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Theodore Roosevelt said his made him look like “a mewing cat.” Lyndon Johnson called his “the ugliest thing I ever saw.” Ronald Reagan ordered a do-over.

We spoke to the uncle of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old man killed by Oakland police in 2009, as he attended a self-care fair at George Floyd square Saturday. He had a message about community, healing, justice and transparency.

Read Article Jean Pilk, a renowned artist who lived in Cape Elizabeth and Yarmouth at the end of a distinguished career painting portraits of high-ranking government officials, died Wednesday. She was 96. Jean Pilk in her Cape Elizabeth studio, March 2006. Portland Press Herald photo Pilk painted hundreds of portraits throughout her career, and some of her best-known subjects include Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, astronaut Michael Collins, Rep. John Dingell, and past governors...

Obituary: Jean Pilk PALMYRA, Va. - Jean Pilk, who gave life to the concept of the Cool Mom, died peacefully at her home, surrounded ... Share Jean Pilk PALMYRA, Va. – Jean Pilk, who gave life to the concept of the Cool Mom, died peacefully at her home, surrounded by her adoring family, in Palmyra, Va. At 4-feet-10-inches tall and a whopping 79 pounds fully dressed, she was much like Dr. Who’s Tardis – inside the tiny container was a world of wonder and contradiction. Born in Kansas City...

Jean Pilk, 96, renowned portrait artist from Cape Elizabeth A diminutive woman who had a huge presence, Pilk was best-known for her portraits of government officials, including Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day OConnor and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Colin Powell. Share Jean Pilk, a renowned artist who lived in Cape Elizabeth and Yarmouth at the end of a distinguished career painting portraits of high-ranking government officials, died Wednesday. She was 96. Jean Pilk in her Cape Elizab...

Bernard Lown, physician who rallied doctors against nuclear war, dies at 99 Emily Langer, The Washington Post Feb. 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Bernard Lown, an eminent cardiologist who forged a dual legacy in medicine and world affairs, pioneering lifesaving treatments for heart attacks and co-founding an international group of physicians that won a Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to end the nuclear arms race, died Feb. 16 at his home in Chestnut Hill, Mass. He was 99. He had congestive he...