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NELSON RABURN posed in his workstation where guitars are repaired. He said his jovial nature comes from helping the people of the Cleveland community. Photos by Lauren Carroll.
Guitar ‘fix-it man’ helps Cleveland musicians
Nelson W. Raburn has made a name for himself in the Cleveland community as the guitar man. Known as “Dub” to his family and friends, Raburn offers his expertise on all things guitar at a bargain pr...
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Whitney Houston and husband Bobby Brown slipped backstage after a rousing performance at the televised 29th Dove Awards in April 1998 in Nashville. Banner staff writer Bettie Marlowe was in attendance for the rare performance given by the couple during happier times as seen in this exclusive Banner photo. Photo courtesy of TERRY MARLOWE
Remembering Whitney Houston in Black History Month
Black History Month had one of its darkest days on Feb. 11, with the sudden death of pop superstar Whitney Houston. The multimillion-selling, six-time Grammy-winning singer/actress was 48 at the ti...
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Dr. James L. Marcum is the author of “The Ultimate Prescription” published by Tyndale and “Heartwise,” published by Pathway Press.
The Ultimate Prescription — A life saving book:
Dr. James Marcum reveals what the medical profession isn’t saying
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Louis and Glenda Mason “The Presence of Love” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge And in Life’s noisiest hour, There whispers still the ceaseless Love of Thee, The heart’s Self-solace and soliloquy. You mould my Hopes, you fashion me within; And to the leading Love-throb in the Heart Thro’ all my Being, thro’ my pulse’s beat; You lie in all my many Thoughts, like Light, Like the fair light of Dawn, or summer Eve On rippling Stream, or cloud-reflecting Lake. And looking to the Heaven, that bends above you, How oft! I bless the Lot that made me love you.
Romance in the heart of Cleveland
Romance is in the air in Cleveland and across the country as young and old alike celebrate love and all things sentimental during one of the most romantic days of the year. Local residents will be ...
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DELANEY WALKER is a combination of the All-American girl and the girl next door who is sociable, athletic, family-oriented and easygoing.
Delaney Walker: Preparing for life beyond the lessons
Few people would describe themselves as being like a snowball rolling down a snow-covered hill, but when Delaney Walker speaks, it is with purpose and perspective. It has nothing to do with age si...
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THE WEDDING OF Crystal’Ann Stanich and Heiko Landgraf brought family and friends together from all over the world to the Wasserchloss Castle in Chemnitz, Germany.
A world class wedding Local family celebrates nuptials in castle in Germany
German and American customs created an international wedding for Crystal’ Ann Stanich and Heiko Landgraf on Jan. 14. The couple was married in the Wasserschloss Castle in Chemnitz, Germany. Guests ...
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RAISED IN CLEVELAND and now living in beautiful Sydney, Australia, Adam Dodson is a man whose love of church music and yearning for a life in Australia led the 30-year-old to Hillsong International Leadership College, in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia. There, Dodson met the love of his life, Katie, who became his wife in a wedding ceremony in Savannah, Ga.
A calling to Australia: Why one Cleveland resident felt drawn Down Under
Adam Dodson felt a calling to go to a place he had never gone and make music with a people he had never known — in Australia. His unusual yearning to live in a country he would later call his home...
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ROGER PARKS, a teacher at the Teen Learning Center in Cleveland and coach at Cleveland High School, said nothing makes him as happy as teaching, something he was delighted to return to after spending 16 years in the private sector. Banner photo, WILLIAM WRIGHT
Roger Parks: A teacher’s tests become a lesson
When what you love feels more like a calling than a career, then work becomes more than a job, but your joy, according to Roger Parks, a teacher at the Teen Learning Center in Cleveland. Parks, w...
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ASHLEY RABURN, above, has his collection of Masters of the Universe memorabilia on display in the library at Cleveland State Community College through February. “I also have on display new figures that Mattel puts out once a month,” Raburn said. “They are like re-imaginings of the original figures with a modern-day toy-production mentality. They’re well done and well imagined.” Raburn is also showcasing a production copy script and copy of a She-Ra storyboard with his She-Ra collection which is also on display in the library.
Finding joy in a toy exhibit
A toy exhibit that may appeal to children as well as the young at heart is featured at the Cleveland State Community College Library through February. The line of toys manufactured by Mattel showca...
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GINA TOLBERT, Top left, owner and personal trainer of Spectrum Health and Fitness at 3384 Keith St. N.W., said to lose weight permanently, you must make a commitment to gradually adopt a healthier way of life. Tolbert, seen training Cathy Rose, said, “We focus on strength training, cardiovascular conditioning and proper nutrition — the whole spectrum. It’s fitness for life.”
Gaining by losing weight The best ways to lose weight and keep it off
The ritual of resolving to improve one’s health at the beginning of the new year may have more positive benefits than was once imagined. Although resolutions are easy to start but sustaining them ...
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