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Radio legend Paul Harvey stayed relevant in changing times
CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Updated: 03/04/09 10:25 AM
CHICAGO — Paul Harvey’s career —his whole life, really— was packed with the sort of surprises, superlatives, bold statements and seemingly small details that, woven together, also made up a great Paul Harvey broadcast.
 (Updated: 03/04/09 10:25 AM )
Science all-stars
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Updated: 03/01/09 7:40 AM
A researcher who pioneered the first liquid crystal displays eventually used in computer screens and televisions is among 15 new members of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. George Heilmeier, 73, worked on the first liquid crystal displays at RCA Laboratories in Princeton, N. J. A liquid crystal display, or LCD, is a thin, flat display device that uses a small amount of electric power, making it suitable for use in battery-powered electronic devices. The LCD is one of the reasons laptop computers have been so successful.
 (Updated: 03/01/09 7:40 AM )
Gerry Rising: Eckel earns botanical illustration prize

Updated: 03/02/09 11:24 AM
Many years ago as a math supervisor, I was visiting a first grade classroom. The children were finishing an art lesson and the teacher suggested I look at their drawings. The children had been finger painting. For most kids that age, finger painting is a euphemism for smearing. Many had smeared broad outlines of houses with bright yellow suns against blue skies overhead and green below.
 (Updated: 03/02/09 11:24 AM )
Science Notes

Updated: 03/01/09 7:40 AM
Mutation causes black fur
 (Updated: 03/01/09 7:40 AM )
Track coach balances her passion

Updated: 03/02/09 8:45 AM
s an elite runner, Vicki Mitchell ran 60 to 70 miles a week, pounding her way to national championships in the ’90s, going the distance for the love of the sport.
 (Updated: 03/02/09 8:45 AM )
Style points: Keen on green

Updated: 03/02/09 8:46 AM
For St. Patrick’s Day, green is the new black. And as any Buffalo gal who’s ventured out on March 17 knows, it all starts with your wardrobe. There’s just one problem. Even amateur fashionistas have come to recognize that “kelly green” and “style” do not always go hand-in-hand—until now, that is.
 (Updated: 03/02/09 8:46 AM )
ThisWeek

Updated: 03/01/09 7:39 AM
TODAY
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Obama presidency gives black Americans new pride in their country
NEWS STAFF REPORTERS

Updated: 03/02/09 8:44 AM
Black Americans don’t usually descend on Washington, D. C., waving the Stars and Stripes.
 (Updated: 03/02/09 8:44 AM )
Honor Roll

Updated: 03/01/09 7:00 AM
Two town supervisors and the director of the Niagara County Refuse Disposal District were honored as “unsung heroes” by the Niagara County Republican Party during its recent Lincoln Day dinner.
 (Updated: 03/01/09 7:00 AM )
Events for people with disabilities

Updated: 03/01/09 7:00 AM
The Mental Health Association in Niagara County offers a support group for those dealing with depression and anxiety from 6 to 7:30 p. m. Monday in DeGraff Memorial Hospital’s conference dining room, 445 Tremont St., North Tonawanda. For information, call 433-3780, Ext. 10.
 (Updated: 03/01/09 7:00 AM )
Around town / Public meetings in local communities this week

Updated: 03/01/09 7:00 AM
Amherst
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Following some traditions in ‘folk art’

Updated: 02/28/09 6:49 AM
If you look up the definition of “folk art,” you’ll run into confusion. That’s because the term’s meaning has changed since the 1920s, when it gained widespread use, thanks to Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (1874-1948). She was a collector of crude but charming paintings, sculptures and other folk art. Her husband, John D. Rockefeller Jr., helped restore Colonial Williamsburg. Abby’s fame and her art selections determined what followed in the world of folk art. The paintings she collected were done by untrained artists whose works lacked perspective, used bright colors and simple lines, and often did not flatter the subject. Carvings were large cigar- store figures, carousel figures or weather vanes. Also considered folk art in those early days were everyday items like furniture, embroidery, baskets and ironwork if they were homemade in regional styles by talented people. Many art experts thought these everyday items were just crude copies of upper-class originals. But collectors began to see value in the folk-art tradition. More and more objects were included in the definition: mourning pictures, scrimshaw, quilts, carved parts of ships, handmade store signs, carved eagles, woven coverlets, pottery animals and face jugs. A 1980s book on folk art extended the definition to include tattoos, gravestones, firefighting tools like decorated buckets and belts, and even machine-made, metal mechanical banks and windmill weights. Even though you may not be able to define folk art, you can identify it. Carnivals are filled with examples, including tip-over comic figures and handmade game targets, like open-mouthed clowns. The sideshows offer painted banners advertising weird animals and acts. Arcade games often have animated figures like “Laughing Sal,” who chuckles and shakes outside the fun-house. Shooting galleries have metal figural targets, some with moving parts. Today, even the patterns used by tattoo artists are collected. To be a folk-art collector, you need the courage to buy what you like and the ability to recognize the talent of the maker. The best pieces are worth thousands of dollars.
 (Updated: 02/28/09 6:49 AM )
Time to turn over the thread and thimble

Updated: 02/28/09 6:49 AM
Dear Sewing Friends: Thank you for supporting me during my 50 years of writing my syndicated column, “Sew Simple.” You have encouraged me with your letters and questions. In turn, I have shared with you the latest fashions, fabrics and sewing techniques.
 (Updated: 02/28/09 6:49 AM )
Moneymaker changes gears at the table
Chicago Tribune

Updated: 02/28/09 6:49 AM
Poker players call it “changing gears.” What they’re talking about is mixing up your play, which includes sizing bets differently in similar situations and not waiting until you’re dealt only high pocket pairs.
 (Updated: 02/28/09 6:49 AM )
Chess

Updated: 02/28/09 6:49 AM
There are also-rans and also-rans. Lenier Dominguez Perez of Cuba was on a tear as he went undefeated into the final three rounds of the recent super-elite Corus A tournament in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands.
 (Updated: 02/28/09 6:49 AM )


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