says seven headstones were pushed over and either damaged or destroyed late Wednesday night or early... -
Washington may join Oregon in allowing doctors to prescribe lethal meds to terminally ill
Associated Press WriterOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The emotionally charged battle over end-of-life decisions has taken to the airwaves as Washington state voters decide whether to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients. Recent TV and radio ads by...Tags: Euthanasia, Suicide, Maine, California, Martin Sheen
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Hampshire alum dies from injuries suffered in car accident in Yemen
Tribune reporterAfter the U.S. State Department offered Hampshire High School alum Jeff Patneau a position, he asked for the most difficult assignments, according to his family. He was eventually assigned to work in the American Embassy in San'a, Yemen, which was the...Tags: Government, Vehicles, Road Accidents, Television Industry, Heads of State
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,181 Saturday, according to Associated Press count
As of Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, at least 4,181 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,385...Tags: Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions, Georgia
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Answers to your funeral concerns
Answers to your concerns Questions or concerns about funeral services or need answers to frequently asked questions? Contact the state's Division of Funeral, Cemetery and Consumer Services Hotline: 800-323-2627 On the Web:www.fldfs.com/funeralcemetery/ -
U.S. attacks 'helping terrorists'
U.S. missile attacks on suspected militants in Pakistan's northwest near Afghanistan are undermining the war on terror and "helping the terrorists," the Muslim nation's Foreign Ministry said Friday. The comments came as a suicide bomber attacked an anti-...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Civil Unrest, Terrorism
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30 die as suicide bomb hits Pakistani council
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan In a blow to hopes that tribal leaders will prove a potent new ally in the fight against Islamic insurgents, a suicide bomber struck an anti-Taliban gathering of tribal elders yesterday, killing at least 30 people and injuring about...Tags: Guerrilla Activity, Suicide, Religious Conflicts, Civil Unrest, Terrorism
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Hospital: Additional passenger on California charter bus dies, bringing death toll to 9
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ The death toll has risen to nine in the crash of a charter bus that was on its way to a casino in Northern California. UC Davis Medical Center spokeswoman Phyllis Brown says E. Vang Saelee (SAY'-lee) died Friday at the...Tags: Police, Drunk Driving, Road Accidents, California, Police Arrests
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Police say Austrian far-right leader Joerg Haider dies in car accident
Associated Press WriterVIENNA, Austria (AP) _ Austrian politician Joerg Haider, whose far-right rhetoric at times cast a negative light on the Alpine republic, has died in a car accident at age 58. Carinthian province police official Friedrich Hrast said the accident...Tags: Adolf Hitler, Vehicles, Road Accidents, European Union, Economic Policy
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David Lett, pioneer in Oregon wine industry, dies at age 69
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ Pioneering Oregon winemaker David Lett, widely considered the father of Oregon's thriving pinot noir industry and a major force in winning worldwide respect for this state's wines, has died. He was 69. Lett died of heart failure...Tags: Beverage Industry, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, California, Dundee, Consumer Goods Industries
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Emotional distance: Running for a cause
Midway through today's Baltimore Marathon, when her feet start to blister and her legs start to burn, Beth O'Grady will look toward heaven and ask her brother for help. "OK, Steve, we're halfway there," she'll say. "Give me strength." Then, as always,...Tags: Genetics, Jim Taylor, Athletics, Track and Field, Diseases, Marathon
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Deaths in Central Florida
Brevard JOHN BURNACK, 92, Merritt Island, died Thursday. Beckman-Williamson Funeral Home, Cocoa Beach. RON C. JANKS, 64, Palm Bay, died Wednesday. Palm Bay Funeral Home. ROBERT JOHNSON, 87, Melbourne, died Sunday. South Brevard Funeral Home, Melbourne....Tags: Winter Park, Winter Garden, Winter Springs, Mount Dora, Plymouth
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