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On Demand/DVD New Releases March 25-31
Channel Guide MagazineOn Demand/DVD New Releases March 25-31: Daniel Day-Lewis’ performance in the award-winning Lincoln is outstanding, but Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones shouldn’t be overlooked in their roles. This week also brings Killing The Softly with Brad... -
It's A Gray Area: Lessons from Thatcherism remain relevant
As you know, Margaret Thatcher died April 8 at the age of 87 after serving as Britain's prime minister from 1979 until 1990. We owe her a debt for at least two reasons, one of them principled, the other cautionary. First and foremost, Thatcher took...Tags: Judges, Car Safety Tips and Advice, United Kingdom, Russia, Orange County Superior Court
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Back Story: Presidents say the darnedest things
Paul Dickson, a Garrett Park resident, loves the origins of words and is a compiler of word books and dictionaries. So imagine my delight and pleasure when my friend, Mary Garson, who is also fascinated with etymology, gave me a copy of Dickson's...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Theodore Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, International Military Interventions, U.S. Senate
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'Lincoln' costumes to be exhibited in Petersburg
Petersburg is hosting the debut of a nationwide exhibit of costumes from the movie "Lincoln." The city says "Lincoln" wardrobe designer Joanna Johnston will return to Petersburg for the exhibit's opening on Saturday at the Centre Hill Museum....
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New releases: 'On the Road' seeks a style both poetic, realistic
On the Road Available on VOD beginning Monday Director Walter Salles, screenwriter José Rivera and producer Francis Ford Coppola have given themselves the almost-impossible task of adapting Jack Kerouac's beloved Beat Generation novel "On the Road," a...
Tags: Room 237 (movie), The Shining (movie), Tony Kushner, A Royal Affair (movie), Stephen King
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Children get hands-on experience during Junior Ranger Day at Antietam National Battlefield
holly.shok@herald-mail.comA boom bellowed and black smoke poured from the barrel’s mouth, but the caliber of sound the cannon made was only narrowly louder than the subsequent shrieks and gasps from the 12-and-younger crowd on Saturday at Antietam National Battlefield....Tags: Wars and Interventions, Battle of Antietam, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Antietam National Battlefield, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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House Republicans still see nothing wrong with this idea: Taxpayers paying for nuclear plants that will never be built — for large corporations that make big profits. President Obama's tantrum over not getting his way with the gun-grabbing bill...
Tags: Suicide, National Rifle Association of America, Tea Party Movement, Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice
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Civil War to come alive
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis never had the chance to meet each other as leaders during a divided America, but they're going to this weekend. The town? Costa Mesa. The place? Fairview Park. The occasion? "The town hall meeting that never...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, American Civil War (1861-1865), Culture, Sociology, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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Examples of 19th century 'Pteridomania' are easy to find
Most people have heard about the bout of "Tulipmania" that spread through the Netherlands in the 17th century, but few know about "Pteridomania," or fern madness. In the 19th century, ferns were part of a popular health regimen. People would go into the...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Game Playing, England, United Kingdom, India
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Lincoln outdoes itself on Blu-Ray
Director Steven Spielberg sets aside car chases and explosions for a star-studded historical masterpiece in Lincoln. This work of art demonstrates how Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis) was arguably the best president the United States ever had, and serves as a...
Tags: Lincoln (movie, 2012), Sally Field, Entertainment, U.S. House of Representatives, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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3/26/2013-It's Over
I saw the beginning of the end of the traditional Grand Old Party back in 1980 when the Reagan campaign invited the religious right to occupy a central role in Republican politics. Until then, they had been dismissed as a fringe element too extreme for...
Tags: Religion and Belief, The Supremes (music group), Ronald Reagan, Abortion, Social Issues
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Mail Call - April 17
“I just can’t understand the Hagerstown City Council. They say they need more money to operate, but they just keep on spending the taxpayers’ money and then talk about raising taxes. This mayor and council is the worst that I can recall,...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Government, Regional Authority, Slavery, Executive Branch
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