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Book Review: 'The Secrets of Happy Families'

Terri Schlichenmeyer

Apr 12 2013

Author: Bruce Feiler

Six o’clock, right on the nose.

That’s when your family sat down for the evening meal when you were a kid, and nobody dared be late.

Back then, Dad sat on one end of the table, Mom on the other, and you ate what was put in front of you.

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‘42’: The number of a legend

Gail Choice

Apr 11 2013

Hollywood by Choice

Even if you’re not a baseball fan, you won’t want to miss “42,” the true story of baseball legend Jackie Robinson. “42” focuses on the pivotal years of 1945 through 1947 of Robinson’s life. He got married, signed with the Dodgers’ minor league affiliate, the Montreal Royals, and then made his major league debut.

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First Lady of Motown Claudette Robinson to be first guest on Lana Reid's new talk show

PR Newswire

Apr 9 2013

Inspirational, motivational talk show

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles based award-winning author and public speaker Lana Reid will debut her uniquely inspirational/motivational talk show “Don’t Box Me In” on TalkZone Internet Radio.

Don’t Box Me In will air every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to noon, starting April 24th, 2013.

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LL Cool J’s proud of ‘Accidental Racist’

CNN News Service

Apr 9 2013

Song accomplished what art is supposed to be

LL Cool J’s collaboration with Brad Paisley, “Accidental Racist,” has kicked up a lot of dust, but the rapper seems to have expected as much.

As he told CNN, the song, which is from Paisley’s newly released album “Wheelhouse,” is a “bold statement” not just for country music, but for music in general.

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