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Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit
Reuters* Myanmar president in first visit to Washington * Concern about rights abuses in ethnic conflict * Washington wants to foster ally on China's border By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will walk a fine line between...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Asia, Career and Workplace, U.S. Congress, China
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READER SUBMITTED: Connecticut Open House Day With Six Of Connecticut Landmarks' Historic Properties
HartfordJoin Connecticut Landmarks as it participates in Connecticut's Ninth annual statewide Open House Day on Saturday, June 8, and travel through four centuries of history with six Landmark properties. Explore the rich heritage of: the Bellamy-Ferriday House...Tags: Suffield, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, New London (New London, Connecticut)
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READER SUBMITTED: Pirie Associates Architects' Renovation Of CT Landmarks' Nathan Hale Homestead Ell Receives Award
CoventryA five-year renovation and addition project of the Nathan Hale Homestead Ell Visitor's Services, designed and orchestrated by Pirie Associates Architects of New Haven, has received the 2013 Connecticut Real Estate Exchange's CREW CT Blue Ribbon Award in...Tags: Architecture, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Conservation
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Group working to raise money for monument to black Civil War vets
davem@herald-mail.comSoldiers in Hagerstown were among the first black men in Maryland to join the ranks of the Union during the Civil War, and were involved in the siege of Petersburg, Va., during the conflict. Among the first local blacks who joined the Union were members...Tags: Unions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Corporate Officers, Career and Workplace, U.S. Congress
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Honor Flight coming to South Florida
Honor Flight, a national nonprofit that sponsors free visits to Washington, D.C., war memorials for aging veterans, hopes to launch its first flights out of Fort Lauderdale this fall, making the popular trips more accessible for local seniors. The...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Palm Beach International Airport, Palm Beach County, Port St. Lucie (St. Lucie, Florida), Tourism and Leisure
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World's tallest man, whirling dervishes at Anatolian festival
Los Angeles Times Daily Deal and Travel BloggerNo need to go to Turkey to see Konya's famed whirling dervishes or grab some fresh gozlemes (savory flat bread). Traditions, authentic food, even re-creations of some of the country's famed cities and landmarks will be on display this weekend at the...Tags: Travel, Breads, Tourism and Leisure
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Five for your planner: Tuesdays, May 14
1. Comedy that’s ‘Dy-no-mite’ Make Me Laugh Comedy Tour will host two shows Saturday, May 18, at Fraternal Order of Eagles, 18 N. Locust St., downtown Hagerstown. The shows will feature Jimmie Walker and C.J. Burney, hosted by Chad...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Dance, Entertainment, Human Interest, Travel
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Lafayette Trail in Havre de Grace named for key figure in local and world history [Editorial]
Havre de Grace was able to pull together a respectable version of its Lafayette Trail, just in time for the bicentennial celebration of a British sacking of the city during the War of 1812. The trail is named for Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roche Gilbert...Tags: Human Interest, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, War of 1812, France
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Fire captain gets to go Hollywood for a day
Special To The SunHOLLYWOOD HAS come to Baltimore, and Frank Hazzard had a chance to be part of it last week. Touchstone Pictures is shooting Ladder 49, a film starring Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Jacinda Barrett and Morris Chestnut on location in and around Baltimore...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Joaquin Phoenix, Ceremonies, Jacinda Barrett, Entertainment
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From past to parties, Florida beaches are nearby
All that's really required for a day at the beach is a stretch of sand and surf, but there's enough of those raw materials in Florida to enjoy an experience beyond that. For history buffs, there are beaches in the shadows of Spanish forts and Victorian-...
Tags: Museums, Canaveral National Seashore, Entertainment, Artists, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
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READER SUBMITTED: First Sunday Strolls: Cedar Grove Cemetery Walking Tour
New LondonOn Sunday, June 2, Connecticut Landmarks presents a walking tour of the Cedar Grove Cemetery with New London City Historian & Hempsted Houses Historian Sally Ryan and William Peterson, Curator Emeritus of Mystic Seaport. Visit graves of the Hempstead...Tags: Mystic Seaport, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, New London (New London, Connecticut)
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Baltimore's marble lady stepping down from Calvert Street
Lady Baltimore has withstood much in 189 years perched overlooking Courthouse Square.
She has lost both of her arms over the decades — one of them, holding high a wreath that signifies service to the republic, was sheared off by a gust of wind in...Tags: Museums, Unrest, Conflicts and War, John Quincy Adams, Sculpture, Mount Vernon
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