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Colin Egglesfield ‘Thought It Could Be the End’ After Second Cancer Diagnosis

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Post published:June 19, 2019
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After nearly 20 years in Hollywood, Colin Egglesfield has learned a thing or two about surviving ups and downs, which became critical when he was diagnosed with cancer. Now in remission, the…

SPOTLIGHT June 2019: Rita Coburn, Film Activist and Filmmaker, MAYA ANGELOU: AND STILL I RISE

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Post published:June 1, 2019
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Writer/producer/director/novelist Rita Coburn’s acclaimed documentary Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, co-directed with Bob Hercules, was released in 2016, but the film is ever timely in its importance and impact. In…

Harvey Milk picture book teaches children about LGBTQ history

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Post published:August 10, 2018
Post category:In The News Stuart Milk

“Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag” teaches kids about the famed social activist and the iconic gay-rights symbol. When Rob Sanders followed news coverage the day…

Fred Dryer holds the NFL record for most safeties in a game — and, oh yeah, he was almost Sam Malone on ‘Cheers’

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Post published:June 29, 2018
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Dryer’s place in the NFL record books might be the least interesting thing about him. It’s not often an NFL record stands for 45 years, but Fred Dryer still owns…

Southwest Pilot Who Landed Fatal Flight Wasn’t Supposed to Be On It

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Post published:May 31, 2018
Post category:In The News Tammie Jo Shults

Everything was going smoothly until Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 reached about 32,000 feet. Then there was chaos. A deafening bang. A puff of gray smoke. Oxygen masks dropped. At first, the…

Pilots who safely landed Southwest flight after deadly engine failure on what happened in the cockpit

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Post published:May 31, 2018
Post category:In The News Tammie Jo Shults

Tammie Jo Shults and Darren Ellisor, the pilots who safely landed a Southwest Airlines plane on April 17 after one of its engines failed, said it was teamwork and training that…

Southwest Pilot Speaks Out For the First Time Since Her ‘Heroic’ Emergency Landing

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Post published:May 31, 2018
Post category:In The News Tammie Jo Shults

The Southwest Airlines pilot hailed as a “hero” for safely landing Flight 1380 after a deadly engine explosion last month said that as the chaos unfolded in the air, it felt like a flashback to…

When Southwest 1380’s engine failed, the cockpit was so loud the pilots had to use hand signals to communicate

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Post published:May 31, 2018
Post category:In The News Tammie Jo Shults

(CNN) When an engine failed on a Southwest Airlines flight last month, pilot Tammie Jo Shults didn’t panic. Instead, she fell back on her extensive Navy experience. “My first thoughts were…

A Conversation with Stuart Milk, Co-founder of the Harvey Milk Foundation, on His Uncle’s Legacy

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Post published:May 23, 2018
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This past Tuesday, on Harvey Milk Day, we had the pleasure of speaking to Stuart Milk, the co-founder of the Harvey Milk Foundation. Like his uncle, Stuart has dedicated his life to…

Heroic crew of Southwest Flight 1380 describe bond, faith that pulled them through chaos

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Post published:May 23, 2018
Post category:Darren Ellisor In The News Tammie Jo Shults

About 20 minutes after Southwest Flight 1380 took off from New York's LaGuardia Airport on April 17, one of the plane's engines exploded, sending debris through a passenger window and causing…