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Updated: 5:48 am
Michael Jackson wins 4 at AMAs; Swift top artist

Artist Whitney Houston performs onstage at the 37th Annual American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Los Angeles. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

LIST OF WINNERS/VIDEO
The King of Pop is still winning awards and setting records doing it. But while Michael Jackson won a record four posthumous awards at Sunday night's American Music Awards, he couldn't beat Taylor Swift for top honors. The 19-year-old country music star was named the year's favorite artist, giving Jackson his only loss of the night, and giving her five trophies in all. >>

ART

Updated: 8:44 am The artist's vision: Sylvania ophthalmologist studies how painters' vision problems affect their work Claude Monet was so enchanted with natural light, he painted series of haystacks, poplars, and the cathedral at Rouen. Throughout the day, he'd move from canvas to canvas, painting the same subject under different light and atmospheric conditions. >>	Updated: 8:11 am Walker show opens Perrysburg gallery >> Updated: 7:18 am 4 teachers to discuss printmaking >> Updated: 5:58 am Fired up for art: students create sculpture on Toledo Museum of Art grounds >> Updated: 7:15 am 3 presentations scheduled at the art museum >> Updated: 8:07 am Paula Brown Shop highlights majolica clay >>
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BOOKS

Updated: 5:56 am Buckley leaves ’em laughing at the Stranahan Coming up with the right book title is key to a product’s success. >>	Updated: 9:55 pm Author ranks 'must see live' sports events ... >> Updated: 8:37 pm Christopher Buckley: 'I will do my best to make Toledo laugh' >> Updated: 8:25 am Children will enjoy tales of fairies, magic >> Updated: 2:59 pm The busy life of Sherri Shepherd of ‘The View’ >> Updated: 9:17 am Compelling story, evil twists make for a great read >>
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EVENTS

Updated: 8:32 am On the Town: Raising a glass for nonprofits PHOTO GALLERY Corks popped all across town. >>	Updated: 7:53 am Library exhibit: Batman's appeal never grows old >> Updated: 8:16 am Star Wars: In Concert beams into arena >> Updated: 8:17 am Country’s Justin Moore at Erie Street Theater >> Updated: 8:18 am Events calendar: 11-19 >>
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FOOD

Updated: 7:10 am Regional dishes reflect local foods, ethnic heritages Across America, home cooks are planning their Thanksgiving Day menus with their traditional dishes, many of which reflect each family's ethnic heritage as well as the region in America where they live. Foods range from cranberries, oysters, and seafood to seasonal vegetables such as pumpkin and squash. >>	Updated: 9:30 am Answers to holiday cooking questions POCKET GUIDE TO THANKSGIVING DINNER >> Updated: 7:17 am Seafood Gumbo >> Updated: 7:16 am Chayote Stuffing >> Updated: 7:15 am Black Walnut Pie >> Updated: 8:06 am Raising chickens helps teens build life skills >>
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FROGTOWN

Updated: 2:39 pm Frogtown: 11-15 VIEW: Kirk's interactive FrogTown (Nov. 15, 2009) >>	Updated: 8:53 am Frogtown: 11-08 >> Updated: 5:12 pm Frogtown: 11-01 >> Updated: 2:25 pm Frogtown: 10-25 >> Updated: 8:43 am Frogtown: 10-18 >> Updated: 1:52 pm Frogtown: 10-11 >>
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MOVIES

Updated: 9:28 pm Movie review: The Twilight Saga: New Moon *** It feels like missing the point to talk about The Twilight Saga: New Moon as a movie. This is a pop culture phenomenon, some weird early 21st century aberration, our equivalent of the hula hoop or dancing the Charleston on a bi-plane's wing. >>	Updated: 1:04 pm Movie review: Precious *** >> Updated: 9:28 pm Movie review: The Blind Side 1/2 >> Updated: 9:27 pm Movie review: An Education ** >> Updated: 7:58 am Movie review: Planet 51 >> Updated: 11:43 am Sinking his teeth into stardom >>
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MUSIC/THEATER/DANCE

Updated: 5:48 am
Michael Jackson wins 4 at AMAs; Swift top artist

Updated: 8:45 am
Enduring charm of ‘Nutcracker' >>
Updated: 8:29 am
Rosanne Cash makes dad proud >>
Updated: 7:31 am
TSO celebrates American classics >>
Updated: 8:05 am
Music is just 1 of Shepherd’s passions >>
Updated: 8:12 am
Valentine presenting a musical time machine >>

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RESTAURANT REVIEWS

Updated: 9:26 pm Restaurant review: El Sueno ** Mexican restaurants seem to pop up every few blocks in Toledo, but El Sueno manages to stand out. That’s not necessarily a testimony to the quality of its food, however, but more for its garish exterior. >>	Updated: 7:22 am Restaurant review: Casa de Oro >> Updated: 2:34 pm Restaurant review: Bravo! Cucina Italiana * >> Updated: 7:47 am Restaurant review: Kyota Ka *** >>
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CULTURE

Updated: 10:10 am Jennifer Lopez takes the fall at the American Music Awards THIN SLICES FALL OUT: Let the bad puns reign as we fill in some of the blanks from Sunday night's American Music Awards. Starting with the fall-out from J.Lo taking a tumble (get it, fall out?). >>	Updated: 5:29 am What's a body mass index, and is it important? >> Updated: 7:17 am The view from the penthouse MULTIMEDIA >> Updated: 8:56 am Toledo Magazine: What is the American Dream? MULTIMEDIA >> Updated: 8:32 am Ohio ablaze with holiday light displays >> Updated: 9:17 am 'New Moon' getting mixed reviews THIN SLICES >>
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TV/RADIO

Updated: 5:43 am Last Oprah show will be in 2011, she says The Oprah Winfrey Show, an iconic broadcast that began as a local Chicago talk show and grew over two decades into the foundation of a media empire worth billions, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Ms. Winfrey’s production company said Thursday night. >>	Updated: 9:18 am Oprah Winfrey to end TV show in 2011 >> Updated: 11:43 am Talk is cheap: DeGeneres' job is harder than it looks >> Updated: 8:28 am New ‘Prisoner’ isn’t captivating >> Updated: 7:02 am Success comes naturally for teen TV star >> Updated: 5:12 am Back to the future: ABC reworks 1980s' sci-fi miniseries 'V' >>
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