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In wake of abuse allegations, endurance of ‘American Pie’ singer leaves a bitter taste
As his classic tune turns 50, Camden s Don McLean defies a damaged reputation, dismissing his family s accusations and continuing to profit from a beloved song.
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Don McLean performing during the Stars and Stripes Spectacular 4th of July celebration on Portland’s Eastern Promenade in 2013. Although some Maine venues stopped booking him after he pleaded guilty to domestic violence charges, he was scheduled to perform this weekend in New Jersey and Delaware.
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Chances are good, if you listen to the radio for long enough this weekend, you will hear Don McLean’s 1971 pop classic “American Pie.”
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on February 25, 2021
Ernlé Young, a bioethicist and professor emeritus at Stanford’s School of Medicine, passed away on Feb. 14. He was 88.
Young, who spent almost 30 years at Stanford, was the co-founder and co-director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics. He also served as an associate dean of Memorial Church and piloted the Stanford Hospital Chaplaincy Department.
The anti-apartheid activist, educator, ordained minister and printer left a strong impression at Stanford and beyond. Throughout his life, his friends and family say that Young personified his epitaph quote: “Whatever he did, he did with passion.”
Dr. Thomas Raffin, professor emeritus of medicine and co-founder of the Center alongside Young, called his longtime colleague “a true pioneer of biomedical ethics.”