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Eli Wallach, veteran character actor dies at 98
NEW YORK (AP) — Eli Wallach, the raspy-voiced character actor who starred in dozens of movies and Broadway…
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“Selma” movie to film at Alabama Capitol on Friday
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The movie “Selma” will be filming in Montgomery at the state Capitol on Friday.…
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Sidewalk project underway, dates back to 2009
A major sidewalk project — more than five years in the making — is now underway in Athens.…
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Dylan’s ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ draft sells for $2M
NEW YORK (AP) — A draft of one of the most popular songs of all time, Bob Dylan’s…
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Obama says US should have paid maternity leave
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Monday that the United States should join the rest of the…
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Daytime Emmys red-carpet banter turns dark
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When four social media divas were handed red-carpet and backstage interviewing duties for the…
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Sayer is News Courier’s Boys Soccer Player of the Year
One of the biggest surprises of the 2014 FIFA World Cup so far has been Costa Rica upsetting…
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$6M Creekside expansion moving forward
Limestone school officials have settled on the scope for an expansion at Creekside Elementary School, recently approving a…
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Lean retirement looms for Generation X
Vera Johnson from Seattle is barely making do, let alone saving for retirement. “I try to remain in…
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Local midwife retires after more than two decades
Roberta Ress practiced midwifery in Athens for more than two decades, delivering 1,908 babies. “I had been a…