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• Opinion: 'Blade Runner' ruling subverts nature of sport
Continuity with history Pistorius' amazing drive to compete may cause an even more troubling problem. Sport demands continuity with its own history. If you make technological changes in the equipment — swimsuits, pole vaults, running shoes, skates ...
• Report: Comic Richard Jeni was mentally ill
LOS ANGELES - Comedian Richard Jeni, who shot himself to death in March, had a history of mental illness and was hospitalized late last year for suicidal depression, according to a coroner’s report obtained Thursday. Jeni, 49, died at a hospital ...
• Supreme Court to tackle cigarette, drug issues
The city refused, declaring that the Seven Aphorisms played no role in the history or traditions of Pleasant Grove. "This idea that a park is a traditional public forum, therefore anybody can put up a monument, I think is just wrong," says Jay ...
• Who are the Iraq Study Group?
A shared history among commission members, often as opponents. Republican Baker and Democrat Vernon Jordan negotiated the rules for the last presidential debates. Former Clinton Chief of Staff Leon Panetta and Baker ironed out budget compromises ...
• Polygamists make a fashion statement
The exact history of the hairstyle is unclear, but it is reminiscent of the Gibson Girl image of the 1800s. It's a pre-World War II look, exaggerated with the pompadour, Llewellyn says. Chloe Sevigny's character in the HBO show "Big Love," about ...