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ND reservation, abuse focus of 2-part documentary

March 31, 2013 in The Daily Republic

SIOUX FALLS Robin Poor Bear was reluctant to speak out about the sexual abuse she said she experienced as a child living with an adoptive family.
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Women will rule cable TV in 2013

January 2, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Could this finally be the year that, after more than a decade of prestige cable television dedicated to the anxieties of amoral, middle-aged men, women finally get their shot at star billing, both in front of the camera and behind it?
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A guide to television DVD sets as holiday gifts

December 14, 2012 in The Daily Republic

A TV show DVD set represents more than a holiday gift that’s easy to wrap. It also demonstrates respect: you know the recipient is mentally fit and couch-ready for a viewing marathon of “Dr. Who” or “House.”
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TV ‘Dallas’ star Larry Hagman dies in Texas

November 24, 2012 in West Central Tribune

J.R. Ewing was a business cheat, faithless husband and bottomless well of corruption. Yet with his sparkling grin, Larry Hagman masterfully created the charmingly loathsome oil baron – and coaxed forth a Texas-size gusher of ratings – on television’s long-running and hugely successful nighttime soap, “Dallas.” Continue Reading

Duluth man wins two cars on ‘Price is Right’

October 10, 2012 in Duluth News Tribune

Scott Toso walked away from “The Price is Right” this summer with a Honda Accord and a Ford Mustang. Continue Reading

Alex Karras, former NFL lineman, actor, dies at 77

October 10, 2012 in West Central Tribune

DETROIT (AP) — Alex Karras, the rugged lineman who anchored the Detroit Lions’ defense in the 1960s, then went on to an acting career in which he starred in the sitcom “Webster” and famously punched a horse in the 1974 comedy “Blazing Saddles,” died today. He was 77. Continue Reading

East Grand Forks native’s Swedish skills lead to jokes on Letterman

September 28, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

In David Letterman’s Rolodex, filed under S for “Swede” is Paul Thureen, East Grand Forks native, currently of Brooklyn, N.Y.
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N.D. teen takes her unique talent’ to Letterman’s stupid human tricks

September 25, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

When Ashley Ellison, 16, Medora, found out she could whistle through her eye socket, she didn’t think anything of it. Continue Reading

Veteran broadcaster Larry King is back in action — on Hulu

August 16, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Larry King is back with “Larry King Now,” a talk show on the online video service Hulu. King, who left CNN in 2010 after a 25-year run, was spurred to return to broadcasting by the death of Osama bin Laden in May, 2011. Continue Reading

Author says Hutterite show was fabricated

August 14, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Woman: Colony members coerced into staging scenes.

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