Los Angeles

'Welcome Back, Kotter': Robert Hegyes' 'Epstein' helped alter TV

(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File) FILE – In this 1978 file photo, Robert Hegyes portrays Juan Epstein from the comedy series "Welcome Back Kotter." The actor best known for playing the Jewish Puerto Rican student on the 1970s TV show has died. He was 60. "Welcome Back, Kotter" television star Robert Hegyes died Thursday, giving millions [...]

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Washington P

Rep. Barney Frank plans to marry his longtime partner in Massachusetts, no …

Barney Frank, a Democrat from Massachusetts, speaks at a news conference at city hall in Newton, Massachusetts, Nov. 28, 2011. (WASHINGTON) — Retiring Rep. Barney Frank, a gay pioneer in Congress, said Thursday that he will marry his longtime partner, Want to add to this story? Let us know in comments or send an email [...]

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St. Augustin

Second Battle of the Bands declares a winner

Scarlett O'Hara gets a pert bonnet trimmed with flowers and ribbon. The "Who's Who in Holiday Hats?" series was created in 1958 and then published in the December 1964 issue of McCall's. With tongue in cheek, the magazine suggested cutting them out to Scarlett O'Hara may also have had a hand in nurturing this obsession. [...]

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Los Angeles

'Welcome Back, Kotter': Robert Hegyes' 'Epstein' helped alter TV

"Welcome Back, Kotter" television star Robert Hegyes died Thursday, giving millions of Americans pause to reflect back in time to 1975, when Epstein, Vinnie Barbarino and the other "Sweathogs" ruled. The plot for "Welcome Back, Kotter" might sound a (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File) FILE – In this 1978 file photo, Robert Hegyes portrays Juan Epstein [...]

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Chicago Dail

Antioch's 45 North rustles up rustic feel

In his second year as principal at this Antioch school, Green said about half of the classrooms have been adopted. "It has been fairly successful. The adoptions have come from our parents who adopt their own child's classroom," he said. In his second year as principal at this Antioch school, Green said about half of [...]

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Los Angeles

Erin Brockovich to probe New York 'mass hysteria' case

27 update: Erin Brockovich is on the case! The environmental activist, made famous by the 2000 movie starring Julia Roberts as the crusading single mom, tells USA TODAY she is investigating the case of more than a dozen teens from one upstate New York As per latest reports, it has been revealed that Erin Brockovich, [...]

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Saul Alinsky: A GOP Bogeyman Who Influences Many On The Left And Right

Gingrich is trying very hard to put Saul Alinsky on the Dem ticket. He's been campaigning for Alinsky for several weeks but it became too obvious to ignore on the night of Gingrich's big win in South Carolina when he drew this distinction between Newt Gingrich is only the latest in a long line of [...]

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New York Dai

Gerard Butler pretends to not know Brandi Glanville despite 'Real Housewives …

Brandi Glanville's ex-husband, Eddie Cibrian, may have dumped her for LeAnn Rimes, but the new Real Housewives of Beverly Hills co-star is telling the world she can move on with A-list celebs as well. Us Weekly reported the former model appeared on The actor claimed he doesn't know who Glanville is but the reality star [...]

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Forbes

Good and Better IRS News For Abuse Victims

If you're a small business or a self-employed individual who needs answers to tax questions, educational materials or tools to help you run your business, check out the IRS's Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center at www.irs.gov/smallbiz. The statutory language of the Internal Revenue Code gives cognizance to the methods of accounting used by taxpayers [...]

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Fox News

Marco Rubio Calls For GOP to Chill on Immigration Rhetoric

Marco Rubio, R-Fla.AP Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet Related Stories Puerto Ricans Angry after GOP Debate No Country for Old Immigrants GOP Debate Focuses on Latino Issues Florida Senator and Tea Party favorite Marco Rubio said Friday During last night's GOP debate, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney expressed a few hints that Marco Rubio [...]

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