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09 Aug 2008 07:16 AM

Bernie Mac is Dead

by Michele Cheplic

He didn't make it. Six days ago I blogged about actor Bernie Mac's ill health.

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07 Aug 2008 08:01 AM

No Criminal Case in Heath Ledger's Death

by Michele Cheplic

They know he died from an accidental drug overdose, but federal prosecutors wanted to learn how actor Heath Ledger obtained the powerful painkillers that contributed to his death. But, now, it appears that will remain a mystery.

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25 Jul 2008 08:18 PM

Professor Randy "Last Lecture" Pausch Dies

by Michele Cheplic

The thoughtful, intelligent, caring man millions of women dreamed of having as their husband is dead tonight.

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12 Jul 2008 05:49 AM

Tony Snow Loses Battle with Cancer

by Michele Cheplic

The insidious disease that has affected nearly all of us in some way, shape or form has claimed yet another life. This time it's Tony Snow. A 53-year-old husband and father of three children, who rose to fame on national TV as a Fox News anchor and then as President Bush's press secretary.

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05 Jul 2008 08:54 AM

Bozo the Clown Dead at 83

by Libby Pelham

Another death this week in addition to former Senator Jesse Helms was Larry Harmon, better known as Bozo the Clown, the character that enchanted children for more than 50 years. Harmon died at his home Thursday due to congestive heart failure.

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04 Jul 2008 10:20 AM

Former North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms Dead at 86

by Libby Pelham

Conservative politician Jesse Helms has died at the age of 86. The cause of death was not announced, but he had been in poor health in recent years. Upon hearing of his death, President Bush said of Helms, "Sen.

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02 Jul 2008 11:35 AM

Remembering Don. S. Davis

by Heather Long

Actor Don S. Davis passed away on June 29, 2008 after suffering a major heart attack. You may be wondering who Mr. Davis was, the actor was not A-List, but he was most certainly first class. For more than 7 years he portrayed Major General George Hammond on the science fiction show Stargate SG-1.

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23 Jun 2008 12:00 PM

The Best of George Carlin

by Libby Pelham

Michele just wrote a blog of George Carlin's life, but I feel that he was such a big part of pop culture for so long (5 decades!), that Families could stand two blogs. George and I had very little in common - he was a hippie type who liked to rag on the government and the president.

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22 Jun 2008 11:00 PM

George Carlin Dies

by Michele Cheplic

George Carlin the famously laid-back bearded, ponytailed comedian whose use of foul language made him a hit with fans and a target for critics died of heart failure late today. He was 71.

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13 Jun 2008 02:20 PM

Tim Russert Dead at 58

by Michele Cheplic

The hardest working man in television news has died. NBC political guru and host of "Meet the Press," Tim Russert died at work this afternoon.

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