Former Newsweek editor visits San Antonio to talk about new book 

To research his new book, “In a Far Country” (Public Affairs, $26.95), John Taliaferro took two or three “field trips” to the far reaches of Alaska, through the Bering Strait, which separates the United States from Siberia. He spent a couple of months on a Coast Guard ice cutter, visited villages where natives still depend on the seal and the walrus, caribou and salmon. The writer even went on a …
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Movie Guide 
APOCALYPTO — If you can get past the movie’s stomach-churning idiosyncrasies, you may begin to appreciate director Mel Gibson’s take on the end of the world as indigenous Americans once knew it.
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OPENING THIS WEEK 
“Bobby,” from director Emilio Estevez. AP’s grade: C. Synopsis: A huge ensemble including Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore and Lindsay Lohan relive the night of Robert Kennedy’s assassination. Rating: R for language, drug content and a scene of violence. Length: 111 minutes. Playing at: Century Park 16, Century 20 Park Place, Century 20 El Con, Foothills Cinemas.
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Police Log 
The following articles appeared in the Police Log in the Cumberland Times-News on December 4, 2006.
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Dog frightens off armed robbers 
A three-year-old rescue dog scares away three armed robbers who threatened staff and customers at a jewellers.
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Now Playing 
“Charlotte’s Web,” a new spin on the classic children’s story. AP’s grade: B. Synopsis: E.B. White’s tale comes to life with Dakota Fanning and the voices of Julia Roberts, Oprah Winfrey and Robert Redford. Rating: G. Length: 90 minutes.
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