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And now, quickly on the heels of the Penn State crisis, a number of once-young individuals are finally revealing the cases of their own sexual abuse at the hands of their own once-beloved coaches.

Diana Nyad: Penn State Shocker. Really? Diana Nyad 2011

Many once-beloved animals were shot dead in the streets by authorities.

Ingrid Newkirk: Pets Should Be Evacuated, Too Ingrid Newkirk 2011

Not so in America, where the once-beloved author of "The Browning Version" and "The Winslow Boy" remains largely unknown to under-50 theatergoers.

Fraud in the Family Terry Teachout 2011

And now, quickly on the heels of the Penn State crisis, a number of once-young individuals are finally revealing the cases of their own sexual abuse at the hands of their own once-beloved coaches.

Diana Nyad: Penn State Shocker. Really? Diana Nyad 2011

Many once-beloved animals were shot dead in the streets by authorities.

Ingrid Newkirk: Pets Should Be Evacuated, Too Ingrid Newkirk 2011

And with ABC moving the series to a Friday death-slot, the once-beloved program seems poised for cancellation.

'Ugly Betty' promos released -- but will you watch? | EW.com 2009

And so, our fleeting attention spans drifted to our vanishing jobs and growing debt, and were instead turned our backs on our once-beloved, with an eye of scorn.

Chris Weigant: Guest Authors: Two Young Americans On What Obama's Inauguration Meant To Them 2010

The latest toxic meme to spread across the pages of my once-beloved Washington Post is that President Obama's Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, is the one reasonable man in the White House.

Popping the Washington Post's Rahm Bubble 2010

But the consolidation of Rosenblum Cellars with other properties owned by Diageo is a major step toward reducing this once-beloved winery to just another brand.

Wine: Will Rosenblum still be Rosenblum? 2010

And so, our fleeting attention spans drifted to our vanishing jobs and growing debt, and were instead turned our backs on our once-beloved, with an eye of scorn.

Chris Weigant: Guest Authors: Two Young Americans On What Obama's Inauguration Meant To Them 2010