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Pension crisis decades long
It amazes me how quickly the Tribune rushes to castigate Democratic leaders in Springfield for the pension crisis. Why, in the editorial Friday, did the Tribune stop at 2003, when the pension crisis predated that by decades? The Tribune editorial...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Jim Edgar, Government, Interior Policy, James Robert Thompson
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Take a message from the ruins of Qusair
WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, Qusair fell to the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria. Qusair is a strategic town that connects Damascus with Assad's Alawite heartland on the Mediterranean, with its ports and Russian naval base. It's a major strategic shift....
Tags: Russia, Bashar Assad, Yom Kippur, Vladimir Putin, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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LETTER: Cheering For War On Iran?
As a survivor of an infantry squad that was wiped out by the Chinese in North Korea, and as someone who gets medical treatment from the VA hospital in Newington, I am reminded on a daily basis of the terrorism and the horrendous costs of wars. The...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Newington, International Military Interventions, Iran
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Family Fun Day with KWCH 12
Family Fun Day with KWCH 12 Make Saturday, June 29 a family fun day and meet your favorite KWCH 12 personality. Participating museums and zoos are taking 60% off admission from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Plus, we are giving away a gift basket at each...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Arts, Emporia (Emporia, Virginia), Artists, Wichita State University
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ANTIQUES: Advertising from all ages sought by collectors
King Features SyndicateCollectors like advertising signs and packages. In the 1950s when restaurants began decorating with old signs, they wanted material from the 19th century with graphics that featured husky women in period gowns and large hats or scenes with horse and...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Dwayne Johnson, Hobbies, Camp David, U.S. Air Force
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Antique folk art advertising pays off
Collectors like advertising signs and packages. In the 1950s when restaurants began decorating with old signs, they wanted material from the 19th century with graphics that featured husky women in period gowns and large hats or scenes with horse and...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Dwayne Johnson, Hobbies, Camp David, U.S. Air Force
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Trivia lands Boca lawyer big bucks on TV game shows
Mastering trivia has helped Boca Raton lawyer Scott Singer clean up on not one, but two brain-busting TV game shows — to the tune of $100,000. Singer recently banked about $42,000 during a two-night stint on "Jeopardy!" And he helped pay for law...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Bonnie Bedelia, Georgetown, Jeopardy!, Meredith Vieira
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Group working to raise money for monument to black Civil War vets
davem@herald-mail.comSoldiers in Hagerstown were among the first black men in Maryland to join the ranks of the Union during the Civil War, and were involved in the siege of Petersburg, Va., during the conflict. Among the first local blacks who joined the Union were members...Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, Corporate Officers, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Unions, Tourism and Leisure
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Rick Atkinson talks "The Guns at Last Light"
World War II lasted six years, but Rick Atkinson needed 14 years to complete his massive trilogy on the conflict. That turned out to be time well spent. Now the wait for the concluding volume of “The Liberation Trilogy,” his magisterial...
Tags: U.S. Army, The Washington Post, Entertainment Events, David Petraeus, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Sikorsky Set To Compete For Marine One Replacement Contract
The Hartford CourantThe U.S. Navy on Friday finalized its rules for the rebooted competition to replace the president's aging fleet of Marine One helicopters. Sikorsky, a division of United Technologies Corp. that has supplied the helicopters that act as Marine One for the...Tags: U.S. Navy, Government, Aerospace Manufacturing, Politics, Heads of State
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ROAD WARRIOR: Gas prices at nine-tenths of a cent: When, and why?
Q: Why is gasoline charged at $3.799 per gallon? I'm questioning the nine-tenths part. Who was responsible for this addition to the price? Probably some government agency. — Kathryn Thompson, Hanover Township, Lehigh County Q: Why does the...Tags: National Government, Politics, PPL Corporation, Prices, Allentown
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Washington Co. lawyers to offer free legal advice on Law Day
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comLegal advice is something just about everyone will need at some point during their lifetime, and residents of Washington County and surrounding areas will have the chance to get some help for free on Wednesday. Assistant State’s Attorney Michele F....Tags: Agriculture, Hospitals and Clinics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Lawyers, Labor Legislation
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