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Oprah Winfrey

By Feza Kikaya | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Television talk-show host, actress and producer Oprah Winfrey defied the odds when she became the first black female billionaire in the U.S., despite enduring a troubled adolescence.

Photo: Reno Cast

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The cast of "Reno 911!" Courtesy of ComedyCentral.com

JV Blazers force a Rockets meltdown in close win

By Michael Bushnell | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In Print »

The Blair boy's JV basketball game was a tale of two very, very different halves. For the Blazers, after a half of run-and-gun, playing to Richard Montgomery's style, they got stingy on defense. Stingy enough to keep RM from making a single field goal in the fourth quarter, en route to a 52-47 Blair win, snapping an eight game losing skid.

Jimi Hendrix

By Alexander Gold | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Rock superstar Jimi Hendrix was only in the limelight for three years, but within that time, he managed to change the face of Rock and Roll forever. Hendrix was born in 1942, started playing guitar at age 11 and performed with local rock groups as a teen. At 16, Hendrix left school and joined the Army as a paratrooper, a career quickly ended by an injury he received during a practice jump.

Valentine's Day dance cancelled

By Seema Kacker | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In Print »

The Valentine's Day dance, which was to be held Feb. 11, has been cancelled due to scheduling issues, according to SGA sponsor Rondai Ravilious.

Photo: Spam

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Photo: Brookland-CUA - Pizza Hut

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Photo: floorhockey3

By Diana Frey | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Junior Avi Wolfman-Arent takes a shot during an after school floor hockey game.

Photo: Floorhockey 2

By Diana Frey | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Junior Adam Macleod rushes to the ball during an intense floor hockey game.

Photo: Red Embraced_Print

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Auerbach is embraced by one of his players. Moments from Auebach's coaching days with the Celtics.

Photos courtesy of ESPN and the NBA.

Photo: Auerbach in Office_Print

By Adam Schuyler | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Auerbach in his Washington D.C. office.

Photo: Brookland-CUA - Catholic University

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Photo: Josephine Baker

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Josephine Baker, singer, dancer, actress and comedian.

Photo: Forest Glen Station

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Photo: American Idol Graphic

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Photo: August Wilson

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August Wilson, playwright and winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama.

Photo: Glenmont - KFC

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Teacher's efforts recognized

By Sayoh Mansaray | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In Print »

English and Connections teacher Carole Tomayko has been nominated for the seventeenth annual Marian Greenblatt award, given to veteran teachers in Montgomery County who do an excellent job of motivating students to achieve.