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Poor potter, great pots at Yorktown
Virginia Lt. Gov. William Gooch had good reason to hide the truth when he made his annual report to the British Board of Trade in 1732. Though the Crown prohibited its colonies from manufacturing domestic goods, Gooch and other members of the...
Tags: Government, Politics, College of William and Mary, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure
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Flight 93 Advisory Commission considers needs of its youngest visitors
Daily American Staff WriterThe Flight 93 Advisory Commission on Saturday discussed the needs of the youngest visitors to the Flight 93 National Memorial. Commission member Michael Watson asked how what happened on Flight 93 is explained to elementary school children who weren't...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Sports, Travel
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Latest Indiana news, sports, business and entertainment
MISHAWAKA SCHOOLS-REPAIRS Mishawaka may ask voters to OK school repairs (Information in the following story is from: South Bend Tribune, http://www.southbendtribune.com) MISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) — State caps on property taxes and a decreasing tax...Tags: Punishment, The Associated Press, Environmental Issues, Justice System, Trials
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Details about new plan for San Gabriel Mountains raise questions
Political leaders and outdoors enthusiasts expressed dismay Thursday over new details about an Interior Department recommendation for changes in federal management of a popular region of the San Gabriel Mountains. "The proposal raises many questions,...
Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of the Interior, Environmental Issues, Forests, Judy Chu
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Where 'green' began
MONTELLO, Wis. — When walking in the footsteps of greatness, it is of equal importance to follow where they lead and to discover where they began. In celebration of the life of the fervent conservationist John Muir in the year of his 175th...
Tags: Farms, Earth Day, Human Interest, Theodore Roosevelt, Memorial Day
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Joshua Tree National Park is teeming with blossoms
Extensive stands of Joshua Tree National Park’s peculiar namesake plants are festooned with clumps of white and yellow flowers that are drawing tourists eager to take in the scenery before the bloom wilts in the harsh desert sun. “It’s...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Travel, Science and Technology
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Beauty of Blue Ridge Parkway can cause conflict between bikers, drivers
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterWDBJ7 will have exclusive live coverage of the Blue Ridge Marathon coming up next weekend. In the days leading up to race day, we're taking a look back at the history of the marathon and the Blue Ridge Parkway. We found out that the Parkway is such...Tags: Transportation, Vehicles, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Sports
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Interior secretary visits Everglades
The Obama administration's new Interior Secretary skimmed across the Everglades in an airboat Wednesday, on one of her first trips to the field since taking over the department responsible for national parks, offshore drilling and endangered species....
Tags: Recreational Equipment Inc., Everglades, Wildlife, Palm Beach County
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Sally Jewell affirms Everglades `a high priority'
She came, she saw, she toured by airboat, and she reaffirmed that the Obama administration remains committed “to the people of Florida to make the Everglades restoration a high priority.” Sally Jewell, less than three weeks into her job...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Water Supply, Everglades, Wildlife
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Graffiti-scarred canyon in Joshua Tree National Park still closed
A picturesque canyon in Joshua Tree National Park that was scarred by graffiti will remain closed due to an extensive clean-up operation, officials said Tuesday. Rattlesnake Canyon was defaced by vandals who used social media to boast about their...Tags: Vandalism
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'Star Wars' creator George Lucas seeks to back S.F. museum
George Lucas seems to be using the force: The billionaire filmmaker is one of three finalists vying to create a new cultural facility in San Francisco. The Lucas Cultural Arts Museum, as it would be called, would showcase Lucas’ extensive art...
Tags: Arts, Museums, Arts and Culture
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Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to tour Loxahatchee
Sally Jewell is not wasting time before visiting the Evergaldes. In another sign of the Obama administration’s on-going focus on the ‘Glades, the newly installed interior secretary plans to tour the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee...Tags: Environmental Issues, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Everglades, Endangered Species
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