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Symbol of PA gas drilling opposition succumbs to offer of money
You have to give Denise Dennis some credit. She did not come cheap. The price tag she put on her virtue is about the same as the amount Gov. Tom Corbett took to sell his soul — or Pennsylvania's soul, that is — to the gas drilling robber...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Criminals, Revolutions, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Slavery
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Bethlehem Sands Casino protest invokes memories of King George III
In November of 1788, right around the time some confounded colonials were celebrating what they called their 168th "Thanksgiving," King George III finally went off the deep end. Tormented by the ridiculous principles established by those troublemakers...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Career and Workplace, New York City, Bethlehem Steel, Sheldon Adelson
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Events focusing on Continental Congress open in Annapolis
A fledgling organization dedicated to the Continental Congress is bringing three days of lectures along with historic documents and short films to Annapolis, as it seeks to find a permanent home in the city. Among the items of historic note in the...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Travel, George Washington, Festive Events
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Sunset Beach defenders tap colonial spirit
The opponents of new taxes in Sunset Beach are seeking another day in court, and they have the Tea Party behind them. Not the Tea Party from 2010. The one from 1773. Attorneys for the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation, which is backing the Citizen'...Tags: Judges, Justice System, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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CT Closeup: Windham
HOW IT GOT ITS NAME: From Wymondham in Norfolk, England, the ancestral home of prominent early settlers. ORIGINS: The area was settled in the 1680s when land was bequeathed by Mohican Sachem Chief Joshua to 16 men, most from Norwich. The...
Tags: Norfolk (Litchfield, Connecticut), Eastern Connecticut State University, Norwich, Windham (Windham, Connecticut)
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Dorothy Louise Denues Salven: Nov. 7, 2012
DOROTHY LOUISE DENUES SALVEN Dorothy Louise Denues Salven, 88, widow of Charles Eugene Salven, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Born in Olive Hill, she was the daughter of the late Robert Leslie Denues and Nancy Garred Denues Weathers. Dorothy and... -
Shepherdstown's 250th anniversary celebration wraps up this weekend
richardb@herald-mail.comA year and half of planning culminating with a year’s worth of events will wrap up Shepherdstown’s 250th anniversary celebration this weekend with a community soup fest and a “Coming Home Parade,” one of the biggest in town...Tags: Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Lifestyle and Leisure, Culture, U.S. Postal Service
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Independence Day TV schedule 2012
Channel Guide MagazineThe Independence Day holiday in America falls on a Wednesday this year, which may put some people in a sort of No Man's Land, where it might be kind of hard to stretch that into a long weekend. But, if you do have any time off on and around July 4 this... -
Jane Elizabeth (Hamer) Cooper, 86, of Elizabeth Township
Jane Elizabeth (Hamer) Cooper, 86, of Elizabeth Township, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Born Dec. 12, 1925 in Johnstown, a daughter of the late Kerby N. and Elsie E. Williamson Hamer. In...Tags: Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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25 Years Ago: Nov. 1, 2012
Nov. 1, 1987 Hart Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, met Oct. 9 in the Helen Hunter Room at the public library with Mrs. Howard Tilson, regent, presiding. Following the ritual, led by Ms. Tilson, Miss Nancy Rupard led the members in...
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H. Berton McCauley, dentist
Dr. H. Berton McCauley, former chief of the dental division of the Baltimore Health Department, who led the controversial battle that resulted in the city's water supply being fluoridated nearly 60 years ago, died Oct. 23 of prostate cancer at his...Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Polio, U.S. Public Health Service, Fluoride, Dental Health
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State Sen. Tom Buford appointed to the Kentucky War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission
news@jessaminejournal.comSenate President David L. Williams recently appointed state Sen. Tom Buford, R-Nicholasville, to the Kentucky War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission. The 18-member commission, which includes state agencies and at-large members, works on a broad range of...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, David L Williams, War of 1812, Tom Buford, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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