Australians are mourning the man known as the Angel of The Gap, who stopped hundreds of people from leaping to their deaths at Sydney’s most notorious suicide spot.Don Ritchie, who was 85, lived across the road from The Gap, a treacherous coastal cliff, where he would stop people in distress and say: “Is there something I could do to help you?” Hundreds of strangers subsequently stopped for his .. more …
“He was a forward-thinking guy,” said Joan Sinko, a former municipal volunteer. “He had a lot of charisma.” Graskemper grew up in Cleveland and graduated from Holy Name High School. He became a Marine sergeant and bugler. He earned three battle stars in the South Pacific. In 1945, he married Ruth Hasek, a lifelong resident of Seven Hills and the daughter of a former councilman. The Graskempers .. more …
Three people tapped their feet around an old and weathered picnic table, two men strumming guitars together and a woman singing in a sweet, low voice. It’s a scene you can find all over the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival – people playing and singing, picking up tunes they know and stumbling through the ones they don’t. But this scene, played out every morning of the festival under the shade .. more …
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 16:25 EST, 14 May 2012 The Chief Financial Officer of a successful women’s retail chain was fired on Monday for ‘improperly’ communicating through social networks. It is believed that Gene Morphis used Twitter to write about Francesca’s Holdings Corp., its results and dealings between investors and his board. Morphis took to his blog, ‘Morph’s View’ to .. more …
A look at this summer’s hottest Indie, Old School, and Headbanging concerts. Mogwai : This band’s surreal, spacey compositions are cinematic in scope. [9 p.m. June 1, Regency Ballroom, $25] Poor Moon: Members of Fleet Foxes, Crystal Skulls and the Christmas Cards combine delicate folk talents in this new band. [9 p.m. June 1, Brick and Mortar Music Hall, $10-$12] The Temper Trap: The Aussie band .. more …
Now the organization’s Emergency Fund handles 6,000 cases annually.From helping musicians with rent to paying their doctor bills and getting them back on stage, the foundation is there on many levels.That’s why they’ve got a lot of money to raise at their annual gala at the Apollo Theater Thursday. Among the notables who will appear are Bono, Dr. John, Geri Allen, Stanley Jordan, Bill Saxton, Macy .. more …
PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)– CSS Industries, Inc. (NYSE: CSS – News ) announced today its results of operations for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2012. During the second quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company sold its Cleo Christmas gift wrap business and is reporting the results of that business as discontinued operations. Sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 decreased 2.5% to .. more …
A white car found out of place, parked and seemingly abandoned on 370th Street just south of Highway 30, was the first alert that something may have gone awry for Pennsylvania native Jonathan Elwell.A passing motorist, who lives in the area and thought the car bearing out-of-state plates seemed out of place, reported the vehicle to the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department just after 6 a.m. on .. more …
The mailbag is back this week and we were bombarded with questions. The pages went on for a while, so I’m sorry if I couldn’t get to all of them. Keep them coming, though, because there’s always next week.Let’s get to this week’s questions: Ethan in Cullman, Ala., writes: With the recent dominance of Alabama and Coach Saban do you see Auburn and Chizik really being relevant nationally? I realize .. more …
My father, Harry, died suddenly before my 21st birthday, leaving unanswered all the questions I hadn’t thought to ask while he was alive. On an October Sunday afternoon, he had a massive heart attack and never regained consciousness. He was 58.His funeral was the first and only time I have ever seen my older sister. We stood on opposite sides of the sea of cellophane-wrapped bouquets and carefully .. more …
