Texas A&M holds memorial for Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug; Gates, Vilsack to attendOctober 6th, 2009 Texas A&M holds memorial for Nobel winner BorlaugCOLLEGE STATION, Texas — Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack are to speak at a memorial for Nobel Peace Prize winner and agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug. The Tuesday ceremony will be held at Texas A&M University's College Station campus.
Ohio editor Royhab to retire, led newspaper to Pulitzer for Vietnam War deaths investigationOctober 1st, 2009 Ohio editor Royhab retiring, led paper to PulitzerTOLEDO, Ohio — Ron Royhab, who helped lead The Blade to a Pulitzer Prize, will retire as the Toledo newspaper's vice president and executive editor. Royhab, 67, said Thursday that he will work through the end of the year.
William Safire, Nixon speechwriter, conservative NYT columnist and language guru, dies at 79September 30th, 2009 William Safire, speechwriter and columnist, diesNEW YORK — Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative columnist, language expert and former White House speechwriter William Safire died Sunday, his assistant said. He was 79. Safire had been diagnosed with cancer and died a hospice in Maryland, said his assistant, Rosemary Shields.
W. Horace Carter, Pulitzer-winning NC publisher who crusaded against Ku Klux Klan, dies at 88September 16th, 2009 Pulitzer Prize-winning NC newspaper publisher diesWILMINGTON, N.C. — W. Horace Carter, a North Carolina newspaper publisher whose crusades against the Ku Klux Klan earned a Pulitzer Prize, has died.
Oct. 6 memorial in Texas for Norman Borlaug, a Nobel laureate who saved millions from hungerSeptember 14th, 2009 Oct. 6 memorial in Texas for ag scientist BorlaugCOLLEGE STATION, Texas — A memorial service for Nobel Peace Prize winner and agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug has been set for Oct. 6 at Texas A&M University.
Fred Kinne, San Diego editor whose paper won Pulitzer for plane crash coverage, dies at 93August 11th, 2009 San Diego editor who helped win Pulitzer diesSAN DIEGO — Fred Kinne, a veteran editor who helped a San Diego newspaper win the Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of a 1978 plane crash, has died. He was 93. His family says Kinne died Sunday night at a nursing center in La Mesa.
Sacramento Kings to interview Eddie Jordan for possible return to clubMay 9th, 2009 Kings to interview Eddie Jordan for returnSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings plan to interview former coach Eddie Jordan about a possible return to the club he briefly coached in the late 1990s.
Miami Herald Executive Editor Anders Gyllenhaal to head Pulitzer Prize BoardMay 8th, 2009 Miami Herald editor to head board of PulitzersNEW YORK — Miami Herald Executive Editor Anders Gyllenhaal (JILL'-in-hahl) has been named the new chairman of the Pulitzer Prize Board. Herald staff members have won several awards during his tenure, including two Pulitzers.
Kentucky Derby hopeful Square Eddie sidelined for Saturday's race with shin injuryApril 28th, 2009 Derby hopeful Square Eddie out with shin injuryLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Derby contender Square Eddie is out of the Run for the Roses.
Guthrie Theater delays premiere of new Tony Kushner play by a weekApril 23rd, 2009 Guthrie delays Kushner premiere by 1 weekMINNEAPOLIS — The Guthrie Theater is delaying its world premiere of a new Tony Kushner play by a week. The show — "The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures" — was scheduled to begin previews on May 9 and open on May 15.
Exhibit of author Alice Walker's literary archive goes on display at Emory UniversityApril 23rd, 2009 Alice Walker exhibit opens at Emory UniversityATLANTA — Even from a young age, author Alice Walker was keeping a record. The Georgia native began storing her notebooks, journals and photos as a teenager, creating a personal archive spanning 40 years that paints a vivid picture of her development as a writer.
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jimmy Breslin's daughter dies after collapsing at NYC restaurantApril 23rd, 2009 Prize-winning writer Breslin's daughter dies in NYNEW YORK — The daughter of writer Jimmy Breslin has died after collapsing at a New York City restaurant four days earlier. Bellevue Hospital Center spokesman Stephen Bohlen says Kelly Breslin died at the hospital Tuesday night.
Emory University to unveil Alice Walker literary archive this week with symposium, readingApril 23rd, 2009 Emory to unveil Walker literary archive this weekATLANTA — Emory University is unveiling the literary archives of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker for the first time since she donated the collection to the Atlanta school a year ago. The university is holding a two-day symposium starting Thursday to honor Walker.
Judge upholds right of Detroit reporter refusing to ID sources in story on prosecutorApril 22nd, 2009 Judge upholds right of reporter to not ID sourcesDETROIT — A federal judge upheld the right of a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper reporter to invoke the Fifth Amendment when he refused in court Tuesday to reveal his sources in a 2004 story about a terrorism prosecutor. David Ashenfelter of the Detroit Free Press appeared at the federal courthouse to be questioned in a deposition sought by Richard Convertino.
Judge upholds right of Detroit reporter refusing to ID sources in story on prosecutorApril 21st, 2009 Judge upholds right of reporter not naming sourcesDETROIT — A federal judge has upheld the right of a Pulitzer Prize-winning Detroit newspaper reporter to invoke the Fifth Amendment and refuse to reveal his sources in a story about a terrorism prosecutor. David Ashenfelter of the Detroit Free Press appeared at a deposition Tuesday at the federal courthouse.
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