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Community Comment archive for Jan. 16, 2009

FRIDAY, JAN. 16, 2009

AP – British entertainer Boy George arrives at Snaresbrook Crown Court in London, Friday Jan. 16, 2009.  (Matt Dunham / The Spokesman-Review)

Outrageous demeanor in high places... 

Good morning, Netizens... Oh, how the once-mighty have fallen department. A British judge has sentenced Boy George to 15 months in prison after being convicted of falsely imprisoning a male escort by handcuffing him to a wall in a London apartment. British Judge David Radford…

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AP – In this Feb. 23, 1964, file photo, artist Andrew Wyeth stands in front of his farm in Chadds Ford, Pa.  (The Spokesman-Review)

Andrew Wyeth dead at age 91...

Good morning, Netizens... Andrew Wyeth, an American painter, died in his sleep early this morning at his home in the Philadelphia suburb of Chadds Ford, according to the Associated Press. The son of an American book illustrator and artist, N.C. Wyeth, gained wealth, popularity and…

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Sullenberger (The Spokesman-Review)

A certifiable hero in some quarters... 

Good morning, Netizens... Let us all stand and pay tribute to this man, Captain Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger III, a 57 year-old former fighter pilot from Danville, California who, until yesterday afternoon, was just an anonymous pilot for US Airlines. The news wires are still sizzling…

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