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National Mall reflects magnificence and neglect
Millions will cram shoulder to shoulder to watch Barack Obama take the oath of office this month as the nation's 44th president, another indelible snapshot of American democracy in full display on the National Mall.
But beyond the reach of the camera's...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Transportation, Arkansas, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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As crowds prepare to descend on Washington, the National Mall offers a shabby welcome
Special to The Morning CallMillions will cram shoulder to shoulder to watch Barack Obama take the oath of office this month as the nation's 44th president, another indelible snapshot of American democracy in full display on the National Mall. But beyond the reach of the camera's...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Transportation, Monuments and Heritage Sites, History
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IceHouse presents entertaining duo
Sentinel Staff WriterHusband-and-wife duo Mark Friedman and Rodi Alexander will entertain Saturday at the Mount Dora Community Building, 520 N. Baker St., in a benefit for the IceHouse Theatre at 7:30 p.m. The show is filled with singing, dancing, comedy and impressions of...Tags: Barbra Streisand, Gainesville, Clermont, Citrus Tower, Diseases
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British historian Christopher Hibbert, who wrote on Revolutionary War, dies at 84
LONDON (AP) — British historian Christopher Hibbert, whose popular books covered subjects from the medieval Battle of Agincourt to the American Revolutionary War, has died. He was 84. Hibbert died Dec. 21 in Henley-on-Thames, west of London,...Tags: History, Venice, World War II, Real Estate Agents, Elizabeth I
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A second life for toppled trees
It's a sad truth of the urban landscape: Today's street tree is tomorrow's mulch.
But in the foothills of Santa Barbara, a former stuntman and onetime sea-urchin diver named Rob Bjorklund turns fallen city trees into flooring, mantels, plaques and...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Natural Resources, Walnuts, Maryland, Fencing
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The ego may be ugly, but the claims are valid
For some people, the numbers did not add up. ''This article [Wednesday's column] has no substance whatsoever. It is only an example of 8th grade math,'' wrote Bill Kerns of Allentown. That was in reaction to my argument that investing in a simple...Tags: Pennsylvania, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Civil Unrest, Whitehall, Nuclear Power
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Obama unveils Veterans pick in Chicago
The Swampby John McCormick Following an interview broadcast Sunday morning where he repeatedly tried to brace the country for more tough times ahead, President-elect Barack Obama sought to inject some optimism about the future as he introduced his selection for...Tags: George Bush, NBC, National Government, Executive Branch, Rod Blagojevich
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To understand America, take a backyard history lesson
The steep hills of Vicksburg still echo with the gallantry of Ulysses Grant's six-week siege, and a scent of ferocity lingers at the sloping meadows near Saratoga, where Benedict Arnold and his men saved the American Revolution from certain doom while...Tags: Pennsylvania, Religious Festivals, History, Bucks County, Family
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Wind thwarts enactment of Delaware crossing
The Associated PressThere were sunny skies, but once again strong winds and a fast current stopped George Washington from crossing the Delaware River by boat. Ronald Rinaldi II, who also played the Revolutionary War general last year, instead marched across a bridge from...Tags: Pennsylvania, George Washington, Religious Festivals, Delaware, National Government
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A window on America's past, present
In Winslow Homer's 1865 painting "The Veteran in a New Field," a farmer, bathed in sunshine, his back to the viewer, his Union uniform jacket cast on the ground, harvests wheat with a single-bladed scythe. That tool was out of date, and Homer first...Tags: Paul Revere, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Civil Unrest, Emanuel Leutze, Automotive Equipment
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Look For Books By State's Academics
Faculty members at colleges and universities in Connecticut have published books this year on topics ranging from the history of the Third World to conflicts during the French and Indian War to religious tolerance in the early Hispanic world to sports...Tags: History, Books and Magazines, Rituals, Yale University, Juvenile Delinquency
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