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W. Jason Morgan, discoverer of plate tectonics (1935-2023)

W. Jason Morgan, discoverer of plate tectonics (1935-2023) "In 1967, Jason Morgan presented a groundbreaking paper at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Washington DC. It showed that Earth's surface consists of about a dozen rigid...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 9, 2023 11:15 PM

Alex Trebek dead: Ruta Lee remembers 'High Rollers' co-host - Los Angeles Times

Alex Trebek dead: Ruta Lee remembers 'High Rollers' co-host - Los Angeles Times "For all his sly and ready humor, he may be the last television figure who possessed the kind of authority that was once called gravitas. "But Ruta...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 10, 2020 8:04 AM

Lessons in longevity from Nicholas Parsons - UnHerd

Lessons in longevity from Nicholas Parsons - UnHerd Nicholas Parsons, host of the BBC Radio 4 panel quiz "Just A Minute" since its debut in 1967, has died this week at the age of 96. Simon Evans ponders his longevity....

Posted by Michael Bates on January 30, 2020 9:09 PM

Ken Fuson Obituary - Des Moines Register

Ken Fuson Obituary - Des Moines Register Reporter writes his own obituary. "In his newspaper work, Ken won several national feature-writing awards, including the Ernie Pyle Award, ASNE Distinguished Writing Award, National Headliner Award, Missouri Award (twice) and Distinguished Writing...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 10, 2020 5:46 PM

Gone Too Soon - The Bob Waldmire Story | ROUTE Magazine

Gone Too Soon - The Bob Waldmire Story | ROUTE Magazine A short biography of Mother Road artist and Route 66 free spirit Bob Waldmire. His finely detailed pen-and-ink maps of Route 66 are legendary. (Our family had a magical...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 15, 2019 9:20 PM

The American Spectator : The Spectacle Blog : Hitchens, Remembered: An Index to Remembrances

The American Spectator: Christopher Hitchens, Remembered: An Index to Remembrances Links to eulogies of the late controversialist and journalist, including one by his brother Peter Hitchens....

Posted by Michael Bates on December 16, 2011 5:42 PM