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Congress, don't ban the bomb's national park
They pulled a bit of history out of the English Channel on Monday. Experts from the Royal Air Force Museum lifted a rare Dornier Do 17 bomber from the seafloor near Kent. The plane, shot down during the Battle of Britain in 1940, is believed to be the...
Tags: Explosions, U.S. Congress, Nazi Party, Arts and Culture, Germany
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Letters: The bomb in U.S. history
Re "Preserving atomic history," Opinion, June 7 Though Stephanie Meeks seems to be convinced that a Manhattan Project National Park would provide space for thoughtful reflection about the legacy of nuclear weapons, there is strong reason to believe this...Tags: Weaponry, Explosions, U.S. Congress, U.S. Army, Emergency Incidents
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Yosemite visitors reflect on deadly mistakes along a fabled trail
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — The two sisters boarded the morning bus to the Happy Isles trail head, ice cream cones in hand. For 50 years, their tradition has been to start a day on Mist Trail with some mint chocolate chip. Before they left on...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Swimming, Sports, Yosemite National Park, Dwayne Johnson
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Dawn Shirreffs: Everglades restoration cannot wait
Everglades restoration efforts, the future of Floridians' drinking water, and the fate of endangered species like the Florida Panther lie in the hands of the South Florida Water Management District this month. SFWMD must act now and affirm its...Tags: Broward County, U.S. Congress, Wildlife, U.S. House of Representatives, Miami-Dade County
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Fort McHenry and the banner that still waves
After reading this week's criticism of how the National Park Service and the Fort McHenry administration have been dealing with the constraints of sequestration, I would remind critics that despite the site's obvious attraction to runners, walkers and...
Tags: War of 1812, Fort McHenry
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Key West center highlights Dry Tortugas
A small museum depicting the natural and historic resources of Dry Tortugas National Park and historic Fort Jefferson has opened in Key West, offering visitors an easily accessible introduction to one of America's most remote national parks. The Dry...
Tags: Museums, Florida Keys Vacations, Arts and Culture, Environmental Issues, Key West
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Federal land agencies agreed to share resources and equipment in SD's southern Black Hills
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Federal land management agencies in the southern Black Hills have signed an agreement to work together more closely. The U.S. Forest Service and the National Park Service have agreed to share equipment and resources. The...Tags: Landforms, Land Resources, Conservation, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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No excuse for reduced Fort McHenry hours
It's summer again and the new hours for Fort McHenry were posted on the fort's gate, and guess what? The hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Does that surprise anyone? It does me. Last year's hours were from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. I inquired why the significant...
Tags: Fort McHenry
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Letters: Yosemite isn't Disneyland
Re "Two visitors killed in Yosemite," June 4 It is regrettable that another person has been swept over a waterfall in Yosemite National Park. But is raises the question: What was he thinking? Nature can be a beautiful place, but it can also be a...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Yosemite National Park, Disneyland Park, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Preserving the history of the Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project, the secret research mission to develop an atomic weapon ahead of Germany and bring an end to World War II, was one of the 20th century's most ambitious feats of science and engineering. And one of its darkest moments. In many...
Tags: Explosions, U.S. Congress, Religion and Belief, U.S. House of Representatives, Science
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Climber killed at El Capitan; second apparent Yosemite death of weekend
A 28-year-old London man died while climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park after he was struck by a falling rock, officials said. Felix Joseph Kiernan and his climbing partner were about 600 feet up the east buttress of the popular climbing route...
Tags: Google Inc., Yosemite National Park
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Death Valley: Benefit concert at Scotty's Castle on historic organ
Desert rats and music lovers alike should find this unusually tuneful gathering to their liking. On June 21 and 22 concert organist Ty Woodward will perform four concerts on the historic theater pipe organ at Scotty's Castle in Death Valley National Park....
Tags: Entertainment, Music
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