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93-5 'KHY Rock Report
Headlines for Friday, May 24, 2013
SLAYER: Metallica, System Members Speak at Hanneman Memorial
Metallica's Robert Trujillo and System of a Down's Shavo Odadjian joined Slayer's Kerry King as speakers at Thursday's memorial service for...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Ron Paul, Entertainment, Roger Waters
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Olympic swimmer to open Wildwater Kingdom
Lehigh Valley ParentingGrab your swim suit and enjoy the wet side of Dorney Park, when Wildwater Kingdom opens for the 2013 season. Two-time Olympic gold medal swimmer Cullen Jones will help kick off the festivities when the water park in South Whitehall Township opens at 11 a.... -
Land of Linkin'
Change of SubjectA weekly listing of intriguing, wacky, useful, provocative and otherwise interesting links that readers and I have come across and think you might want to see. Look for Land of Linkin' first thing every Monday morning and click here to...... -
Orland Park fencing coach, former Olympian passionate about sport
Despite his background as an Olympic athlete and renowned fencing coach, Marek Stepien doesn't like to talk about his own accomplishments. Instead, the former Olympian who competed as part of the Polish national team in the 1992 Summer Olympics wants to...
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Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones to help open Wildwater Kingdom season
From nearly drowning as a child to becoming an Olympic swimmer, two-time gold medalist Cullen Jones knows firsthand the importance of learning to swim. On Saturday, he will discuss water safety with children and talk about his experience swimming for...
Tags: Swimming, National Collegiate Athletic Association, North Carolina State Wolfpack, Empire State Building, 2012 Summer Olympics
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News of the Weird: Milk a Rattler!
The beauty pageant each April at the Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas, requires traditional skills like interview poise, evening-gown fashion and talent, but also some ability and inclination to milk and skin rattlers. High school senior Kyndra...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Schizophrenia, Television Industry, CNN (tv network), Defense Intelligence Agency
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Atlanta to get 20-story Ferris wheel from Paris, via Pensacola
ReutersATLANTA (Reuters) - Downtown Atlanta will soon look a little more like London, after a decision by city council members on Monday to allow the construction of a 20-story Ferris wheel similar to the popular London Eye on the banks of the Thames River. The...Tags: Thames River, Downtown (Miami, Florida), Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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State medical examiner: Cause of death on FBI agents could take weeks
Daily PressA spokesman for the Medical Examiner Office in Norfolk said Monday it could take several weeks before it could determine the cause of death for two FBI agents who died in an apparent off-shore training exercise on Friday. The medical examiner is...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Procedures and Tests, FBI, Police Investigations
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Concert review: Paul McCartney at Amway Center
As the world’s go-to Beatles ambassador (sorry, Ringo), Paul McCartney has been busy lately. In 2012, the still-cute ex-Beatle was a reliable fixture at Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee Concert, the Summer Olympics in London and the “...
Tags: Amway Center, Elizabeth II, Entertainment, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II (2012)
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Race director is battle-tested
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.Marine Corps Marathon Race Director Rick Nealis' security experience started in 1994 when Oprah Winfrey ran in what's known as "The People's Marathon." The entertainment icon brought along her own motorcycle security detail and her crew from Harpo...Tags: Anthrax, Oprah Winfrey, Running, Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony, Road Running
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Zublasing on target in the classroom, too
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.For the past 10 months, Petra Zublasing's life has been a whirlwind of classrooms, overseas travel and rifle competitions. The WVU rifle star shot in the 2012 London Summer Olympics for her native Italy and helped her Mountaineers to the 2013 NCAA...Tags: Technology, Italy, Science and Technology, Human Interest, Travel
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Longtime Gridley coach honored by section
Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.Longtime Gridley High track and field coach Ed Roach will be honored by the CIF Northern Section for his contributions to the sport over the past 35 years. Roach has been selected as the Northern Section's honored coach and will receive a plaque with an...Tags: Human Interest, Track and Field, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
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