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Adams High student group takes stand against discrimination
A group of South Bend students say they're standing up for equal rights. The Queer Straight Alliance from John Adams High School is asking the school board to change the corporation's by-laws to include sexual orientation and gender identity in the...
Tags: Students, Bullying, Social Issues, Health, Health and Safety at School
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A fascinating historical account
"Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution" by Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, 398 pages, $32.95. This is a non-fiction account of before, during and after the Battle of Bunker Hill. The Founding Fathers generally associated with Boston — John Adams,...Tags: Tea Party Movement, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), George Washington
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LETTER: Growing Debt Biggest Story
The politicians and the media seem to be determined to do everything they can to diminish or cover up the country's most urgent problem -- the national debt. It is so serious that it should be on the front page of every newspaper every day and the lead...Tags: Television Networks
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This presidential database loves running and Legos
Arden Hayes is 5. He loves Legos and running so fast across the living room to flip onto the couch that his feet end up pointing at the ceiling. He also loves the presidents — especially 11 and 33. Arden knows all 44 U.S. presidents. In order....
Tags: Presidents of the United States, Government, Chester Alan Arthur, George H.W. Bush, Benjamin Harrison
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Letters to the Editor: SeaWorld's tax breaks, right to pray, Obama's Muslim joke
SeaWorld's tax breaks Scott Maxwell's column, "Tax breaks for SeaWorld shift burden to you," on Wednesday bashing SeaWorld for not paying current income taxes is a great illustration how the uninformed press is ruining our country with misleading...
Tags: Investments, Bill Clinton, Religious Conflicts, White House, Jihad
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U.S., county celebrated bicentennials in 1976
"Rediscover America 1976 Bicentennial Celebration, United States of America-Washington County, Maryland, 1776-1976" was the full name of an event that would involve most of the members of the Washington County Historical Society and the community, as a...Tags: Arts and Culture, Sociology, Culture, Abraham Lincoln, Statue of Liberty
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New Bush Library, same old Bush record
It was inspiring to see them side by side at Southern Methodist University in Dallas: Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. For their service to this country, we are indebted to each one of them. It'...
Tags: Arts and Culture, International Military Interventions, War in Afghanistan (2001-present), George Washington, Southern Methodist University
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Presidential alumni an elite (and small) club
At the dedication Thursday of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, President Barack Obama appeared with all four living ex-presidents — George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter. That raised a question: What is the record...Tags: Martin van Buren, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Franklin Pierce, Lyndon B. Johnson
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Bush family at odds over possible Jeb Bush presidential run
Reuters* Former first lady cites "enough" Bushes in White House * George W. Bush says brother Jeb would be great candidate * Polls show Jeb Bush trailing Tea Party Republicans By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - The Bush family, which has...Tags: Government, Marco Rubio, Presidents of the United States, George H.W. Bush, Elections
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'Whitey Bulger' digs deep into a gangster's tale
When Whitey Bulger was arrested in Santa Monica late on the afternoon of June 22, 2011, it brought to an end one of the longest, and strangest, manhunts in U.S. history. Nearly 82, Bulger had spent 15 years hiding in plain sight in an apartment complex...Tags: The Boston Globe, Crime, Law and Justice, Martin Scorsese, FBI, Police Investigations
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Colonial connection serves Players well in lively '1776'
Congress' inability to agree on matters of import isn't exactly a new phenomenon, but the Colonial Players' current production of the musical "1776" reminds us that fiery debate has been a part of our nation from the outset. Sherman Edwards' 1969 Tony...
Tags: Sherman Edwards, Elections, Slavery, Entertainment, Politics
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Allan Powell: Myths about separation of church and state
The principle of separation is one of America’s greatest contributions to political thought. Responsible citizenship makes it important to identify myths to sort out intended and unintended distortions of fact. Myth 1: We don’t have...Tags: Arts and Culture, Government, Church and State Relations, Crime, Law and Justice, Separation of Church and State
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