Living
Hear what a wake surfer has to say
I tried to talk to a wakesurfer for my story about the Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard Tournament at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, that starts Friday.
Living
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SIMPLY SANDRA
Movies at the Springer Opera House
For the third summer, the Crowley Classic Movie Series will be shown in the Springer Opera House, 103 10th St.
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LATEST NEWS
FILM LIST: Have you seen these movies filmed in the Columbus area?
Many movies have filmed in our area. Here's a list of highlights, based on information from the Georgia Department of Economic Development.
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DAWN'S DISH BLOG
Can you get healthy by following a vegan diet by day but not by night? Mark Bittman did
Recently, I saw New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman on "Real Time with Bill Maher" and was intrigued by his idea of eating a vegan diet by day but not at night. Vegan diets exclude all meat, dairy and animal products (such as eggs).
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CELEBRITIES
Edward Hopper painting of NY island sells for $19M
An Edward Hopper painting of New York City's Roosevelt Island has sold for just over $19 million at auction.
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HEALTH
Shuttered NM plant resumes making peanut butter
The eastern New Mexico peanut butter plant shuttered eight months ago after a salmonella outbreak is back in production, and company officials say their coveted natural and organic butters could be back on store shelves within a month.
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CELEBRITIES
Cannes crime: 2nd jewel theft during film festival
Thieves outsmarted 80 security guards in an exclusive French Riviera hotel and made off with a necklace that creators say is worth a staggering 2 million euros ($2.6 million) - in the second such jewelry heist during this year's Cannes Film Festival.
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CELEBRITIES
Writer Chinua Achebe honored in Nigeria funeral
Writer Chinua Achebe shunned Nigeria's corrupt politicians and twice turned down national honors, never fearing to criticize those he felt ruined his country. On Thursday, however, the lawmakers and the country's elite came to praise him.
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HEALTH
WHO: 22 deaths worldwide from coronavirus
World Health Organization officials said Thursday that their probe into the deadly new coronavirus that has now claimed 22 lives is being delayed because of a dispute over the ownership rights to a sample - a claim disputed by the researcher at the center of the issue.
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HEALTH
Other companies challenging contraception mandate
Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is challenging the part of the federal health care law that requires for-profit companies to offer employees health coverage that includes products the business owners find morally objectionable, such as certain types of contraception.
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MOVIE NEWS AND REVIEWS
Capsule reviews of feature films
ADMISSION 2 1/2 stars. Tina Fey stars as a Princeton admissions officer, Paul Rudd is a hippie-dippie progressive school head lobbying for one of his students, in this odd mix of romantic comedy, improbable soap and Ivy League satire. 1 hr. 57 PG-13 (sex, profanity, adult themes) - Steven Rea


