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Allan Powell: Adrift in a sea of war
When the news came that Rachel Maddow had written a book based upon a long study of our wars and the consequences, there was little delay in the purchase and reading. Those who have watched her display of talents, energy, brilliance and grasp of world...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Halliburton Company, Armed Forces
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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: U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, Injuries and Wounds, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: World War II (1939-1945), George Washington, Auction Service, John F. Kennedy
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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, Civil Rights, Social Issues, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, U.S. Congress
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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: Civil and Public Service, Interior Policy, Conan O'Brien, Terrorism, Gays and Lesbians
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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: Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Robert Frost, Entertainment
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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: Manufacturing and Engineering, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Aircraft Carriers, Hampton Roads, 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: Boy Scouts of America, Minority Groups, Clubs and Associations, Social Organizations, Youth Organizations
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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: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), U.S. Congress
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