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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Jackson Memorial Tuesday at LA Arena After Family Service

20,000-seat coliseum will host farewell to the King of Pop

Jul 2, 09 2:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A memorial service for Michael Jackson will go ahead Tuesday at Los Angeles’ Staples Center next week, CNN reports, and, according to TMZ, will follow a private, family service at a local cemetery. It’s unclear whether Tuesday’s public event, set for 10am, will be at Staples’ 20,000-seat... More »

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No Jackson Memorial Friday: Family Source

King of Pop can't be buried at Neverland due to legal restrictions

Jul 1, 09 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - There will be no public memorial for Michael Jackson at the Neverland Ranch this week, the AP reports. Previous reports had said that a viewing would be held Friday at the Santa Barbara estate, but a source close to the family says nothing is planned. Instead, there will likely be... More »

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 Va. Tech Marks
 Grim Anniversary 

Students, faculty still struggle with last year's killings

Apr 16, 08 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - A year after the tragic shootings in which 33 people died, members of the Virginia Tech community are still doing their best to heal, reports the Washington Post. "We have struggled to equilibrium," says a writing instructor at the university, "But no matter how strong we are,... More »

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Virginia Tech • memorial services • Virginia Tech shootings

When Stars Fall, Broadway Sends 'Em Off in Style

Dedicated obit-readers trek to star-studded memorial tributes

Oct 17, 07 3:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - In contrast to Hollywood, Broadway lavishes star-studded spectaculars on its deceased, and a cadre of loyal Broadway-lovers (many elderly) scan the obits and flock to the free tributes, reports the Wall Street Journal. Recent winners include tributes to Jerry Orbach ("Everybody from 'Law & Order' came") and... More »

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Broadway • memorial services

Army Plans Group Services for Troops Killed in Iraq

Families, vets blast Wash. base's new policy

Jul 25, 07 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Overwhelmed by numbers, military bases are beginning to hold collective memorial services for service members killed in Iraq instead of individual services after each death. The Times visits Fort Lewis, which has floated the idea and met with resistance from families and veterans. The country's third-largest army base, outside Tacoma,... More »

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Iraq • US military • US Army • memorial services • military bases

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