Category Archives: Past Away

Nursing Moses: Moms step in after infant’s mother dies

By doris | Published: December 1, 2009

Full Story at  CNN.com (CNN) — The day Charles Moses Martin Goodrich entered the world, a new community was conceived. As the newborn breathed in life, his mother, Susan Goodrich, began to die. Less than 12 hours after having her son, the 46-year-old mother of four was gone. The cause was a rare amniotic fluid [...]

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Kennedy was determined to make ‘good ending’

By doris | Published: August 27, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON – The once-indefatigable Ted Kennedy was in a wheelchair at the end, struggling to speak and sapped of his energy. But from the time his brain cancer was diagnosed 15 months ago, he spoke of having a “good ending for myself,” in whatever time he had left, and by every [...]

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Sleepless night preceded Jackson’s death

By doris | Published: August 26, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Maybe it was anxiety over his upcoming comeback concert series in London, England. Perhaps his body was trying to process too many different medications. The reason may never be known, but a sworn affidavit makes clear that the King of Pop couldn’t get rest the night before he died on June [...]

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Walter Cronkite spoke from the heartland

By doris | Published: July 18, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com The reason for CBS was obvious. The “Tiffany Network” had the most renowned television news division in the country, and its heart, soul and face was the man whose carefully modulated tones defined its propriety. That man was called — without irony — “the most trusted man in America.” Walter Cronkite. [...]

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Was Michael Jackson really in the casket at his Staples Center memorial?

By doris | Published: July 10, 2009

Full Story at examiner.com There is no shortage of questions surrounding the death of Michael Jackson. One of them tonight is the location of his final resting place. By law, according to the Associated Press report, the casket believed to hold Jackson’s body must be exactly where his death certificate says it is: at the [...]

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Scalpers selling Jackson memorial tickets online

By doris | Published: July 7, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Dozens of listings selling vouchers for Jackson tickets appeared Monday on auction site eBay and Craigslist, the classified ads site, prompting complaints from Jackson fans and others who felt the sales were inappropriate. “You people trying to sell these tickets should be absolutely ashamed of yourselves,” said a Craigslist user in [...]

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Billy Mays: An industry loses its voice

By doris | Published: June 30, 2009

Full Story At money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Fans, friends and colleagues of Billy Mays are still absorbing the news of the ebullient TV salesman’s untimely death. Meanwhile, those in the infomercial field are left wondering: What will the industry do now that its most recognizable front man is gone? Mays, who died on Sunday [...]

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Presley: Jackson knew his fate

By doris | Published: June 27, 2009

Full Story At CNN.com Presley — the daughter of Elvis, the “King of Rock,” and the ex-wife of Jackson, the “King of Pop” — wrote on her MySpace page that she wanted “to say now what I have never said before because I want the truth out there for once.” Her publicist confirmed Presley wrote [...]

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BET Awards to pay tribute to Jackson

By doris | Published: June 26, 2009

Full Story At CNN.com Now, both the King of Pop and the Godfather of Soul are gone. Sunday night’s 9th Annual BET Awards is sure to be filled with tributes to Jackson, whose videos and performances were a staple for the network in his heyday. BET has already paid tribute to the singer, going wall-to-wall [...]

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