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	<title>Valley of Life &#124; Online Memorial Blog &#187; Obituaries</title>
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		<title>Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fashion icon and legendary beauty Elizabeth Taylor died peacefully today at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, her publicist announced. She was 79. Taylor, an two-time Oscar-winning actress and style maven, was hospitalized six weeks ago with congestive heart failure. “Though she had recently suffered a number of complications, her condition had stabilized and it was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Political Cartoonist Paul Conrad Dead at 86</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/political-cartoonist-paul-conrad-dead-at-86_2010_09_05/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Popular political cartoonist Paul Conrad died on September 4, 2010 in his Los Angeles home at the age of 86. Conrad began cartoon while attending the University of Iowa for the “Daily Iowan.” After graduating college with a degree in art, Conrad worked for the “Denver Post” for 14 years before joining the “Los Angeles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fatal Asthma Attack Led to Harold Dow’s Death</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/fatal-asthma-attack-led-to-harold-dow%e2%80%99s-death_2010_08_23/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Veteran CBS News Correspondent Harold Dow, 62, died unexpectedly on the morning of Saturday, August 21, 2010 of an apparent asthma attack. His wife, Kathy, and three children survive Dow. In a media statement, Dow’s family relayed the following: &#8220;At the time of Harold&#8217;s death, he was suffering from adult onset asthma. On Monday, Aug. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 Jazz Greats Die Over the Weekend</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/2-jazz-greats-die-over-the-weekend_2010_08_16/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Singer Abbey Lincoln and photographer Herman Leonard, both icons in the world of jazz music, died on August 14, 2010 of unrelated causes. Lincoln was 80, and Leonard was 87. Abbey Lincoln’s Life and Career Lincoln, born Anna Marie Wooldridge, was known for her unique phrasing and for writing her own lyrics. Influenced by jazz [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trader Joe’s Co-Owner, Theo Albrecht, Dies at 88</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/trader-joe%e2%80%99s-co-owner-theo-albrecht-dies-at-88_2010_08_06/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[German entrepreneur Theo Albrecht died on July 24, 2010 in Essen, Germany. Along with his brother, Karl, Albrecht started the popular grocery store chains ALDI and Trader Joe’s. These business ventures ranked Albrecht, who had a net worth of $16.7 billion, as the 31st richest person in the world by “Forbes” in 2010. Early Years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orchestra Conductor Mitch Miller Dies at 99</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/orchestra-conductor-mitch-miller-dies-at-99_2010_08_02/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll is musical baby food: it is the worship of mediocrity, brought about by a passion for conformity.”–Mitch Miller in “New Musical Express,” January 1958 American conductor, musician, singer and record company executive Mitch Miller died on July 31, 2010 at the age of 99. Miller is known as one of the most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Veteran Journalist Daniel Schorr Dies at 93</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/veteran-journalist-daniel-schorr-dies-at-93_2010_07_23/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daniel Schorr, who covered the news for more than 60 years and won three Emmy Awards, died today of a “short illness” at the age of 93, according to the Associated Press. Schorr career began as a print journalist when he worked on his high school newspaper. He later worked for the Jewish Daily Bulletin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner Dies from Heart Attack</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/yankees-owner-george-steinbrenner-dies-from-heart-attack_2010_07_13/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Less than 10 days after his July 4 birthday, George Steinbrenner III, 80, died this morning at about 6:30 a.m. The famous New York Yankees suffered a massive heart attack in Tampa, Fla. This death comes just two days after the death of the Yankee’s “Voice of God,” Bob Sheppard. Steinbrenner, as the Yankees’ “boss” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baseball’s “Voice of God,” Bob Sheppard, Dies at Age 99</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/baseball%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cvoice-of-god%e2%80%9d-bob-sheppard-dies-at-age-99_2010_07_12/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yankee’s announcer Bob Sheppard, nicknamed the “Voice of God,” died on July 11, 2010 at the age of 99. Sheppard, who retired in 2007, earned his nickname because of the unimpeachable introductions he gave baseball starts such as Derek Jeter and Joe DiMaggio. Earning his master’s degree from Columbia University in 1933, and working as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Robert Byrd Honored in Senate Today</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/senator-robert-byrd-honored-in-senate-today_2010_07_01/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/senator-robert-byrd-honored-in-senate-today_2010_07_01/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. senator from West Virginia, Robert Carlyle Byrd, was honored today in the Senate. Byrd was admitted to the Inova Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax County, Virginia on June 27, 2010 for what the media believes was complications from heat stroke and dehydration. The 92-year-old senator became “seriously ill” while in the hospital, and died [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raymond Parks, NASCAR Pioneer and Team Owner, Dead at 96</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/raymond-parks-nascar-pioneer-and-team-owner-dead-at-96_2010_06_22/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/raymond-parks-nascar-pioneer-and-team-owner-dead-at-96_2010_06_22/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raymond Parks, the owner of NASCAR record setter Red Byron’s car, died on Sunday, June 20, in Atlanta. Parks, who was born on June 5, 1914, was also well known as a moonshine runner who later helped start NASCAR by winning the first two NASCAR championships. Early Years Parks, who was the eldest of 16 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creator of “Voltron,” Peter Keefe, Dies at 57</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/creator-of-%e2%80%9cvoltron%e2%80%9d-peter-keefe-dies-at-57_2010_06_18/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peter Keefe, creator of the popular 1980 animated series Voltron: Defender of the Universe, died of throat cancer on May 27, 2010 in Rochester, NY. The New York Times reports the cartoon series paved the way for other popular animated Japanese-style animated cartoon shows. Born in 1952, Keefe started his television career as a movie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jimmy Dean Dies at 81</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/jimmy-dean-dies-at-81_2010_06_17/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Country singer and entrepreneur Jimmy Dean died on June 13, 2010 in Henrico County, Virginia. The New York Times reports, “(Donna Mead Dean) told The Associated Press that Mr. Dean had health problems but was still functioning well, so his death came as a shock. She said he was eating in front of the television. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former UCLA Coach John Wooden Dies at 99</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/former-ucla-coach-john-wooden-dies-at-99_2010_06_07/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Wooden, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player and coach, died on June 4, 2010. Wooden is known for winning ten NCAA championships as UCLA’s basketball coach over the span of 12 years. Wooden began his coaching career at Kentucky and Indiana high schools. During this time, Wooden joined the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Golden Girls” Actress Rue McClanahan Dies at 76</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/%e2%80%9cgolden-girls%e2%80%9d-actress-rue-mcclanahan-dies-at-76_2010_06_04/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rue McClanahan died yesterday from a stroke that resulted in a fatal brain hemorrhage. She was known as the Golden Girls TV character “Blanche” to her fans, a role that won McClanahan an Emmy Award in 1987. McClanahan began her career with off-Broadway theater productions. In 1969, she made her Broadway debut in a play [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Week of Celebrity Deaths</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/a-week-of-celebrity-deaths_2010_06_01/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the midst of Memorial Day weekend plans, weather forecasts and special services, media headlines were full of news about a record number of celebrity deaths. The following celebrities are artists, actors and musicians whom fans are memorializing: Louise Bourgeois (December 25, 1911 – May 31, 2010) Bourgeois, a French artist and sculptor, died at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ronnie James Dio, 67, Dies of Stomach Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/ronnie-james-dio-67-dies-of-stomach-cancer_2010_05_18/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 16:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legendary rock musician Ronnie James Dio, age 67, died Sunday 2010 at a Houston hospital after a six-month battle with stomach cancer. The Associated Press reports Dio had recently completed his seventh chemotherapy treatment in March. His wife, Wendy, and son, Dan Padavona, survive him. Dio, born Ronald James Padavona, was known for his vocals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Singer Lena Horne Dies at 92</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/singer-lena-horne-dies-at-92_2010_05_13/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 17:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lena Horne died Sunday in New York. The New York Times reports Horne was the first black performer to have a long-term Hollywood contract with a major studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios. Born in 1917, Horne made her stage debut at the age of 16 as a nightclub performer. She later went on to work with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Actress Lynn Redgrave Dies at 67</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/actress-lynn-redgrave-dies-at-67_2010_05_05/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Born into theater royalty in London on March 8, 1943, actress and playwright Lynn Redgrave died Sunday due to complications from a seven-year battle with breast cancer. A comedian and a dramatic actress, Redgrave was known for her roles in movie such as Shine and Gods and Monsters, for which she won a Golden Globe. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Etiquette for Everyday” Author Elizabeth Post Dies at Age 89</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/%e2%80%9cetiquette-for-everyday%e2%80%9d-author-elizabeth-post-dies-at-age-89_2010_05_03/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 23:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Etiquette expert Elizabeth “Libby” Post died on Saturday, April 24, surrounded by her family in Naples, Fla. Libby Post is the granddaughter-in-law of Emily Post, the legendary author and etiquette expert who originally wrote Emily Post’s Etiquette in 1922. Libby Post continually updated and revised the text and wrote several others before retiring in 1995. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Roosevelt Park Mayor Dead at 34</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/roosevelt-park-mayor-dead-at-34_2010_04_22/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jeff  Lenartowicz, possibly the youngest mayor in the history of the city of Roosevelt Park, Mich., died at the age of 34 on Sunday. According to local news reports, Lenartowicz was found dead in his home, but the cause of death is still under investigation. Lenartowicz’s peers describe him as Roosevelt Park’s biggest advocate; he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dixie Carter, Age 70, Dies of Endometrial Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/dixie-carter-age-70-dies-of-endometrial-cancer_2010_04_12/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/dixie-carter-age-70-dies-of-endometrial-cancer_2010_04_12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dixie Carter, who recently starred on ABC’s Desperate Housewives, died Saturday morning from complications of endometrial cancer at the age of 70. Carter played Gloria Hodge, the mother of Desperate Housewives&#8216; Orson Hodge. However, Carter is best known for her role in the TV sitcom Designing Women, which aired in the late 1980s to early [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Forsythe of “Dynasty” dies of cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/john-forsythe-of-%e2%80%9cdynasty%e2%80%9d-dies-of-cancer_2010_04_06/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Forsythe, an actor known for his roles on TV’s Dynasty and Charlie’s Angels, died late Thursday due to complications relating to his battle with cancer. Forsythe was 92 years old. Forsythe began his acting career in theater and with a couple of movie roles in the 1940s. While serving during World War II, he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TV Writer David Mills Dies</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/tv-writer-david-mills-dies_2010_04_02/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/tv-writer-david-mills-dies_2010_04_02/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TV writer David Mills,  known for his work on shows such as ER and The Wire, died of a brain aneurism Tuesday in New Orleans, just days before the premiere of his new series, Treme. He was 48. Treme is the latest HBO TV series Mills co-wrote and co-executively produced, and he actively blogged about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Actor Robert Culp of &#8220;I Spy&#8221; Dies</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/actor-robert-culp-of-i-spy-dies_2010_03_26/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/actor-robert-culp-of-i-spy-dies_2010_03_26/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robert Culp, most notably recognized for his ground-breaking role alongside Bill Cosby in the 1960s TV series I Spy, died Wednesday after collapsing outside his Hollywood home. He was 79. After apparently falling and striking his head, Culp was found by a jogger. Police do not suspect any foul play was involved and believe Culp&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harold W. McGraw, Jr. of McGraw-Hill Publishing Dies</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/harold-w-mcgraw-jr-of-mcgraw-hill-publishing-dies_2010_03_24/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/harold-w-mcgraw-jr-of-mcgraw-hill-publishing-dies_2010_03_24/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harold W. McGraw, Jr., of the McGraw-Hill publishing business, died Wednesday morning in his Connecticut home. He was 92. According to his son, Harold W. McGraw III, McGraw died of natural causes. &#8220;My father was a passionate and principled leader,&#8221; said McGraw III. &#8220;He was an inspiration to us all and deeply loved McGraw-Hill and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mt. Hood Claims Local Snowboarder&#8217;s Life</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/mt-hood-claims-local-snowboarders-life_2010_03_23/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/mt-hood-claims-local-snowboarders-life_2010_03_23/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Levi Sage Krukowski of Portland, Oregon was found dead Monday evening after being reported missing an hour earlier at Mt. Hood Meadows ski area. Krukowski&#8217;s body was discovered in a creek at the bottom of a crevasse outside the designated ski area. He was 18. Krukowski was reportedly snowboarding in an out-of-bounds area near Heather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Influential Nepalese Leader and Peacemaker is Dead</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/influential-nepalese-leader-and-peacemaker-is-dead_2010_03_22/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Girija Prasad Koirala, a former Nepal premier, died Saturday in his daughter&#8217;s home in Kathmandu following a short season of poor health. He was 86. According to the New York Times, Koirala was &#8220;a pivotal figure in establishing Nepal’s fragile democracy&#8221; and his death &#8220;further complicates an already politically fraught situation in Nepal.&#8221; In 1925 in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alex Chilton, Unsung Music Hero, Dies</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/alex-chilton-unsung-music-hero-dies_2010_03_18/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/alex-chilton-unsung-music-hero-dies_2010_03_18/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alex Chilton, a 1960s and 70s musician whose lasting influence was weightier than his industry success, died Wednesday in New Orleans. Chilton apparently died of a heart attack, as he was taken to a hospital after complaining of chest pains, however the official cause of death has not yet been released. He was 59. Chilton [...]]]></description>
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		<title>America&#8217;s Oldest Woman Dies at 114</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/americas-oldest-woman-dies-at-114-2_2010_03_08/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/americas-oldest-woman-dies-at-114-2_2010_03_08/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mary Josephine Ray died Sunday in New Hampshire as the oldest woman living in the United States and the second oldest in the world. She is the oldest person ever recorded to live in New Hampshire. The Maplewood County Nursing Home in Westmoreland reported that she died peacefully in her sleep. Yesterday, she was 114 years, 294 [...]]]></description>
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