Month: September 2011

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Nelson Brothers wow audience

The first installment of the Galaxy Series kicked off Thursday with “Ricky Nelson Remembered.” This musical montage featured Matthew and Gunner Nelson, the twin sons of rock monolith Ricky Nelson. Ricky Nelson, dubbed “the prince of rock ‘n’ roll” by VH1’s Behind the Music, died abruptly in a 1985 plane crash, leaving a prolific and expansive career in his wake.

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Opinion

Don’t let censorship limit your freedom to read

How many people remember reading “The Giver,” “James and the Giant Peach,” or “Where’s Waldo?” when they were kids? How about when you got a little older and started reading some classics like “The Great Gatsby,” “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” and “Animal Farm?” These books all have something in common: they were all located on the top banned books of the past 20 years (yes, even “Where’s Waldo?”).

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