Social networking sites: the dark side

There’s a dark side to the culture of social networking that teenagers are accepting as the norm.

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Shots fired during domestic dispute

PEORIA – Peoria police fire shots when a man threatens them during a domestic dispute. Officers responded to a domestic violence call in the 8400 block of Bajada.

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Sen. Edward Kennedy memoirs

Celebrity gossip, famous birthdays and other tidbits, compiled from Seattle Times news services.

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In Defense of Lurking

Solitary consumption, not interactivity, may be the best thing about the Web.

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Vigil Held On Anniversary Of Sean Bell Shooting

Exactly one year after he was shot and killed by police — there are new calls for a ‘Sean Bell Law.’ Bell was shot by officers just hours before he was to be married. At an emotional tribute Sunday, family and friends called for justice.

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Harmonicas for troops?

Celebrity gossip, famous birthdays and other tidbits, compiled from Seattle Times news services.

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Sideshow | It seems McCartney prefers blondes

Brunettes, take note: We’ve been dissed again by the cute Beatle – or so we would be led to believe by those reliable gossip sources, TMZ.com and Britain’s News of the World. TMZ.com posted yesterday a report from the other side of the pond saying that smack dab in the middle of his nasty divorce from Heather Mills, his last blond bride, Paul McCartney recently had a rendezvous with a woman TMZ …

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Posh impersonator Down Under

A POSH Spice impersonator has been flown into town to cash in on the buzz over David Beckham’s visit to Sydney without his famous wife.

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Dozens Take Part In Emotional Tribute To Sean Bell

Activists, elected officials and the family of Sean Bell have gathered to honor his memory and appeal for justice.

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The art of gossip: ‘No! I don’t believe it!’

Not long ago, I decided to improve myself by doing the unthinkable. I decided to give up gossip. This wasn’t going to be a half- hearted attempt to stop chit-chat, but a decision to stop saying anything at all about anyone else. There’d be no mild speculation about friends or colleagues and certainly never any hissing about people behind their back. I could never be accused of being two-faced or …

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