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This is the 22nd article written to commemorate the Rush County Bicentennial. Forty-eight years ago I wrote a graduate paper about Amish education. The paper was titled The Educational Philosophy

Happy New Year and Happy 200th Birthday to Rush County! Actually we were recognized as a county by the State of Indiana in April of 1822. But just like horses

As the year comes to an end, it is time to commemorate the stars and notable figures we have said goodbye to over the last 12 months.

Yaphet Kotto The New Yorker received an Emmy nom for portraying Idi Amin but passed on playing Lando Calrissian and Jean-Luc Picard. Yaphet Kotto, the compelling character actor who portrayed police lieutenant Al Giardello on  Homicide: Life on the Street, a space traveler in  Alien and a supervillain  in Live and Let Die, has died. He was 81. In a message posted on Facebook, Kottos wife, Tessie Sinahon, said that the actor died Monday. "Im saddened and still in shock of the passing of my h...

Yaphet Kotto, Bond villain and Alien star, dies at 81 Ellise Shafer, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Variety. He was 81. Kotto’s wife, Tessie Sinahon, first posted about Kotto’s death on Facebook Monday night. “I’m saddened and still in shocked of the passing of my husband Yaphet of 24 years. He died last night around 10:30pm Philippine time,” sge wrote. “…You played a villain on some of your movies but for me you’re a real hero and to a lot of people also. A good man, a good...

James Bond actor Yaphet Kotto, who played Dr. Kananga, the villain in 1973s Live And Let Die, has passed away aged 81.

Yaphet Kotto: His 10 Essential Roles from Alien to Live and Let Die On 3/16/21 at 6:33 AM EDT Alien, Live and Let Die and Homicide: Life on the Street has died aged 81, with his wife posting on Facebook paying tribute to the actor after he passed away in the Philippines. "You played a villain on some of your movies but for me youre a real hero and to a lot of people also," she wrote. Yaphet Kotto Tributes Pour in For Alien, Bond Actor After Death Aged 81 Read more Selma director Ava DuVernay ...

Live and Let Die and Nostromo engineer Parker in Ridley Scotts Alien, has passed away at the age of 81. The unfortunate news was confirmed on Facebook by the actors third wife, Tessie Sinahon. "Im saddened and still in shock [over] the passing of my husband Yaphet of 24 years," she wrote. "He died last night around 10:30 p.m. Philippine time. This is a very painful moment for me ... We still have a lot of plans that we discussed. You have a lot of interviews waiting; and you have movie...

| “You played a villain on some of your movies but for me you’re a real hero and to a lot of people also,” his wife of 24 years wrote on Facebook. LOS ANGELES — Yaphet Kotto, an actor known for his performances in “Alien,” the James Bond film “Live and Let Die” and the television series “Homicide: Life on the Street,” has died, his agent Ryan Goldhar confirmed to Variety. He was 81. Kotto’s wife, Tessie Sinahon, first posted about Kotto’s death on Facebook Monday night...

Mar 16, 2021 Homicide: Life on the Street, a space traveler in  Alien and a supervillain  in Live and Let Die, has died. He was 81. In a message posted on Facebook, Kottos wife, Tessie Sinahon, said that the actor died Monday. "Im saddened and still in shocked of the passing of my husband Yaphet of 24 years," she wrote. A presence at 6-foot-4 and more than 240 pounds in his prime, Kotto also was known for his eerie Emmy-nominated performance as the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in  Raid ...