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Richard Oare, attorney

2013-04-01 14:21:07

Richard Oare, an attorney who successfully defended the the mayor of York, Pa., on a decades-old murder charge dating to a 1969 race riot, died of prostate cancer March 26 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The White Hall resident was 68. Born John...

Steve Capus leaves NBC News worse off in ratings and journalism

2013-02-01 13:12:00

Ending a tenure marked by the costly decline of the 'Today' show, the failure of the newsmagazine 'Rock Center'� and an erosion of journalistic values, Steve Capus Friday resigned as president of NBC News after almost eight years on the job. While NBC...

Today hosts wrong to humiliate subway photographer

2012-12-07 06:00:00

By now, many have seen the horrific photograph from the front page of the New York Post ("Police question man in N.Y. subway train death," Dec. 5). A man clings helplessly to the platform of a New York subway seconds before he is struck and killed by an...

Are media losing their way in mad #My2K and #Lauerfail hashtag chases?

2012-12-03 09:40:00

From #SaveBigBird and #womeninbinders, to #Lauerfail and #DrunkDianeSawyer, it seems like we are awash in stories with hashtags these days --stories about the 140-character wonders of Twitter and their impact on media and politics. And while there is...

Why the Turkey-Day Twitter massacre of Matt Lauer matters

2012-11-24 08:01:00

I told myself I wasn't going to go here -- I wasn't going to weigh in on the pasting Matt Lauer was taking on Twitter Thursday and Friday for his less-than-stellar performance as TV host for NBC's coverage of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. But...

37 rare baseball cards found in Ohio attic to be auctioned at Baltimore convention

2012-07-31 16:47:00

It was like something out of a Hollywood movie — a musty attic in a stately old home, a forlorn-looking dollhouse perched against one wall and underneath it, a mysterious dust-covered box wrapped in twine. But what Karl Kissner and his cousin,...

'Bachelor Pad' Recap, Episode 4, Trust no one - except Ryan Lochte?

2012-08-14 03:52:00

It's hard to focus on tonight's "Bachelor Pad" while we are eagerly awaiting ABC to confirm Olympic gold medalist swimmer Ryan Lochte as the next Bachelor. And this isn't a pipe dream like our "Make Chris Harrison the Next Bachelor" Facebook group. A few...

Preakness is a season unto itself at local boutiques

2012-05-16 16:00:00

Lisa Schatz starts her Preakness shopping eight months early, at the September fashion trade shows in New York City. In addition to her regular buys for spring inventory, she's learned to add items featuring bold colors and fun prints that will stand...

Brian Williams' 'Rock Center' needs more than new time period

2012-02-08 09:36:00

I was going to be nice and NOT write about the NBC newsmagazine "Rock Center" moving to 9 p.m. tonight after a failed run at 10 Mondays with Brian Williams at the helm. But then, NBC News sent out a press release calling special correspondent Chelsea...

Will you please keep your SunChips compostable bag quiet, please?

2011-02-25 16:22:12

Done, and done. Today on the Today Show, the Today Show had a segment about the new compostable SunChips bag Frito-Lay has come up with in response to consumer outrage over its original SunChips compostable bag, which was louder than......

Phelps' voyage

2008-08-03 00:00:00

Michael Phelps was 15 years old the day he returned home to Rodgers Forge from his first Olympic Games in 2000. He had finished 5th in the 200-meter butterfly in Sydney, Australia, even though he was mostly ears and arms at that point, and it seemed as...

Attack highlights 'chronic problem'

2008-04-13 00:00:00

Ronda Cooperstein wasn't surprised to hear of the assault on a teacher at the school where she used to work. The only difference between this one and those she saw was that it was captured on video - and drew nationwide media attention. Until 2006,...

TV personality Matt Lauer arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California.

2013-03-29 05:41:49

Al Roker, Savannah Guthrie, Matt Lauer and Natalie Morales

2013-03-14 16:14:08

Appearing on 'Today' are Al Roker, left, Savannah Guthrie, Matt Lauer and Natalie Morales.

2013-03-12 00:00:00