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TOM JOHNSON, above left, president of Health Services of Cleveland, offered his friend and former high school teammate, Steve Bradford, right, a public apology while praising the first black football player at Bradley Central High School for setting an example that helped mold him into the man he is today. Johnson, 62, said he is sharing his experience in the hope of helping youths today stand up for what is right. Johnson and Bradford were all smiles as they reflected on the past and their longtime friendship. Banner photo, WILLIAM WRIGHT
Tom Johnson opens up about a burden he’s carried for 40 years
It takes a big man to say “I’m sorry,” especially when he didn’t do anything. But it’s because he didn’t do anything that Cleveland businessman Thomas Johnson is apologizing to a longtime friend, S...
May 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Former Astronaut still has ‘The Right Stuff’
By age 10, Roger Crouch had already decided he wanted to go to the moon. His goal was set when he saw the movie, “Destination Moon.” That was in 1950 and quite a while before anyone had a space pro...
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Tennessee’s first and only water roller coaster, RiverRush, opened at Dollywood’s Splash Country in Pigeon Forge over the weekend. Dolly Parton was on hand to introduce the landmark ride and interview the first family to feel the thrill of her newest ride at Splash Country. Above, Parton interviews Buddy and Brooke Keyes of Sevier County as the couple and their two children prepare for an exciting water rush. Banner photos, WILLIAM WRIGHT
Dollywood’s new water coaster: A real RiverRush!
The only thing better than riding a roller coaster on a hot summer day is riding Tennessee’s first and only water coaster, aptly named RiverRush, at Dollywood’s Splash Country in Pigeon Forge. ...
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ROBIN AND DONNIE MCCANN are a Cleveland couple looking for answers about affordable insurance, reasonably priced prescriptions and the ability to keep working after she had a successful heart transplant. Robin said she does not qualify for disability, TennCare or Social Security Income, yet her medical bills and prescription medicines have skyrocketed in cost, and no one seems able to help her or willing to hire her. The couple is seeking advice, assistance or employment from anyone willing to help. Banner photo, WILLIAM WRIGHT
Family in crisis seeks help, answers
Having worked for more than two decades, one might expect that an adult who’s had a heart transplant could automatically draw Social Security disability benefits or TennCare. Not so. Not unless he...
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Allene Cox: ‘I love being a mother’
Allene Cox said she loves being a mother: “I like to ride horses, I like to write, I like to travel, I like my job, but I love being a mother.” She and her husband, James, are the parents of three ...
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TAMI HICKS seen with her daughter Brooklyn and 4 1/2-month-old son Jackson, will be relaxing today after her husband, David, and father-in-law and brother-in-law got together and made plans for her, her mother-in-law, sister-in-law and her sister-in-law’s mother to enjoy a pre-Mother’s Day outing on Saturday before the big day. Hicks said the men planned to take care of the children while the women went to Posh Nails and got manicures and pedicures, then ate lunch at Fulins (Asian Cuisine).
Hicks enjoys pre-Mothers Day outing
TAMI HICKS seen with her daughter Brooklyn and 4 1/2-month-old son Jackson, will be relaxing today after her husband, David, and father-in-law and brother-in-law got together and made plans for her...
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Pam Allen, seen here with her two sons, Jake and Jared said, “Being a Mother is the most rewarding job in the world. I feel truly honored that God entrusted me with two sons. They are such a blessing to me and I love them very much. I am going to spend the day with them and my wonderful mother, Clara, and mother-in-law, Mary.”
Pam Allen feels blessed
Pam Allen, seen here with her two sons, Jake and Jared said, “Being a Mother is the most rewarding job in the world. I feel truly honored that God entrusted me with two sons. They are such a blessi...
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HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR Esther Bauer lectures at various schools, colleges and universities across the country about her harrowing ordeals in three concentration camps before being rescued by American troops. The 89-year-old resident of Yonkers, N.Y., tells students they “have to see to it that this never happens again.” Bauer lost her mother, father and newlywed husband during the Holocaust.
Diary of a Holocaust survivor: Why Esther Bauer has become more than a survivor
She was born in Hamburg, Germany, and was 9 years old when Hitler came to power in 1933. She was there during the boycott of Jewish stores, when it was decided that Jewish children could only att...
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the Kantorski-Pope Piano Duo — Ann Almond Pope (left) and Valrie Kantorski (right) — will be presented by the Cleveland Music Club at the Museum Center at Five Points on May 30 at 7:30 p.m. Formed in 1988, the duo is a three-time winner of first prize in the Graves Duo-Piano Competition.
Cleveland Music Club presents virtuoso performers
Scholarship benefit concert is one night only on May 30th
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Peter Pan soars in Cleveland City Ballet
The cherished and respected story of J. M. Barrie’s children’s classic “Peter Pan” will come to high-flying life this week in the Dixon Center as the dancers of Cleveland City Ballet take to the a...
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