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Boosters want to turn Pullman into national park
A group of Chicago residents and preservationists are working to win federal approval to turn the entire Pullman neighborhood on Chicago's Far South Side into a national park. If approved by Congress or proclaimed a national monument by the president,...
Tags: National Government, Railway Transportation, Melissa Harris, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Human Interest
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Book it! 'Hot' summer trips
Though we are a nation of summer travelers, that season isn't necessarily the best time to explore. "I would argue Europe is better in the shoulder seasons," said Amy Farley, news editor at Travel + Leisure and author of the magazine's "Trip Doctor"...Tags: State Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Trips and Vacations, Hotels and Accommodations, Outer Banks
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Ghostly ruins reveal one Florida plantation's surprising reality
Not everything was better in the "good old days." That includes tours of historic sites. At Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in the early 1970s, I recall docents speaking in hushed tones about "Mr. Jefferson," whose house seemed more a showplace for...
Tags: Slavery, Africa, Travel, Plantation, Smithsonian Institution
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Our so-called leaders
WASHINGTON -- The Washington Post reports that the odds are increasing -- perhaps to the point of near certainty -- that the so-called "sequester" will take effect March 1. This would be a pity. For non-budget wonks, the sequester mandates about $1...
Tags: Government Health Care, Think Tanks, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Social Security
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Lincoln Park Zoo works to eradicate rabies in Africa
NANGALE, Tanzania — Huddled with his younger brother, the young man laughs easily, conspiratorially, at the commotion caused by the presence of curious foreigners in his family's modest compound outside this small village. But when you ask 19-...
Tags: Merck & Company Incorporated, Vaccines, Africa, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Preventative Medicine
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Eiteljorg Museum's popular Jingle Rails returns Saturday
Opening this Saturday, the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art’s popular holiday tradition, Jingle Rails: The Great Western Adventure, presented by The Indiana Rail Road Company, will return. Added to the layout this year is the...
Tags: Railway Transportation, Washington, DC, Transportation, Travel, Lucas Oil Stadium
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Rockfall netting secures the slope off Route 248
Q: For many years I used Route 248 northbound through the Lehigh Gap near Palmerton, and often fallen rocks from the eastern slope would be strewn on the roadway in the cantilevered section. I hadn't driven that section for many months until recently,...
Tags: Science and Technology, Whitehall, Sean Brown, Transportation, Travel
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How Dunker Church was saved
The Washington County Historical Society presented the Antietam National Battlefield Park with two significant gifts. In the 1950s, purchase of the Dunker Church and gifting of the church and the Burnside Bridge were made possible through the work of...
Tags: John Bell, Religion and Belief, Economy, Business and Finance, Human Interest, U.S. Congress
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Fundraisers for Kahlil scheduled this weekend
Kahlil Butler, 12-year-old grandson of River City barber Donna Himes, is a leukemia patient at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., where he is currently receiving chemotherapy. Cards may be sent to him at Kahlil Butler, Children&...Tags: Washington, DC, Religion and Belief, Leukemia, Christianity, Wars and Interventions
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Historical society helped preserve legacy of Antietam
An audit for the Washington County Historical Society, which covered a six-year period, ending Dec. 31, 1943, showed a surplus charge of $2,750 for the gift of the Spong farm to the U.S. Park Service. The Spong farm encompassed the area of Antietam Creek...Tags: National Government, U.S. Department of the Interior, Government, Human Interest, Board of Directors
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Indianapolis man accused of torturing three grandsons on Grand Canyon hike
According to Fox10 in Phoenix, an Indianapolis grandfather is accused of a vicious case of child abuse, occurring at the Grand Canyon.
Christopher Carlson is accused of forcing his young grandsons to hike through the national park without food or water...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Travel, Choking, Social Issues, Gardens and Parks
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Car wash to benefit band
It may be summer, but the Hancock High School Band Boosters are already anticipating the new school year. The boosters are holding a car wash Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the high school. Have your car or truck washed and give the boosters a...Tags: Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Nature, Hotels and Accommodations, Human Interest, Anglicanism
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