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From Our Files for March 31, 2013
100 Years Ago - 1913 The People’s Bank of Perryville has just received a large shipment of the new nickel five-cent piece from the United States Treasury. Cashier C.D. Minor came to Danville by automobile and carried the coins back to Perryville....
Tags: National Government, National Parks, Washington, DC, Politics, Government
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Bones in Glacier park said to be those of Asbury seminary student
WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — Bone fragments found in Glacier National Park last summer were those of a Kentucky seminary student who went missing during a planned 100-mile solo backcountry hike in August 2008, park officials said last week. The...
Tags: Wildlife, Religious Education, Colleges and Universities, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources
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Staton: Latest leg of Alaska trip brings whales, glaciers
I will finish telling you about my cruise to Alaska in this article. Cruising days were often spent looking for whales.
One day, we were told it was the best day to see whales. I was beginning to think I wasn’t going to see a whale, when all of a...Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Travel, Alaska, Juneau, Trips and Vacations
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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Deadly Petersburg Crash
Channel 2 NewsThe pilot in last week’s deadly flightseeing plane crash near Petersburg says the aircraft didn’t show any major mechanical problems before it slammed into a mountain, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. A preliminary NTSB...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Air and Space Accidents, Mountains, Air Transportation Industry, U.S. Coast Guard
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Seventeen Shockers to Play Summer Ball
Eyewitness SportsSeventeen student-athletes on the Wichita State baseball team will be playing on teams this summer. Following is a list of the athletes with their teams. Tyler Baker – Rochester (Minn.) Honkers Garrett Bayliff – Santa Barbara (Calif.)...Tags: Wichita State Shockers, Landforms
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Glacial glassware
These eco-friendly products will up the entertainment ante. These tumblers and highball glasses are part of the Glacier Glass collection by Rolf Glass, based in the glassmaking town of Mount Pleasant, Pa. The products are made of recycled wine bottles and...
Tags: Landforms
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Jaap Van Zweden once again proves his musical mettle with CSO
Jaap van Zweden's progression from pinch-hitter to honored guest to esteemed member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's extended family has been one of the most encouraging developments Chicago music has seen in years. The superb Dutch conductor has...
Tags: Concerts, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Entertainment, Music Industry, Michigan Avenue
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Len Frenkel: Higher CO2 levels sound new global warming warning
There is some bad news. Very bad news. Very, very bad news. In a recent issue of The Morning Call, there was a short item telling how the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released information that, for the first time since records have...Tags: Global Change, Weather, Environmental Issues, Global Warming, Science and Technology
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Frozen zombie plants from Little Ice Age revived after 400 years
Given the short half-life of DNA, we may never have a Jurassic Park – but could we one day boast of an Ice Age Garden? Scientists have brought back to life a collection of roughly 400-year-old frozen plants recovered from melting glaciers in the...
Tags: Science and Technology, Landforms
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News to use
Here are some of the more interesting deals, websites and other travel tidbits that came across our desk recently: The Online Vacation Center is offering a 17-night November cruise on Celebrity Cruises from Honolulu to Sydney from $1,899 per person...
Tags: Celebrity Cruises, Travel, Arts and Culture, Ceremonies, Trips and Vacations
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Climate change may be baring Mount Everest
A warming climate is melting the glaciers of Mount Everest, shrinking the frozen cloak of Earth’s highest peak by 13% in the last 50 years, researchers have found. Rocks and natural debris previously covered by snow are appearing now as the snow...
Tags: Conservation, Global Change, National Parks, Weather, Mountains
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Humpback Whales Spotted in Glacier Bay
Channel 2 NewsVessels operating inside Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Southeast Alaska are being required to slow down in order to protect humpback whales from injury. Park Superintendent Susan Boudreau announced Tuesday that vessels will be restricted...Tags: Bay National Corporation, Landforms
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