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Did Tall Ship Amistad Sail Off With $1.4M In State Money?
State Rep. Diana Urban spoke for all Connecticut taxpayers this week when she demanded a full accounting of the millions of state dollars that have been invested in the tall ship Amistad. The Day of New London reports that Amistad America Inc. of...
Tags: Slavery, Mystic Seaport, New London (New London, Connecticut), North Stonington, Hamden (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Tall Ship Amistad Missing In Action
Connecticut residents who wish to visit the state's tall ship Amistad will have a hard time figuring out its whereabouts. Those wishing to donate to Amistad America Inc., the nonprofit that owns the ship, will run into a similar dead end. The website...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Internal Revenue Service
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Road to immirgration reform - Opinion
MIKE DELPH Republican state senator from Carmel, Ind., who has helped author state immigration measures Q. What do you see as the merits and shortcomings of the proposed reform? A. Ronald Reagan in all complexity was persuaded by congressional...
Tags: Google Inc., Employment, Immigration, Illegal Immigrants, Career and Workplace
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READER SUBMITTED: Amistad Letters Content Revealed On Juneteenth
HartfordIn honor of Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States, on June 19, a special exhibit including the four Amistad related letters and their transcriptions will open at the Connecticut Historical...Tags: Slavery, Juneteenth, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Auction Service, Connecticut Historical Society
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READER SUBMITTED: YMCA Of Greater Hartford Volunteer JoAnn Price Honored By White House
HartfordJoAnn Price, a member of the board of directors of the YMCA of Greater Hartford and Wilson Gray YMCA Youth and Family Center - and champion of Hartford youth - was among twelve people honored at the White House Friday as YMCA "Champions of Change."...Tags: YMCA, Human Interest, Apollo Theater, Lifestyle and Leisure, New York City
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READER SUBMITTED: Juneteenth Celebration Brings Community Together To Celebrate History And Support The Amistad Center
StatewideAfrican American achievement, history and culture will be celebrated at Jubilation!, The Amistad Center for Art & Culture's annual Juneteenth Celebration Gala on Saturday, June 15 at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford. The 2013 Spirit of...Tags: Human Interest, Entertainment, U.S. Postal Service, New York City, Culture
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Amistad Exhibit Marks Emancipation Anniversary
On Jan. 1, 1863, when the Emancipation Proclamation was declared by President Lincoln, the majority of freed slaves didn't know how to read. Attempts to spread the word by traditional means — newspapers, handbills, posters — would go a long...
Tags: Slavery, Fisk University, Juneteenth, Entertainment, Arts
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Shocking Numbers Of Kindergarten, First Grade Suspensions
The Hartford CourantWhen Kazzmaire Dorsey was in kindergarten and first grade at the Luís Muñoz Marin School in Bridgeport, he spent more of his school day sitting in the office or suspended at home than he did in the classroom, his lawyer says. "He definitely felt very...Tags: Human Interest, West Hartford, Teaching and Learning, First Hartford Corporation, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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L.A. Salsa Congress gives bachata room to dance
Salsa dancers know that it's crucial to have a partner with good rhythmic chemistry. The same could be said of salsa music, a flamboyant genre that can be picky about sharing the floor with others. So it's noteworthy that at the 15th annual L.A. Salsa...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Entertainment Events, Fine Artists, Entertainment, Politics
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Greuel cites high-profile role as an executive at DreamWorks SKG
Wendy Greuel's resume is dotted with the political accomplishments of a politician on the rise. But there was an unconventional detour: her stint as an executive at DreamWorks SKG, working alongside Hollywood titans Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg...
Tags: Elections, U.S. Congress, Entertainment, Politics, Eric Garcetti
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Preview Of Summer Arts Events All Around Connecticut
There's a lot coming to Hartford-area museums this summer. Here's just a few of the biggest events: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St. in Hartford, will present “Virgil Marti / MATRIX 167” opening on Aug. 1. Marti’s...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, New London (New London, Connecticut), Fine Artists, Waterbury, Museums
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New Haven Turns 375 Today!
New Haven’s 375th birthday is today. The area was settled on April 24, 1638. A lot has happened since. The city is celebrating the milestone in a number of ways, none of them as lavish or as hyped as, say, its 350th anniversary celebration, but...Tags: Long Wharf Theatre, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Entertainment, Physical Fitness and Exercise, New Haven Green
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