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Press Box: Woods responds to Garcia's slur, Krzyzewski to stay with Team USA
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Press Box: Woods responds to Garcia's slur, Krzyzewski to stay with Team USA Tiger Woods responded Wednesday morning to Sergio Garcia's fried chicken remark made a night earlier, saying it was insensitive but that the golf rivals...Tags: U.S. Open (golf), Basketball, Mike Krzyzewski, San Antonio Spurs, National Basketball Association
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Sergio Garcia's envy of Tiger crosses racist lines
Congratulations Sergio Garcia. You've managed to accomplish the unthinkable: Turn Tiger Woods into a sympathetic figure. Nothing trumps ignorance and/or racism, and you're now on the podium, along with one of the all-time greats, Fuzzy Zoeller....
Tags: Social Issues, The Players Championship, U.S. Open (golf), Chicken, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.
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Sergio Garcia makes racist comment about Tiger Woods
Orlando SentinelSergio Garcia and Tiger Woods are not the best of friends and judging but the back and forth comments of recent weeks, they may even have to be separated at the next golf tournament they're at together. The two professional golfers had some testy back-...Tags: Travel, Tiger Woods, Sports, Golf, Sergio Garcia
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Woods calls Garcia's comment 'hurtful'
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Woods calls Garcia's comment 'hurtful' Tiger Woods responded Wednesday morning to Sergio Garcia's fried chicken remark made a night earlier, saying it was insensitive but that the golf rivals should move past their verbal sparring....Tags: The Players Championship, U.S. Open (golf), Travel, PGA Championship, Tiger Woods
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Civil Rights leaders reflect on Danville's Bloody Monday, say there is still work to do
WDBJ7 ReporterHalf a century ago one moment started a chain reaction to end segregation in Danville. It was June 10, 1963, and it became known as Bloody Monday. Civil rights leaders who fought hard for equality then say there's still more work to do. For the most...Tags: Social Issues, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights
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Feedback for Wednesday, May 22
Hampton woman pleads guilty in perjury case A Hampton woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to lying from the witness stand at a Hampton trial five years ago, leading to a man spending nearly four years of his life wrongfully imprisoned. Elizabeth Paige Coast,...Tags: Witnesses, Prosecution, Trials, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia)
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State's Attorney's office regrets characterization of defendants as 'mutts'
Change of SubjectOn his Lisagor Award-winning Huffington Post blog, David Protess wrote yesterday about what he saw yesterday in a Cook County Courtroom. First, his summary of the case: Armando Serrano and Jose Montanez were convicted of a 1993 murder based primarily........ -
Editorial: 'I'm sorry' for Isle of Wight emails doesn't suffice
As if things weren't tough enough in Isle of Wight County with budgetary challenges, tax increases and rising stormwater fees, this week county officials have been called upon to address yet another disturbing situation: two public leaders were involved...Tags: Social Issues, NAACP, Sarah Palin, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia)
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May 22 Letters: Recognizing bias, climate of spending
Recognizing bias The reports [of Isle of Wight racism concerns] I have seen are taking a biased path approaching this subject. My generation (baby boomers) see these statements through the experience of the 1960s and 1970s and a lot of us cringe at any...Tags: Social Issues, University of Virginia, Agricultural Research and Technology, The Pennsylvania State University, Science
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William Hooker Interprets a Classic Oscar Micheaux Film in New Britain
The Symbol of the Unconquered Silent Film Screening w/live accompaniment by William Hooker, May 24, 7:30 p.m., Q&A to follow, $5-$12, Trinity-on-Main, 69 Main St., New Britain, (860) 229-2072, trinityonmain.org Drummer William Hooker's...
Tags: Social Issues, Movies, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Ku Klux Klan, Justice and Rights
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State Pulls License Of Foster Mother After Court Plea
The Hartford CourantThe state's child-protection agency has pulled the license of a foster mother from Griswold who has admitted to assaulting a child in her care. The woman, 51-year-old Jami Littlefield, delayed reporting the incident and initially attributed bruising on...Tags: Rentals, Abusive Behavior, Groton, New London (New London, Connecticut), Punishment
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Good intentions don't create jobs
Baltimore City Council members confused caring about unemployment with abating it by giving preliminary approval to a local hire law last week. The legislation, which requires a final vote and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's signature to become law,...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Business, The New York Times, Mary Pat Clarke, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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