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Leroy “Satchel” Paige

Baseball's Methuselah, LeRoy "Satchel" Paige was a charismatic pitching star of the Negro Leagues who became a major league rookie in his forties. Satchel Paige began playing professionally for the…

Kid Rock

Name at birth: Robert James RitchieA self-proclaimed redneck from the midwestern United States, Kid Rock turned a catchy mix of rap and country-influenced hard rock into pop stardom with his 1998…

Where the Heart Is

Director:Matt WilliamsWriters:Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel20th Century Fox; PG-13; 115 minutesRelease:4/00Cast:Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing In Where the Heart Is, Natalie…

Louisville

(Encyclopedia) LouisvilleLouisvillel&oomacr;ˈēvĭl [key], city (1990 pop. 269,063), seat of Jefferson co., NW Ky., at the Falls of the Ohio; inc. 1780. It is the largest city in Kentucky, a port…

Richard Warren Sears Biography

Richard Warren SearsmerchantBorn: 12/7/1863Birthplace: Stewartville, Minn. Though the Sears family had been wealthy, his father lost the family fortune through speculative investments. Upon…

Howard Hawks

Name at birth: Howard Winchester HawksHoward Hawks directed several classic Hollywood movies, including Scarface (1932), His Girl Friday (1940) and Rio Bravo (1959). Born into a wealthy midwestern…

1938 College Basketball Recap

Player of the YearConsensus All-America TeamMajor Conference ChampionsNIT Tournament TeamsNIT Tournament (6 Teams) The season began with the elimination of the center jump after each basket and ended…

Out-of-Towners

Director: Sam WeismanWriter: Marc LawrenceParamount; PG-13; 91 minutesRelease: 4/99Cast: Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, John Cleese As Disney developers strong-arm Times Square's seedy core into…

The Straight Story

Director:David LynchWriters:John Roach and Mary SweeneyWalt Disney Pictures; G; 110 minutesRelease:10/99Cast:Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Harry Dean Stanton David Lynch has made a G-…

Tracy Nelson

Mother Earth Presents Tracy Nelson CountryReprise Archives This long-lost country weekend convinces you that Nelson always thought like Patsy even if she was singing rhythm and blues and…