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In August 1967, Stephen Bayley, a 15-year-old pupil at Quarry Bank in Liverpool, wrote a letter to the school's most famous pupil, John Lennon. Young Stephen told John, who had left Quarry Bank ten years earlier, that his English teacher was in the habit of playing Beatles records in class, and encouraging the boys to analyse the lyrics, before giving them his own interpretation. According to his best friend, Pete Shotton, John roared with laughter at the letter. His headmaster's report from 1956 had read: 'He has too many of the wrong ambitions and his energy is misplaced.'  And now, just 1...

Four divisions of $30,000 claiming pacers comprised the final preliminary for their Claim To Fame series at Miami Valley on Sunday (Jan. 17), with 10 of them earning spots in the $37,500 championship tilt next week. Winners in this leg were Voracity (Brett Miller, 1:51.3, $6), Ginger Tree Marty (Chris Page, 1:53.2, $3.20), So So Delightful (Trevor Smith, 1:53, $13.60) and Dont Judge A Book (William Mann, 1:51.4, $6). Voracity and So So Delightful were repeat winners in the series, but both will race for new connections in the final. Both were claimed by new owners for $39,000 (30 percent pre...

By Staff South Portland's Economic Business & Development Awards are going to look a little different this year, and not just because the ceremony will be virtual. The city's Economic Development Committee has shaken up the award categories to reflect the pandemic, with recognition going to businesses and people specifically related to their response to COVID-19. Normally the award categories would be things like "Small Business of the Year," "New Business of the Year," and the like. This year, the committee will recognize "COVID Pivot Pioneer" and "Nothing's Going to Stop Us...

December 16, 2020 The pandemic continues to act as a great cultural accelerant, bulldozing institutions that were lurching slowly towards irrelevance. The impending awards show season may be COVID’s last big cultural casualty before the dawn of the new normal. The question is whether that damage is irreversible. For the entertainment industry, this question looms large over awards shows and, more importantly, movie theaters. As summer faded to fall, some in Hollywood optimistically believed the months-long national theater closure had created a pent-up demand that would boost new releases l...

Especially, she used that spotlight to bring about change when no one else had the courage to stand up and speak out. show knew the spotlight would follow her so she did that. it was a very personal cause for her. >> yeah, she really was an incredible woman. william mann, thank you so much for your insight and sharing your thoughts today. a lot of people really touched by elizabeth taylor's life and death now. we invite you to share your thoughts and memories of elizabeth taylor at cnn.com/ali or post on twitter or facebook, mine or ali's. we'll share your comments later in the show. turning...