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    Feb 23, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Former Upton Sinclair home in Monrovia is for sale

    The house that social reformer and novelist <b>Upton Sinclair</b> lived in during the 1940s through the '60s has come on the market in Monrovia at $1.5 million.
    The house that social reformer and novelist Upton Sinclair lived in during the 1940s through the '60s has come on the market in Monrovia at $1.5 million. Built in 1923, the Spanish Colonial Revival-style residence is listed on the National Register of...

    Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Homes, Human Interest

    2. Mar 26, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Christina Aguilera is selling her Beverly Hills mansion

    <b>Christina Aguilera</b> has put her 11,500-square-foot gated mansion in Beverly Hills on the market at $13.5 million.
    Christina Aguilera has put her 11,500-square-foot gated mansion in Beverly Hills on the market at $13.5 million. Set on nearly two-thirds of an acre, the Mediterranean-style home has a grand foyer with a sweeping staircase, a fanciful children's room,...

    Tags: The O.C. (tv program), NBC (tv network), Memphis Grizzlies, Manhattan (New York City), Los Angeles Lakers

    3. Jan 29, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Don't be agast (or even aghast)! Tribune once trifled with standard spelling

    For more than 40 years, the Tribune crusaded against an &quot;unspeakable offense," a "monster cruelty": English spelling.
    For more than 40 years, the Tribune crusaded against an "unspeakable offense," a "monster cruelty": English spelling. From Jan. 28, 1934, to Sept. 28, 1975, the newspaper adopted a system of simplified spelling, a cause dearly felt by publisher Col....

    Tags: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, Andrew Carnegie

    4. Feb 19, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. 'Hog butcher for the world'

    The shuttering of the Union Stock Yard and Transit Co. on July 30, 1971, didn't mark the end of Chicago's role as &quot;hog butcher for the world." That came a year earlier, when "hog alley" closed, a victim of the stockyards' long descent from years of glory and gore.
    The shuttering of the Union Stock Yard and Transit Co. on July 30, 1971, didn't mark the end of Chicago's role as "hog butcher for the world." That came a year earlier, when "hog alley" closed, a victim of the stockyards' long descent from years of...

    Tags: Newt Gingrich, The New York Times, Richard J. Daley, Steaks, Lakeview (Chicago, Illinois)

    5. Jul 26, 2012 |Story| AM News

  5. Florida woman extends her Kentucky roots at Mercer horse show

    HARRODSBURG &mdash; Deborah Butler is a Florida girl, but she keeps getting drawn back to Kentucky.
    hmorris@amnews.com
    HARRODSBURG — Deborah Butler is a Florida girl, but she keeps getting drawn back to Kentucky. And winning in Kentucky. Her latest victory came Wednesday night when she rode Bi Mi’s Southern Rose to a win in the adult five-gaited pleasure class...

    Tags: Farms, Jim Carrey, Animals

    6. Jun 29, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  6. Allan Powell: Nobel Prize winning economist defends crisis views

    For some time, I have been an admirer of Paul Krugman. Reading his latest book, “End This Depression Now!” was a real joy because he writes as though he is talking directly to each reader. His command of his subject is masterful and if one...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Elections, Nobel Prize Awards, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics

    7. Jul 4, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. 88 books that shaped America, at the Library of Congress

    Jacket Copy
    The Library of Congress' list of 88 books that shaped America includes poetry, novels, nonfiction, a play, a polemic, books of science and grammar, cookbooks and children's books. What's it missing?...
    8. Nov 26, 2010 |Story| Glendale News Press

  8. Education Matters: Antonovich's arguments are short-sighted

    Editor's Note: Numerous instances of plagiarism have been discovered in Dan Kimber&rsquo;s &ldquo;Education Matters&rdquo; column, which ran in the News- Press from September 2003 to September 2011. In those columns where plagiarism has been found, a For the Record specifying the details will be appended to the piece.
    Editor's Note: Numerous instances of plagiarism have been discovered in Dan Kimber’s “Education Matters” column, which ran in the News- Press from September 2003 to September 2011. In those columns where plagiarism has been found, a...

    Tags: Industrial Production, Synthetics and Plastics, Material Science, Chemical Industry, Rachel Carson

    9. Apr 13, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. The poetry of discussion

    <strong>Our story</strong>
    Our story Our Sulzer Regional Library Great Books Discussion Group has been meeting for more than 30 years. Annually, we pick a theme to guide our book selections and discussions. This year's theme is morality. Last year we read books dealing with...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Clubs and Associations, Literature, Lifestyle and Leisure, Poetry

    10. Mar 14, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  10. Where's the slime?

    This one&rsquo;s for all you people who have laughed at me over the years for raising my own beef cattle, because I didn&rsquo;t trust the meat coming out of America&rsquo;s factory farms.
    timr@herald-mail.com
    This one’s for all you people who have laughed at me over the years for raising my own beef cattle, because I didn’t trust the meat coming out of America’s factory farms. Well, maybe, not laughed outright, but looked at me funny,...

    Tags: Pink (singer), Salmonella Infection, The New York Times, E. coli Infection, Facebook

    11. Mar 9, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  11. Safety concerns, industry changes push U.S. to rethink approach to food inspection

    Every day, inspectors in white hats and coats take up positions at every one of the nation's slaughterhouses, eyeballing the hanging carcasses of cows and chickens as they shuttle past on elevated rails, looking for bruises, tumors and signs of...

    Tags: Science, Economy, Business and Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Science and Technology

    12. Mar 5, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. CAFO protection law passes in Iowa, Illinois hearings held Wednesday

    Last week we reported on an <a href=&quot;http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/food/stew/chi-food-policy-ag-gag-bill-protested-in-des-moines-and-awaited-in-illinois-20120301,0,3958400.story" target="_blank">Iowa bill aimed at preventing undercover investigations at concentrated animal feeding operations</a> that was on Gov. Terry Brandstad's desk.
    Last week we reported on an Iowa bill aimed at preventing undercover investigations at concentrated animal feeding operations that was on Gov. Terry Brandstad's desk. At the time Brandstad's office said it was still considering but late Friday he quietly...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Executive Branch, Government

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