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Your Scene: A touch of color along the Mekong River
Linda Beuret and her husband, Peter, traveled to Vietnam and Cambodia in January to sail on the Mekong River, which had been a dream of theirs. "We were amazed at the Mekong River and all the people who live on the river without stepping on land," she...
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The vagabonds: No home, just travel
Working as a night-life photographer had its perks, but Matthew Karsten was tired of life in South Florida. Looking at a friend's pictures from a trip through Southeast Asia, Karsten yearned for a bigger world. So he set out to discover it. There are...
Tags: University of California, Berkeley, Medical Procedures and Tests, Mexico, Rentals, Travel
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Stakes are huge in Malaysian election
NEW DELHI — Malaysia faces its most significant election in decades Sunday, as voters choose between the longtime ruling coalition touting its steady hand and an untested opposition alliance promising economic and political reforms. The stakes are...Tags: Politics, Islam, Political Corruption, Culture, Customs and Tradition
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Films and Lectures
HAWAII Movie Filmmaker Catherine Bauknight will present "Hawaii: A Voice for Sovereignty," a documentary that raises awareness of issues that threaten the ancient and environmentally sustainable culture of native Hawaiians. When, where: 7:30 p.m....Tags: Vietnam, Travel, Trips and Vacations
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Survey: Many Muslims want sharia, but differ on what that means
In Afghanistan, Iraq and many other countries across the globe, most Muslims support making sharia, or Islamic law, the official law of the land, according to a sweeping survey released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center. But sharia means different...
Tags: Egypt, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Islam, Afghanistan, Belief and Faith
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Local Voices: Highland Park and Deerfield
Letters to the editor from Highland Park and Deerfield residents. Gun conundrum The column "Many mysteries shroud gun debate" (Commentary, April 12) was yet another brilliant opinion piece from Tribune columnist Eric Zorn. He ponders various aspects...
Tags: Business, Gardens and Parks, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Rifle Association of America
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Food and loathing with Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain is country-music icon Johnny Cash making an obscene gesture to the mainstream culinary world with a succinct turn of a phrase. He is poker-faced singer/songwriter Lou Reed ripping through the kitchen with a cleaver. His larger-than-...
Tags: Radio Industry, Television Industry, Nigella Lawson, CNN (tv network), Satellite and Cable Service
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In the Inland Empire, an industrial real estate boom
Nestled on the windy plains at the foot of the San Bernardino Mountains, once austere stretches of agricultural land have morphed into the country's most desirable industrial real estate market, and it is growing faster than any other industrial region in...
Tags: Sport Chalet Incorporated, Mattel Inc., Quaker Oats Company, Homes, Toys
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Carpet: It's in the bag
This post has a correction. See bottom of article for details.Rugs have been appearing on shoulders and wrists and backs, carried as colorful, one-of-a-kind purses and handbags. These modern carpetbags use kilim (flat weave), dhurries (hand-woven, vegetable-dyed cotton), suzani (embroidered cotton or silk) and...Tags: Turkey
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Vietnam veterans to be recognized during welcome-home day in The Villages
Those of us of a certain age remember the Vietnam War. Many served in Vietnam or had brothers or sons who did. Others, like me, came home from school and watched it on television every day on the news. Vietnam was the first war to come into the American...
Tags: Protest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Veterans Day, Amputation, Demonstration
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VA trying to move faster on benefits claims
Our government historically has armed soldiers with the technology necessary to succeed on the battlefield, enabling them to topple targets like Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. Washington finally is recognizing the importance of technology on the home...Tags: Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Veterans Affairs, Eric Shinseki, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971)
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Viewpoint: So many things going on in Holtville
This is the time of year when many events are happening. To make everything a bit more stressful, most people are hurriedly trying to gather all the records they need for their taxes. I feel sorry for all those involved with tax preparation. Few of them...
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Mar 20, 2013
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Mar 20, 2013
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