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Winchester's Roy Bates receives Capitol U.S. flag
Behind every hero, there is a story. As for Roy Bates, a local hero, his story about his battle in the Korean War and his recent honor is one that is memorable. When an American flag arrived at the Bates’ home last week, the entire family was...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Marine Corps, Armed Conflicts
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JFK's bomber jacket sells at auction for $570,000
A leather bomber jacket worn by President John F. Kennedy fetched well more than 10 times the asking price at auction, an indication of the fascination the nation still has for the president who ushered in the upbeat era of Camelot after the political...
Tags: John F. Kennedy, Auction Service, World War II (1939-1945), George Washington
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Harry Truman, Lincoln's heir
Presidents Day, which falls between the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, celebrates the contributions of those presidents. But here's a nomination for another president worth remembering on this long weekend: Harry Truman, the first...
Tags: Trials, John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln, U.S. Congress, Civil Rights
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The Political Transformation Of Joe Lieberman
Hartford CourantTalking to reporters in his driveway on a hot day in August 2000, Connecticut U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman beamed — he had just been chosen as the Democratic vice presidential candidate to Al Gore. "Miracles happen," the proud son of a Stamford liquor...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Executive Branch, Iraq War (2003-2011), George W. Bush, Gay Rights
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Bios of all the Lehigh Valley High School Football Scholar-Athletes to be honored on March 3
Groller's CornerThe Lehigh Valley Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Dnner is coming up a month from today, March 3 at the Northampton Community Center and Penn State football coach Bill O'Brien is the main speaker. I... -
Lessons from a five-star president
As President Obama contemplates his second term, he has been talking to historians about another two-term president, Dwight D. Eisenhower. We think of Ike as a great military man, but as president he used his understanding of the military to rein it in....
Tags: Armed Forces, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Congress
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Rep. Randy Forbes visiting shipyards in Hampton Roads
Eyeing budget problems galore, Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Chesapeake, is visiting six shipyards in Hampton Roads today and Friday to gauge how deep cuts in defense spending will hurt business. He'll stop at Newport News Shipbuilding and five shipyards in...
Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), John F. Kennedy, Manufacturing and Engineering, BAE Systems Plc., Shipbuilding
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Letters: Scouts' honor
Re "Boy Scouts may lift ban on gays," Jan. 29 I was an Eagle Scout who for decades proudly carried my Scout card signed by President Eisenhower, which I eventually returned to protest the Boy Scouts of America's exclusion of gays. The small step the...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Youth Organizations, Minority Groups, Social Organizations, Boy Scouts of America
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Letters: Hillary Clinton's legacy
Re "Stellar, but short of spectacular," Jan. 28 Being of the opinion that Hillary Rodham Clinton is among the best secretaries of State, I was completely taken aback by the article's finding that although she is very well thought of by the American... -
Column: Remembering carefree days of yesteryear
Reminiscing about those days of glory when we were young men and were by nature, 10 feet tall, bulletproof and immortal, is always a grand old time. Those were carefree days of seeking out the best way to make a living. In the case of a young farm...Tags: Boeing Co.
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Daughters of American Revolution celebrate Constitution Week
Members of the Governor William Paca Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution – from left, Emily Andrews, Dotty Meyer, Barbara Adams and Ginny Carlin – accept a proclamation from Harford County Executive Mr. David Craig proclaiming...Tags: U.S. Congress, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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McDonald In Line For Democrats' Easy Pass
The Hartford CourantAcademy Award voters will probably have more time this year to consider the nominees for best costume design than the General Assembly will spend reviewing Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's nomination of Andrew McDonald to the state's highest court. This is one...Tags: Judges, John F. Kennedy, Martha Dean, Anglicanism, Christianity
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Jan 18, 2013
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