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Maurice Herzog dies at 93; French mountaineer
Maurice Herzog, a French mountaineer who became a hero to his country in 1950 when he and a fellow climber became the first men to successfully scale a peak of more than 26,000 feet, has died. He was 93. Herzog, who wrote a best-selling account of his...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Francois Hollande, Everest, Climbing, Human Interest
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Wichita family calls father hero for saving son
KWCH 12 Eyewitness News“This was where the baby was and (Jeremy) come through with his bare feet through that fire,” said Larry Chisholm, the 16 month old’s grandfather. Quick action with no thought for himself has made a Wichita father a hero in his family's...Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Man uses gun to save tow truck driver's life
As a tow truck driver lay pinned between a car and a metal wire, it was a passerby's quick thinking that saved his life. Jamaryon Middlebrooks was driving along North Emerson on a Sunday night when a frantic person waved him off the side of the road....
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Tom Cruise as 'Jack Reacher' -- he's no hero
Liz Smith"YOU THINK I'm a hero? I'm not a hero. And if you're smart, that will scare you." That's Tom Cruise. No, no. It's not what you think. It has nothing to do with Katie Holmes. Those words are spoken by Tom in the excellent first trailer for "Jack Reacher."...Tags: Joan Fontaine, Entertainment Events, Liz Smith, National Enquirer, Alfred Hitchcock
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What is Chanukah?
Paul GreenbergIt's starting to look a lot like ... Chanukah. That's the minor eight-day Jewish holiday that's become a major one in our time, perhaps because of its proximity to Christmas and the demand for some kind of Jewish equivalent. But the same blessings are...Tags: Religious Festivals, Passover, Judaism, Holidays, Religion and Belief
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Opinion: Sandy Hook Shows Teachers' Enduring Values
The Hartford CourantI have spent much of this year imploring educators to never again say that we are "just" teachers. Because of the tremendously vital work that educators carry out on a daily basis, I have spoken and written about the need to enhance the cultural...Tags: Elementary Schools, Berlin, Religion and Belief, Human Interest, Teaching and Learning
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3,000 Gather In Tribute To Newtown Victims
The Hartford CourantAbout 3,000 people gathered at Western Connecticut State University Wednesday night to honor those lost, support each other and begin to recover from last Friday's school shooting in Newtown. Tears rolled down the faces of the young and the old, those...Tags: Judaism, Religion and Belief, Human Interest, Danbury, Entertainment
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Athletes Who Use Guns Must Use Their Influence In Wake Of Newtown Massacre
The Hartford CourantSome of the best hunters and anglers in the world are to be found on the rosters of American professional sports teams. Some of the best hunters and anglers in the world are to be found enshrined in Cooperstown, Canton and Springfield. They are...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Lobbying, Democratic Party, Nolan Ryan, Interior Policy
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Movie Guide for TownMall in Carroll County, Dec. 2, 2012
now playing "Flight" (R). An airline pilot makes a heroic landing, but in the aftermath faces a level of scrutiny he didn't expect. With Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Geraghty, Tamara Tunie, Nadine...Tags: Life of Pi (movie), Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Don Cheadle, Chris Hemsworth, Melissa Leo
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The Victims And Their Stories
Killed in Friday's horrific shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School were 20 children, ages 6 and 7, and six adults. In the day since the worst massacre at a primary school in the country's history, stories of heroism in the face of death and of young...
Tags: Bloomfield (Hartford, Connecticut), Human Interest, Teaching and Learning, Music Industry, Social Media
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Mishawaka officers make the holidays merrier for families in need
WSBT-TVIt's became a staple of the holiday season, "Shop with a Hero." Meijer and the Mishawaka Fraternal Order of Police teamed up for the program to make the holidays merrier for underprivileged children in St. Joseph County. The kids each got a $100...Tags: Lymphoma, Religious Festivals, Holidays, Chemotherapy
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Heart outpaces a complicated story in "American Storm"
"American Storm" Some plays are like racehorses — fast out of the gate with a good conceptual pole position, but fading in the homestretch. And then there are the dark horses that sneak up on you and somehow win the roses, even as the narrative...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Auto Racing, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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