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The Actress Who
Reached 7th Heaven

By Tom Cuhna, Contributor
October / November 2003

October 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Catherine Hicks.

Better known as Annie Camden on 7th Heaven, Irish-American actress Catherine Hicks talks about the differences between the show she stars in and the bulk of popular television programming. A good-humored mother in real life, Hicks shares her opinions about the modern family and working in the bizarre land of Hollywood. ℘℘℘ Despite the strong foundation of skeptics out there … [Read more...] about The Actress Who
Reached 7th Heaven

Hibernia: Meanwhile
in Silicon Valley…

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2000

October 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

"Whizkid," "genius," and "scourge of the music industry" are just a few of the names thrown at Shawn Fanning, 19. Fanning is the brain behind Napster.com, the MP3 exchange website that sent the recording industry into an uproar. Recently the courts have stepped in to quiet the din. On July 26, the United States District Court of San Francisco ordered that the Napster online … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Meanwhile
in Silicon Valley…

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