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Singer Andy Williams Dead at 84

Singer Andy Williams has died at the age of 84 after a two year battle with bladder cancer.  Williams was born in Wall Lake Iowa on December 3rd, 1927.  Williams, who started singing in a church...

Obituaries and Memorial Services Going Social Networking

For years, families and friends have traditionally mourned their loved ones in private settings, mostly enclosed only to those who were relatively close to the deceased person. However, as social networks are becoming more of the everyday living for many people around the...

List of UK dead to be released to target fraudsters

The UK is planning to release the personal information of the deceased to key agencies to prevent fraudsters from assuming their identity. It is thought that if credit agencies have an up to date list of who is deceased they can stop people from opening up accounts in the...

Peanuts animator dies

SANTA MONICA - Multi-award winning animator Bill Melendez has died, aged 91.Most famous as the animator of the Charlie Brown cartoons, he had worked in the business for some  70 years, producing a host of...

Dick Martin of 'Laugh-In' Fame Dies

"Dick Martin, the zany half of the U.S. comedyteam whose "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" took television by stormin the 1960s, making stars of Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin andcreating such national catch-phrases as...

NY Times Portraits of Grief Bookmarked Indefinitely

" 9/11 I felt helpless and still do to a large extent when it comes to my reaction and the memory of Sept. 11, 2001. However, there is one thing I can do, and that is to pray. The New York Times’ Portraits of...

The Nuge: Running for Governor?

Ted Nugent, everyone's favorite conservative bowhunting rock guitarist, is considering a run for Governor of Michican. (He's also coming out with this 32nd album this month). The Nuge makes Jesse Ventura look...

Death reaches Web 2.0: Social obituary aggregator

"Inmymemo.com is a social obituary aggregator", they say. It looks similar to Digg (it is powered by Pligg), and promotes news about personalities who recently passed away. There is also a category called Citizens where you can send obituaries about unknown people. Death...

Dubuque climbs latest Forbe List

""Unemployment rates are at their lowest levels since 2001," he said. "I don't think we've returned to the boom times of the late 1990s by any stretch, but we now have a pretty healthy environment for workers."""In the rankings' heavily weighted job-creation category, Dubuque...

Actress found dead in home

"Dubuque police said there is no evidence to indicate that foul play was involved in Thimmesch's death. The results of an autopsy are pending. She was found at her home after other residents of the apartment called authorities.""Thimmesch lived in Apt. 1, 421 Locust St. She...

Man Found Naked Following High Speed Chase

"Police and sheriff officials chased the suspect for about a half hour before locating him a quarter-mile from the highway. When he was found, the man was naked. His clothes were recovered at the scene, according to Lafayette County Sheriff Scott Pedley.""The suspect turned...

Stolen Camera with Wedding Photos Shows up a Year Later

""My reaction, I almost cried," Boesen said. "I'm thinking, this bride is going to be so overjoyed when she finds out."""Inside the case, Mason found the contact information for Charles Boesen, a photographer for Lifetime Image Inc.""Inside the case, Mason found the contact...

Dubuque wins Central States Hockey League HUrster Cup

"ake Stadstad and Kyle Lundey scored two goals apiece, while Tony Dischler, Jake Jirik, Jeff Schmudlach and Tyler Sura scored one goal each. Spike Alvarez made 30 saves to earn the victory in net.""TOLEDO, Ohio --- The Dubuque ThunderBirds defeated the St. Louis Jr. Blues,...

T-Birds Headed to Central States Hockey League Championship

"Dubuque earned the CSHL's second berth to next week's USA Hockey National Junior B Tournament in Grand Rapids, Mich., by reaching the Hurster Cup final. Flint will have the CSHL's third and final berth and will not have to play Toledo in a consolation game because the...

Gerald Ford & his Role in the East Timor Invasion

President Gerald Ford passed away last night.  Well known as the man who replaced Richard Nixon after Watergate, and ended the Vietnam War, little is mentioned about his role in East Timor.  In 1975...

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