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...case of the Atlanta child murders--29 young blacks killed and one black man convicted of two of the murders--was grisly, compelling and pertinent. So why isn't the tale of two Spin journalists, who later wrote a story implicating white racists in the crimes, a potent TV movie? Because Charles Robert Carner, the writer-director, blithely shuffles fact and innuendo. Because his idea of cinematic action is to have people walk briskly and talk loudly while the camera jitters like a hophead cadging a handout. Because Gregory Hines and Jim Belushi, as the Spin sleuths, are too good...
...Paul M. Morrill in the San Diego Union-Tribune on July 4, 1985: "John Hart of New Jersey signed at 65. He owned several flour and grist mills, all of which were destroyed in the war. He died in poverty at 68." Roy Wetherington, July 2, 1995, in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "The farm and livestock of another signer, John Hart of New Jersey, were destroyed. Hart and his wife hid in the woods for several months to avoid capture; she died as a result of the ordeal...
...most drafts, college hockey stars are overshadowed by the Canadian junior leagues and European players. This, however, was a banner year for students as the top two picks overall of the draft were Boston University goaltender Ricky DiPietro (New York Islanders) and University of Wisconsin winger Dany Heatley (Atlanta Thrashers...
Last fall Kovach, former head of the New York Times Washington bureau and editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, announced his intention to leave Harvard by June and said that he hoped a successor would be named by the Nieman Foundation reunion in late April...
...long ago, my husband got me a subscription to the Bruce forum at luckytown.org where fans post concert reviews and analyze lyrics. Thus fortified, on June 3, I flew to Atlanta to see back-to-back concerts with my sister Kimberly and our JANEY sign. Bruce didn't play our request, but from our seats behind the stage we could tell he adores his wife Patti Scialfa, who plays guitar and sings in the band...