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LOOKING BACK: So, who do you think you are?
Contributing columnistWhat with TV shows devoted to celebrity genealogy and several websites offering families a way to build their family trees, many retirees decide to devote time to finding their roots. My mother was raised in Casey County, and she always said we were...Tags: U.S. Air Force, Journalism, Slavery, Religion and Belief, George Washington
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A good decision
U.S. District Judge William H. Yohn ruled against Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter's plan to take distribution of free food to homeless people out of the parks to the front of City Hall, and ultimately, indoors. The judge said on Thursday that he saw no...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Obama never took Business 101
According to President Barack Obama, entrepreneurs and small business owners cannot take credit for their inventions or business success because their accomplishments were only made possible by the government's investments in infrastructure. Is this a...Tags: Small Businesses, Thomas Edison, Barack Obama, Henry Ford
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Obama and the 7 habits of highly ineffective government
Stephen Covey, the management guru who died this week, would have had a hard time selling his books in Benjamin Franklin's America, or Abe Lincoln's. His best seller "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" would have been considered a self-evident truth,...
Tags: David Brinkley, Elections, World War II (1939-1945), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Politics
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Rhubarb rising
We love the sweet-tart combination of strawberry and rhubarb warmed in a perfectly browned crust. But this summer, rhubarb spirits are the thing, as two newly released elixirs based in the fruity root vegetable land in liquor stores. They shared the...Tags: Sweden, Recipes, Rhubarb
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The United States is more than a country
The United States of America is the embodiment of the struggle of humanity to rise from the tyranny of feudalistic oppression. It is a laboratory where great experiments to discover the limits of human potential are performed. To quote from Thomas Paine&...Tags: Thomas Paine, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), John Adams, George Washington
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Thief of historic documents sentenced to prison
Disgraced collector Barry H. Landau was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in federal prison for stealing thousands of historic documents worth as much as $2.5 million from archives along the East Coast, including one in Baltimore, where the scheme...
Tags: Bill Clinton, Politics, Celebrities, Human Interest, Lyndon B. Johnson
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2011-12 Tribune Scholar-Athlete Team: Schaumburg's Josh Marchok
Josh Marchok
Schaumburg
Wrestling, football
Class rank: 41 of 622.
Athletics: All-Mid Suburban League in football; two-year team captain; two-time state champion in wrestling; three-time all-state; 156 career wins; three-year team captain.
Academics:...Tags: Wrestling, Apple iPod, High School Sports, Super Bowl, Schools
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Harlan: Slow down and focus on the details
In Poor Richard's Almanack, Benjamin Franklin popularized the idiom we love to quote but have a difficult time applying to our daily lives: Haste makes waste. As children, we frequently heard this admonition from parents and teachers. Take your time,...Tags: Company Privatization, Elections, Interior Policy, Politics, Primaries
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Greencastle 4th centered around community and patriotism
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comWith a candy scramble, a children’s parade and a most patriotic family contest, Greencastle aimed to celebrate the Fourth of July with a hometown flair. Since the town’s celebration began in 2002, organizers have centered the event around...Tags: Music, Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Entertainment
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Corporate profits are huge, wages are still low
The recession is officially over, and corporate profits are at an all-time high in America. But according to a new article from alternet.org, the average middle-class citizen hasn’t seen any improvement in their situation. Personally, I don’...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Steve Jobs, Sports
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88 books that shaped America, at the Library of Congress
Jacket CopyThe 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?...
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