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SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009

Brown V. Board Wild Card -- 5.17.09 24 

On this day in history: In 1954, The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. In 1973, Watergate scandal: Hearings begin in the United States Senate and are televised. In 2004, Massachusetts becomes the…

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Press: Online Comments Hard To Handle 27 

In story comments posted anonymously by readers of the ongoing murder story involving a Honduran suspect and Native American victim, some objected to what they described as hate speech inciting violence. Others felt the story threads were laced with racism. And others believed that the…

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Huckleberries Online

D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.