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  Congressman Etheridge of the Second District of North Carolina
Etheridge called for the changes as the Government Accountability Office released a nationwide study of school security requested by House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson and Etheridge in 2006.
Etheridge made the announcement at Aversboro Elementary School in Garner, which has 10 trailers and is 200 students above capacity.
Following the announcement, Etheridge toured the school's facilities to see the effects of crowding first-hand.
www.house.gov /etheridge   (333 words)

  
  Melissa Etheridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Etheridge has produced eight albums since signing her first major recording contract in 1987.
Etheridge is also famous as a gay rights activist, having publicly come out as a lesbian during President Bill Clinton's first inauguration in January 1993.
Etheridge was praised for her performance, which was considered one of the highlights of the show.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Melissa_Etheridge   (658 words)

  
 Etheridge: ‘I am and always have been a healer’
Etheridge's children, 5-year-old Becket and 7-year-old Bailey, are busy in a nearby playroom as their rock-star mom, clad in a worn orange T-shirt, bell-bottom jeans and sneakers, walks by on her way to the living room, followed by a mostly blind dog named Angel.
Etheridge is in a wonderful mood, full of mirth and optimism as she reflects on her faith and her life.
Etheridge was born and reared a Methodist in Leavenworth, Kan.
www.suntimes.com /output/falsani/cst-nws-god14.html   (1938 words)

  
 Melissa Etheridge: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
But the road to stardom was not all smooth sailing for Etheridge as she debated behind the scenes whether or not to disclose to the public that she was gay early on in her career.
Etheridge's music at this point was slightly more bluesy than her subsequently renowned folk-pop style, as a demo of original compositions caught the attention of Bill Leopold, who signed on as Etheridge's manager.
Etheridge's first recorded work appeared on the forgotten soundtrack to the Nick Nolte prison movie Weeds before her self-titled debut was issued in 1988.
www.music.com /person/melissa_etheridge/1   (723 words)

  
 Melissa Etheridge
There was not anyone who Etheridge knew that was involved in music at all, no one around her or in her family.
Etheridge has taken the fuss over her admitting to being a lesbian with a sense of humor and the inevitable.
Etheridge says her biggest hope is that people will see and appreciate the whole spectrum of her work without having to put all sorts of labels on it.
www.popentertainment.com /etheridge.htm   (1439 words)

  
 CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Melissa Etheridge and Julie Cypher Discuss Family Matters - January 20, 2000
ETHERIDGE: You know, it's funny, you look back, when you finally say, oh, this is what I am, and you look back, and you go, oh yes, when I was 5, it was, you know, my kindergarten teacher, whatever, but the first time that it really, you know, came to my mind, I was 17.
ETHERIDGE: I was, for one, at the time when we decided to, I was still touring for my fifth album, and we saw that I would have a break after that, but I couldn't be pregnant while I was touring, didn't want to be.
ETHERIDGE: No, because the friends she is going to bring home, chances are one out of four of them might have a mommy and a daddy, and then there's the one where daddy is not there, and then there's the one where another daddy is there.
transcripts.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0001/20/lkl.00.html   (6271 words)

  
 Melissa Etheridge's anthem of hope - Dateline NBC - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
Etheridge, who is now cancer-free and feeling better than ever, shares intimate details about her struggle with Dateline's Stone Phillips this Sunday at 7 p.m.
Etheridge: There were days upon days where I couldn’t make a sound, where she would tell me she loved me and I couldn’t even tell her that back.
Etheridge: I think I’ve been on a path ever since I was born, a path of high stress.  I put myself, my career, it was a big old juicy carrot right in front of me for all of my life.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/9673481   (1069 words)

  
 ABC News: Melissa Etheridge Talks About Breast Cancer
At this year's Grammy Awards, Etheridge gave a show-stopping performance when she sang Janis Joplin's "Piece of my Heart." It was her first time on stage since cancer and the first time people had seen her since she lost her hair from chemo.
But Etheridge wasn't worried — her only concern was that the lighting guys knew she was bald in case they had to adjust the lighting for it.
Etheridge sang her heart out, and was very touched by the overwhelming response of the 20,000 people in the audience.
abcnews.go.com /GMA/WomensConcert/story?id=1228805&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312   (453 words)

  
 Melissa Etheridge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
Melissa Etheridge has played Ovation guitars since long before she released her first album, and their sound is integral to her style.
At present, Etheridge is traveling with nine guitars, five acoustics and four electrics.
The same type of setup is used in the studio: she records the guitar direct, with the addition of only a powered DI to boost the signal.
www.geocities.com /SunsetStrip/Villa/2945/ME.htm   (368 words)

  
 Melissa Etheridge After Cancer - CBS News
In some ways, these are the best of times for Melissa Etheridge: a new album, a new cause, and a fresh outlook that comes from surviving a disease that took her completely by surprise.
Etheridge has just released a new album, "Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled." But there's another project that is, literally, close to her heart: a lapel pin for breast cancer awareness that she helped design.
Etheridge says she's now cancer free, but out of her ordeal has come inspiration: one of her most recent songs is a tribute to the people who run to find a cure.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/10/25/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main976053.shtml   (688 words)

  
 Melissa Etheridge's brave comeback - Dateline NBC - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
Melissa Etheridge describes chemotherapy as "hell." And she was right in the middle of it when she heard she'd been nominated for a Grammy.
But then her chemo treatment for breast cancer came to an end, and when she was invited to sing a tribute to a woman she considers a major influence, Etheridge decided she'd go to the Grammy's, with hair, or without.
Etheridge: “Which is another interesting aspect of breast cancer is they can't tell you exactly what's going on until they open you up.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6994469   (979 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Lucky: Music: Melissa Etheridge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
Etheridge spent the '90s alternately proving her mettle as one of the era's most successful female rock artists (peaking with the multi-platinum Yes I Am), trying to recapture those glories, then plumbing the depths of an all-too-public romantic flame-out on '01's confessional Skin.
Knowing what is happening with Etheridge's love life is useful for decoding the meaning of her lyrics, but as always the fact that she is a lesbian is beside the point because when she writes about being in love the gender is almost always irrelevant.
Etheridge's point is that Bingham was a hero in a country that denied him the same civil rights as other citizens.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000V19LS?v=glance   (1662 words)

  
 Melissa Etheridge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
Etheridge countered the midshow letdown with songs that touched on the sociopolitical issues closest to her heart.
Etheridge likely could have gained extra oomph earlier in the show had she let go of the "short leash" she admittedly placed on guitarist Philip Sayce at the outset.
Etheridge certainly gave her audience a decent amount of her time in return for their investment.
www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/reviews/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2094385   (410 words)

  
 Review of Melissa Etheridge at Palace, Albany, Oct. 12, 1999
After a three-year hiatus from performing and recording, Etheridge is back with a new album and a new tour, a scaled-down version of her arena show suited for theaters like the Palace, where Etheridge performed on Tuesday night.
He is an invaluable element in Etheridge's mix, especially as her material grows increasingly atmospheric and she appears at times to be coasting along on the band's arrangements and her fans' familiarity with her material.
Etheridge came closest to succeeding when she just sat back on the couch and sang her songs straight from the heart.
www.berkshireweb.com /rogovoy/concerts/con991015.html   (722 words)

  
 AfterEllen.com - Melissa Etheridge's Lucky Life
Etheridge has gone through her share of ups and downs as a celebrity, including her much-publicized breakup with Julie Cypher in 2000, shortly after the couple announced that the father of their artificially-inseminated children was rock legend David Crosby.
Etheridge has weathered these public invasions of her personal life with an aplomb that is rarely seen in our media-saturated society.
Etheridge was born in Leavenworth, Kansas on May 29, 1961 to a father who was a math teacher and a mother who was an army computer specialist.
www.afterellen.com /People/102004/melissaetheridge.html   (735 words)

  
 ETHERIDGE KNIGHT, JR. PAPERS, 1955-2004
In November 1988, Etheridge Knight was injured by a hit-and-run motorist in Philadelphia.
The Etheridge Knight Festival of the Arts was started in 1992 by Eunice Knight-Bowens and her family as a tribute to her brother.
Etheridge Knight was the author and the subject of numerous articles in various periodicals.
www.indianahistory.org /library/manuscripts/collection_guides/m0798.html   (1940 words)

  
 Etheridge outlines views during local visit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
Etheridge toured the Bass Plant Farm on U.S. 64 Alternate and had lunch with elected officials in Nashville, where he addressed some of the issues in Washington.
Also unacceptable in Etheridge's eyes is the delay by the U.S. Department of Justice in processing claims by families of first responders whose work led to their deaths.
Etheridge added an amendment in July to the House appropriations bill that funds the Justice Department to pay for more staff to process the requests.
www.rockymounttelegram.com /news/content/news/stories/2007/08/21etheridge.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=7   (613 words)

  
 glbtq >> arts >> Etheridge, Melissa
The passion, intensity, and emotion of Etheridge's performances and the sincerity of her lyrics have won her the admiration of many fans, but lesbians have especially responded to her fearless expression of raw emotion.
Etheridge and Michaels consider themselves married, though they were not able to get a marriage license in California at the time.
Etheridge's first public appearance after beginning cancer treatment was at the Grammy Awards ceremony in February 2005.
www.glbtq.com /arts/etheridge_m,3.html   (865 words)

  
 etheridge
Cypher and Etheridge give a tour of their abode, pointing out a fl baby grand piano in the sitting room before moving on to the toy-strewn family room.
Against one wall is a row of seats from the community theater in Etheridge’s hometown of Leavenworth, Kansas, that the establishment gave to her after she made a donation to help restore it.
Etheridge and Cypher decided to come to Rolling Stone with their story after the two ran into editor and publisher Jann S. Wenner at VH1’s Concert of the Century last October in Washington, D.C. "Julie was on a mission to tell everybody," says Etheridge.
www.4waysite.com /articles/etheridge.htm   (1497 words)

  
 DailyLocal.com
Melissa Etheridge performs in "Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis," airing at 8 p.m.
Etheridge is proud of the entertainment community's response to, and participation in, Gore's activism.
As for her other plans, Etheridge has just completed her ninth album of original material, "The Awakening," for release in September, and she intends to tour in support of it.
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 Gary Etheridge - Texas Death Row
It is my understanding that the mother of the child Etheridge murdered has long since died, her death resulting from a blood infection she received from blood transfusions made necessary by the many stab wounds he inflicted on her at the time he killed her daughter.
Etheridge, a heroin addict at the time, initially acknowledged his guilt and had proceeded to turn himself in at the time he was arrested.
Etheridge has appealed his conviction on the grounds that his attorney failed to adequately provide the jury with evidence of mitigating circumstances on Etheridge’s behalf during sentencing.
www.ccadp.org /garyetheridge.htm   (2274 words)

  
 Rock On The Net: Melissa Etheridge
Etheridge became a mom again to a baby boy when partner, Julie Cypher, gave birth to the couple's second child in California - a baby boy named Beckett.
Etheridge spoke out about her views on animal rights and a new LP in the works.
Etheridge added her name and time to help fight a move in California that would deny legal recognition of same-sex unions.
www.rockonthenet.com /artists-e/melissaetheridge_main.htm   (1398 words)

  
 Melissa Etheridge Meets Mary Jane - Oct 14, 2005 - E! Online News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
Etheridge announced she had been diagnosed with the disease last October and underwent a successful lumpectomy a week later.
As she continues to write, record and perform--and may even star in a sitcom--the entertainer also intends to use her celebrity status to raise money for the fight against breast cancer.
Etheridge surprised about 300 UCLA students by turning up at a cancer biology class last week and relating her struggles; the class was captured on camera for a special airing Monday on MTV's college network, MTVU.
www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,17582,00.html?rssmusic   (520 words)

  
 The Academy of American Poets - Etheridge Knight
Etheridge Knight was born in Corinth, Mississippi, in 1931.
Although he dropped out of school at age sixteen (as soon as he was old enough to join the army), his education in the uses and joys of language continued as he explored the world of juke joints, pool halls, and underground poker games.
Dudley Randall's Broadside Press published Poems from Prison (1968), Etheridge Knight's first book, one year before he was released from prison.
www.poets.org /poet.php/prmPID/158   (416 words)

  
 Melissa Etheridge Pictures, Biography, Discography, Filmography, News, Ringtones,
But the road to stardom was not all smooth sailing for Etheridge as she debated behind the scenes whether or not to disclose to the public that she was gay early on...
Melissa Etheridge tells Time that she is developing a sitcom for ABC about "what my life might have been like had I stayed in Kansas and become a teacher and been gay and dealt with life there.&...
Melissa Etheridge (first album, when it came out, before she was all about gayness and made rockin' music) Def Leppard (Hysteria) There was a third one, can't remember what it was.
www.starpulse.com /Music/Etheridge,_Melissa   (272 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Singer Etheridge 'beats cancer'
US singer Melissa Etheridge has said she has recovered from cancer and is thinking about having a baby with her partner, actress Tammy Lynn Michaels.
Etheridge and Ms Michaels are planning a baby through artificial insemination, according to syndicated TV show Extra.
Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, cancelling a tour to undergo surgery.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/music/4744571.stm   (253 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Etheridge rediscovers love   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
Melissa Etheridge walks onstage at the Grammy Awards ceremony slinging her guitar, ever the rock star in her blue velvet blazer, faded jeans and fl cowboy boots.
Etheridge bounds up to greet her partner, Tammy Lynn Michaels, when she walks in the door carrying orange roses for their big country-style home tucked within a gated community in the golden hills of Southern California.
Etheridge has had several relatives die of cancer: her grandmother, her aunt, her father.
www.usatoday.com /life/music/news/2005-09-20-etheridge_x.htm   (1463 words)

  
 Melissa Etheridge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
I was in Washington, DC, during President Clinton's 1992 inaugural party when Etheridge made the big announcement that she was a lesbian -- and damn proud to be one.
Although Etheridge's concerts have been magnets for lesbians, they still have mass appeal; a Melissa Etheridge concert is likely to draw as diverse a crowd as you can find.
In a German radio interview, Etheridge dubbed him her "German superfan." Dunker says that when Etheridge came out he became more impressed by her simply because she doesn't talk about her homosexuality while on stage.
www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/1in10/96/09/MELISSA_ETHERIDGE.html   (1154 words)

  
 Catalogue of the Richard Albert Etheridge Papers 1946-1975
In 1946, Etheridge was elected to the AEU's Birmingham District Committee, remaining a member until 1965 when he was elected President of the newly-created Birmingham West District, a post he held until 1975.
In 1946 Etheridge was elected to the AEU's Birmingham District Committee.
Etheridge devised pro forma record cards and record sheets for use by shop stewards in documenting the manner in which internal disputes were processed: some of these were filed by Etheridge in separate series (MSS.202/S/J/3/3/94-112) but many others were incorporated into other files.
www.warwick.ac.uk /services/library/mrc/ead/202.htm   (5578 words)

  
 Melissa Etheridge: Third Child 'In the Works' | Melissa Etheridge, Tammy Lynn Michaels, Pregnancy : People.com
Melissa Etheridge and partner Tammy Lynn Michaels say they are ready to add to their family.
Etheridge adds that she's now cancer-free and "a totally healthy person." She says that Michaels, 31, was instrumental in her battle against cancer.
But if Etheridge's baldness was a startling reminder of the breast cancer she was diagnosed with last fall, her high spirits were an indication of how well she was recuperating, PEOPLE reported.
people.aol.com /people/articles/0,19736,1089619,00.html   (389 words)

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