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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Book reveals little-known side of Schulz, including affairs

By Todd Leopold CNN (CNN) -- Who was the real Charles M. Schulz? Charles M. Schulz created "Peanuts" in 1950 and wrote the strip until his death 50 years later. Was he the man who suffered anxiety attacks, remembered slights for decades and put every ounce of existential angst into his comic strip,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 12, 2007

Expert: Don't try to buy anything without a price tag

By Linda K. Harris (LifeWire) -- Holleigh Davis adores shopping at flea markets. As a schoolteacher in Columbus, Georgia, she finds lots of time in the summer to stalk the stalls. She shops for her house, for her classroom, for herself. Funky furniture may be just the thing to give character to your... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Fear You're Losing Your Marbles? Try These Memory Tricks

By Lisa Mulcahy You can't find your glasses (they're on your head), you forgot the morning staff meeting (it was an hour ago), and the kids are safely at school (but their lunches are still on the kitchen counter). Oh well, when you're crazy-busy, exhausted, or valiantly multitasking from morning... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 7, 2007

Mellencamp Song About 'Jena Six' Upsets Mayor

John Mellencamp says he is telling a story, not reporting. "The town of Jena has for months been mischaracterized in the media and portrayed as the epicenter of hatred, racism and a place where justice is denied," Jena Mayor Murphy R. McMillin wrote in a statement on town letterhead faxed on Friday... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 5, 2007

Carol Ann Gotbaum, 45, dies in custody September 28 at Phoenix airport

PHOENIX, Arizona (CNN) -- Noah Gotbaum told a Phoenix airport operator that his wife was distraught after being bumped from a flight and that her situation was a "medical emergency," not a case of "some lout who's just drank too much." Video shows Carol Ann Gotbaum being arrested at a Phoenix... Sign in to see full entry.

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