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Thursday May 9 | WKBW

WNY Family Praying for Injured Army Soldier

A Cattaraugus County family is trying to stay strong, after find out that their son was injured by an explosion at an Army base in Afghanistan on April 20th.

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Oklahoma Senator: No Federal Aid For My State Without Offsetting Cuts

DISASTER RELIEF Lawmaker is consistent on taxpayer-funded disaster assistance

May 15
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Mon Apr 29, 2013

NyackNewsAndViews

Sam Waymon Remembers Richie Havens

Richie Havens and Sam Waymon were close friends. The 72 year old Havens, a folk singer and guitarist best known as the legendary opening act at Woodstock, suffered a fatal heart attack on April 21.

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Fri Apr 26, 2013

Stereophile

Richie Havens

For better or worse, some musical careers are defined by a single searing moment in time and for Richie Havens, who died on April 22; his career will forever be linked to his appearance as the opener for the Woodstock Festival in 1969.

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Tue Apr 02, 2013

The Ithaca Journal

Dryden Town Talk: Voices of Civil War heard through song

The first official day of trout fishing Monday felt more like mid-January at times than April, and about the only thing missing was ice to drill Spring trout fishing starts Monday on most area streams, but I got an early taste Saturday by going up to Kanona, where a stretch of the Conhocton There are three days I look forward to most every year ... (more)

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