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Columbus undeserving of holiday
Columbus Day passed, and we were forced to celebrate a half-truth. As a 10th grader, I appreciate honoring extraordinary individuals to look up to, and it's undeniable that Christopher Columbus connected the Old World with a new one. However, society...Tags: Hispaniola, George W. Bush, Columbus Day, Harriet Tubman
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Obama never took Business 101
According to President Barack Obama, entrepreneurs and small business owners cannot take credit for their inventions or business success because their accomplishments were only made possible by the government's investments in infrastructure. Is this a...Tags: Henry Ford, Barack Obama, Small Businesses, Benjamin Franklin
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Destination America aims to bring us together, with bacon
Tony's I-75 Restaurant in Birch Run, Mich., is proud home of what might well be the nation's largest BLT. Each sandwich contains a pound of bacon — about 25 to 30 deep-fried strips — stacked about 8 inches high between two slabs of white...
Tags: Pies and Tarts, National Football League, Food Network (tv network), Deere and Company, Blindness
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Dallas police issue arrest warrant for DISD employee, in alleged sex abuse
The 33 NewsKen Martinez is relieved he may finally be able to answer the questions that have haunted his teenage daughter with special needs for months. "She is always asking me if he is going to get away with it" the Dallas father, said. Martinez says his 14-year...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Police Arrests, Sex Crimes
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Back Story: In late 1800s, New York City buried wires after a natural disaster
The debate continues over whether Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. should start burying its power lines to avoid a repeat of the lengthy outages that swept the area after the derecho storm last month.
Another city whose electrical infrastructure was...Tags: Snow Storms, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Companies and Corporations, New York City, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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North County student wins Intel Science Fair's top prize
North County High School freshman Jack Andraka stood on the auditorium stage, speaking about the invention that earned him the $75,000 grand prize at the recent Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Behind him stood Dr. Anirban Maitra, a...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Health Treatments, National Institutes of Health, Medical Research, Teaching and Learning
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Lloyd Waters: Remembering the brave, 'Lest we forget'
Last weekend, I found myself on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, in a Dunkin’ Donuts having my morning coffee with my wife. Just across the street were Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. As I waited for my coffee at the ordering station, my...Tags: Holidays, The Herald-Mail, Memorial Day, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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John S. Croucher, hospital engineer
John Stewart Croucher, a retired hospital assistant engineer and World War II naval veteran, died of a stroke Tuesday at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The Bel Air resident was 90.
Born in Baltimore and raised on Eastern Avenue in Highlandtown, he was a...Tags: Highlandtown, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Ocean City, Hospitals and Clinics, Essex (Baltimore, Maryland)
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5 TSA workers fired, 38 more disciplined for failing to screen passengers
KIAHCome on down for your daily-dose of fun facts about Fort Myers, Florida! Thomas Edison built his laboratory in Fort Myers. It served as the birthplace to some of his greatest inventions, including, but not limited to: wax paper, tin foil, and mucilage...Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Security Measures, Transportation Security Administration, Employees
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Let's take a look at simple faith
There are a couple of ways we can approach religion. We can ask, and many do, "How can I believe in anything as seemingly impossible as everlasting life?" Or, we can ask, "What is there in my life that is worth preserving forever?" If we take the first...Tags: Lobbying, Separation of Church and State, Politics
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At Victory Gardens, the pleasures and perils of electrified desire
![THEATER REVIEW: "In the Next Room or the vibrator play" at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre ★★★½ ... In the droll turn-your-cell-phone off announcement at Victory Gardens, a female voice admonishes patrons not to even think about turning their phones to vibrate.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2011-09/64894138-21094934.jpg "THEATER REVIEW: "In the Next Room or the vibrator play\" at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre ★★★½ ... In the droll turn-your-cell-phone off announcement at Victory Gardens, a female voice admonishes patrons not to even think about turning their phones to vibrate.")
In the atypically droll turn-your-cell-phone off announcement currently heard at the Victory Gardens, a female voice admonishes patrons not to even think about turning their phones to vibrate.
Well, it sets the scene for a Sarah Ruhl play, a very clever...Tags: Arts and Culture, Health and Medical Professionals
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Corporate book club welcomes authors
Our story
We are all employees of Nicor Gas, based in Naperville. Our book club began in 1992 when a handful of employees decided to gather informally during lunch to discuss books. Our club has since expanded to 38 employees, including four retirees. We...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Career and Workplace, Wilkie Collins, Companies and Corporations, Nicor Incorporated
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