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Archive - Jan 22, 2012

ONLY ON 3: Former Penn St. football player remembers JoePa

Submitted by Cliff Pyron on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 9:26pm.READ MORE:
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video Seventy-four days after being fired by Penn State legendary college football coach Joe Paterno died at the age of 85. One Wilmington man played for Paterno during the 1960s and had an emotional reaction to today's news. Full story...
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UNCW women beat ODU for first time; UNCW men also win this weekend

Submitted by John Rendleman on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 6:12pm.READ MORE:
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The Old Dominion women's basketball team had beaten UNCW 42 times in a row until Sunday afternoon. Cynthia Cooper-Dyke's team beat ODU on the road on Sunday. Buzz Peterson's UNCW men's basketball team also picked up a road win this weekend. Full story...
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New waterproof hearing aid lets local girl enjoy life on the coast

Submitted by Asha Dave on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 5:04pm.READ MORE:
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video Living on the coast, playing in the water is something we often take for granted; same goes for the gift of hearing. One young lady in our own community can now do both thanks to a hearing aid manufacturing company that has come up with a waterproof digital hearing aid. Full story...
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Rep. Giffords to resign from Congress this week

Submitted by WWAY on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 4:22pm.READ MORE:
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona announced Sunday she intends to resign from Congress this week to concentrate on recovering from wounds suffered in an assassination attempt a little more than a year ago. Full story...
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Joe Paterno dead at 85

Submitted by WWAY on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 4:01pm.READ MORE:
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Joe Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday. He was 85. Full story...
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Paterno died just as he expected

Submitted by Kevin Wuzzardo on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 11:48am.

I've been a fan of Penn State and Joe Paterno since I first saw them in 1986. The Nittany Lions were on their way to a national championship that year.

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