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Benjamin Sylvester Ruffin (December 11, 1941 – December 7, 2006), also known as Ben Ruffin, was an African American civil rights activist, educator, and businessman in Durham, North Carolina. Growing up during the Civil Rights Movement era, Ruffin's life experience in Durham has provided him with a black consciousness that helped him analyze ...
Media overlooking a crowd fronting the Cathedral Church of St. James in Toronto during Flaherty's state funeral on April 16, 2014. Flaherty grew up in a Catholic family in Montreal, and was of part Irish descent. As a youth he was an avid hockey player and won a hockey scholarship to Princeton University. [62] [63]
The Regional Municipality of Durham (/ ˈ d ʊər ə m /), informally referred to as Durham Region, is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada. Located east of Toronto and the Regional Municipality of York , it forms the east end of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is part of the Golden Horseshoe region.
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Evelyn Ebsworth, 82, British chemist and university administrator, Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University (1990–1998). [267] Alcides Ghiggia, 88, Uruguayan-Italian football player and manager , heart attack. [268] John H. Gibbons, 86, American scientist, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (1993–1998). [269]
The Durham Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that happened early Thursday morning on Old Chapel Hill Road. Officers responded around 1:30 a.m. to a report of a person shot in the ...
Walker first entered politics as an Alderman in Oshawa, Ontario in 1956. He served on municipal council from 1956 to 1963. [2] While still an Alderman, Walker ran as the PC candidate in the 1963 provincial general election, where he defeated the NDP incumbent, Tommy Thomas.
Oct. 15—Meredith's Les Haynes had firsthand experience with the struggles people in rural areas of New Hampshire have with access to lifesaving health care. A resident of the Lakes Region ...