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Daniel Schorr, Pioneering Newsman on Nixon's 'Enemies List,' Dead at 93
By Tom Diemer
Daniel Schorr, the pioneering broadcast journalist who earned his way on to President Nixon's "enemies list," died Friday at a Washington hospital after a short illness. He was 93. Schorr made his name as a hard-hitting, blunt talking reporter for CBS News dating back to Edward R. Murrow's team, ...
George Steinbrenner Dies; Yankee Boss Gave to Nixon, Other Pols From Both Parties
By Tom Diemer
George Steinbrenner, the larger-than-life New York Yankees owner who died Tuesday, was a frequent contributor to politicians from both political parties. To his annoyance he got the most notoriety for his donations to President Nixon. In 1988, Steinbrenner was pardoned by President Reagan for his ...
Robert Byrd's Klan History, and the 150 Recruits He Brought With Him
By Mary C. Curtis
A Senate historian, a guardian of the Constitution, an early critic of the Iraq War, Sen. Robert Byrd's colleagues, friends and admirers are offering heartfelt accolades. He grew up dirt-poor in West Virginia, worked hard with his hands and his mind, and eventually gave back with federal funds. ...
Former Ohio Rep. Thomas 'Lud' Ashley Dead at 87; Democrat Close to H.W. Bush
By Tom Diemer
Former Ohio Rep. Thomas "Lud" Ashley, a liberal Democrat known for his work on civil rights, public housing and anti-poverty legislation, died Monday at his home in Leland, Mich. He was 87. Lud Ashley was practically a household name in Toledo. He represented the city and surrounding area in ...
Gary Coleman: Poster Child for the Perils of Young Hollywood
By Mia Navarro
In adulthood, Gary Coleman, the adorable child star of the sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes," became less lovable. He made news by suing his parents over his trust fund, by declaring bankruptcy and by getting arrested for assault, disorderly conduct and domestic violence. He never grew taller than 4 feet ...
Dennis Hopper, Talented, Troubled Actor, Dead of Cancer at 74
By Tom Diemer
Dennis Hopper, the talented, tragically hip actor who helped define an era with his 1969 film "Easy Rider," died of cancer Saturday at his home in Venice, California. He was 74. The Associated Press called Hopper a "high-flying Hollywood wild man" -- a genuine eccentric who took character acting to ...
Donald 'Buz' Lukens, Ex-Ohio Lawmaker Derailed by Scandal, Dead at 79
By Tom Diemer
"Buz" Lukens had a thing about timing. He was prescient as an early supporter of the presidential aspirations of Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan, but he was way off when he launched his own campaign for governor of Ohio in 1970. And he ruined his political comeback and disgraced himself when he ...
Obama Eulogizes Dorothy Height, Civil Rights Leader, as 'Historic' Figure
By Tom Diemer
The late civil rights pioneer Dorothy Height loved hats -- big, flamboyant hats -- and she wore them like a crown, President Obama said at her funeral Thursday. Height, 98, died last week after a career in the civil rights movement dating back to the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. One of ...
Dorothy Height, Civil Rights Matriarch Active for Six Decades, Dead at 98
By Tom DiemerDorothy I. Height, called by President Obama the "godmother" of the civil rights movement for her role as the only woman in a top leadership spot in its early days, died Tuesday of natural causes in Washington. She was 98, and her career of activism spanned six decades. Height served as president ...
Benjamin L. Hooks, R.I.P. in Memphis
By Jamie Stiehm
Requiem for a preacher, a lawyer, a judge, a head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Add all that up and it doesn't equal the Rev. Benjamin L. Hooks, who died at 85 in his native Memphis, Tennessee by the waters of the Mississippi River this week. Rest in peace. One ...
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