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Thoreau on the moose
All this talk about moose hunting! It is as though, because of the animal's enormous size and imposing antlers, bringing one down is a heroic feat of marksmanship. Nothing could be further from the truth. As Henry David Thoreau wrote in "The Maine Woods,"...Tags: Antonin Scalia, Elections, Dick Cheney, Abusive Behavior, Hunting
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What do you love and hate?
May 21, 2009 I LOVE ... ... the colorful spring flowers planted at City Hall and the Daley Center. It gives me a "lift." -- Barbara Rieffel, Chicago . . . Phil, the Navy Pier trolley driver, who befriends every passenger and is such a wonderful...Tags: Pecans, French Bread, Donovan, Wrigley Building, Baby Products
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Eric Lerner's "Pinkerton's Secret"
By Allen Barra Dour, dogmatic, irascible and almost fanatically secretive, Allan Pinkerton, founder of the world's best-known detective agency, lived a life that would have resisted investigation even from so brilliant a detective as Pinkerton himself....Tags: Death, Organized Crime, Abraham Lincoln, Crimes, Armed Forces
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'The Flying Scotsman'
!["The Flying Scotsman" — the story of '90s Scottish cycling sensation Graeme Obree — should, like many good sports movies, be a high-flying tale of triumph, tragedy and redemption. As directed by Douglas Mackinnon, from a script by John Brown, Simon Rose and Declan Hughes, it is instead a surprisingly disengaged, middle-range look at how Obree rose from relative obscurity with a self-designed bike and radical ideas on riding position, only to be undone by the combined forces of the racing establishment and his own bipolar disorder.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2006-12/27148380.jpg ""The Flying Scotsman\" — the story of '90s Scottish cycling sensation Graeme Obree — should, like many good sports movies, be a high-flying tale of triumph, tragedy and redemption. As directed by Douglas Mackinnon, from a script by John Brown, Simon Rose and Declan Hughes, it is instead a surprisingly disengaged, middle-range look at how Obree rose from relative obscurity with a self-designed bike and radical ideas on riding position, only to be undone by the combined forces of the racing establishment and his own bipolar disorder.")
Special to The Times"The Flying Scotsman" — the story of '90s Scottish cycling sensation Graeme Obree — should, like many good sports movies, be a high-flying tale of triumph, tragedy and redemption. As directed by Douglas Mackinnon, from a script by John Brown,...Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Movies, Jonny Lee Miller, Television, Entertainment
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Benjamin A. Quarles
Benjamin A. Quarles 1904-1996 Benjamin Quarles was one of the country's foremost authorities on African-American history and a former history professor and department head at Morgan State University. He was born in Boston but taught at Morgan for...Tags: History, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Education, Black History, Morgan State University
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Letterman and McCain: Ho Hum
The TV ZoneWhat did I think of the McCain-Letterman make-up? More importantly, what do YOU think? Go to the jump for the full transcript, plus the Top Ten; yeah, you can see much of this on tomorrow's morning shows, but if......Tags: Government, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Barack Obama, Small Businesses, Arizona
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Rivers, states and history merge at Harpers Ferry
Special To The SunFall is a wonderful time to enjoy crisp air and turning leaves in the nearby mountains of Maryland and West Virginia. The historic town of Harpers Ferry, W.Va., located where the Potomac River meets the Shenandoah, offers tours of the historic buildings...Tags: History, Nature, Abraham Lincoln, Sports, Slavery
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Charles Town has more than just slots and horses
Special To The SunCHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Mention Charles Town, W.Va., to the average Maryland resident, and most probably a picture slot machines and horse racing comes to mind. But the glitter and excitement of gambling shouldn't overshadow this small city's storied...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Bars and Clubs, Sports, Restaurants, Wars and Interventions
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Chambersburg's rich war history
Special To The SunChambersburg, Pa., has the distinction of being the only Northern city that was burned by the Confederate Army during the Civil War. While this unfortunate claim to fame has been forgotten by many today, it was quite a happening in 1864. Decidedly Union...Tags: Unions, Seafood, Death, Family, Dining and Drinking
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2nd diplomat quits over policy on Iraq
Washington BureauState Department official John Brown has joined longtime Foreign Service officer John Brady Kiesling in resigning from the government to protest the Bush administration policy that has placed the nation at the brink of war. Kiesling resigned last month,...Tags: California, Government, Colleges and Universities, Religious Conflicts, International Law
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Mrs. Brown
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday July 18, 1997 If "Mrs. Brown" is to be believed, and there's no reason it shouldn't, Queen Victoria was quite a handful. A tyrannical termagant, she insisted on initiating all conversations and spoke of herself in the regal third person. And,...Tags: Movies, Literature, PG Rated Movies, Dancing, Death
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Capture of Baghdad airport has far-reaching impact
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - When troops from the Army's 3rd Infantry Division rolled into Saddam Hussein International Airport over the weekend, they captured more than a few runways and buildings. In the short term, it was a key psychological victory over Hussein's...Tags: U.S. Military, United Nations, Charity, Japan, U.S. Army
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