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DIED. MARSHALL FRADY, 64, reporter who documented the South's social and political upheaval during the civil-rights era; of cancer; in Greenville, S.C., where he had recently joined the faculty of his alma mater, Furman University. The son of a Southern Baptist minister in Georgia, he wrote seven books, including a 1968 biography of Alabama Governor George Wallace, and later became an Emmy-winning correspondent for ABC's documentary unit...
...throughout the 90s as a lo-fi avatar, recording his erudite and sometimes recherché love songs on department store boom-boxes. He has since gained wider repute for his talent as a wordsmith and songwriter. In 2002 he joined the esteemed roster of famed British label 4AD, alma mater of the Pixies, Throwing Muses, and Cocteau Twins. Tallahassee, the first release on his new label, was a concept album that concretized the “alpha-series,” a smattering of songs scattered through his albums that told the epic saga of a Florida couple...
Despite Thurston’s deep affection for his humble alma mater, he does have a bone to pick with America. “There is room for violence in this country,” he sums up, “and it should be directed towards Bill O’Reilly...
...summers, I was a pawn in this self-perpetuating system. Like any shady organization, this syndicate of service-elevator operators and bellhops thrives on family connections, and mine ran straight through the heart of my alma mater, Regis High School...
Soon after graduating, Sweezy became a professor at his alma mater, but took a leave of absence from the University to serve in the Army during World War II. Working at the U.S. Office of Strategic Services, Sweezy was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for “outstanding achievement...