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The Bookworm Sez: Make time for these tomes this summer
The BookwormYou’ve got your summer all planned out. Weekends with family are starting to fill in between trips and festivals. You’ve got a few household chores planned, some exploring around town, a bit of a roadtrip, and plenty of dates with a cold one...Tags: Crosswords, MTV (tv network)
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Feds seek suspects, motive in Boston Marathon bombings
Associated PressBOSTON — FBI agents searched a suburban Boston apartment overnight and appealed to the public for amateur video and photos that might yield clues to who carried out the Boston Marathon bombing, while a doctor treating the wounded said one of the...Tags: U.S. Congress, Hospitals and Clinics, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Politics, Starbucks Corp.
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Red Oak stands tall among proposed names
Journal editorI love history and genealogies. In fact, I excelled in history in school. History fascinates me because I enjoy learning where we, as a people, have come from and the events of the past. Just in the last few weeks, I finished reading a book on John F....Tags: Schools, Elementary Schools
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50 years ago: Dec. 22, 2012
Dec. 22, 1962 Loma Manufacturing Company Inc. entertained its employees with a Christmas dinner party Friday night at the Brown-Proctor Hotel. Gifts were exchanged and each employee was presented with a turkey. Dinner was served to approximately 130...
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Centre calculated media value of the Vice Presidential Debate
Editor’s Note: The following is a press release from Centre College. On Oct. 5, 2000, Centre College in Danville — population 16,000 — became the smallest campus in the smallest community ever to host a general election debate, an...
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Voters were in a coma
Now the election is past, I think the majority of voters have made the worst mistake in the history of our country by re-electing Barrack Hussein Obama president. The second worst was when they elected him the first time! It is beyond belief that after...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Politics, Elections, Democratic Party
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LIFE MATTERS: Make a difference on Nov. 6
Contributing WriterWith every flyer I placed on a doorknob, I felt a surge of energy: I was actually making a difference, and for an 11-year-old kid, that’s a big deal. I had taken Judge Loys Criswell’s request to help him in his reelection campaign for...Tags: Andrew Johnson, Politics, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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50 Years Ago: Nov. 3, 2012
Nov. 3, 1962 WASHINGTON (AP)¿—¿President Kennedy was reported ready today to enter into special international inspection arrangements to clear ships through the U.S. blockade and thus apparently speed removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba. Chaplain...
Tags: Washington, DC, World War II (1939-1945), U.S. Army
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Danville City Commmission candidates agree transparency is desirable
tkleffman@amnews.comToward the end of Thursday’s forum for Danville City Commission candidates, Ryan Montgomery remarked on the evening’s decorum, apparently in contrast to the acrimony that often pervades City Commission meetings. “We were all pretty...Tags: Water Supply, Millennium Park, Local Government, Politics, Elections
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Twitter, Google offer VP stats
kpeek@amnews.comAs the world tuned in to Thursday’s debate unfolding in Danville, teams at Twitter and Google were busy determining what those watching wanted to say or know regarding the candidates. Twitter’s Government and Politics team tracks the numbers...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Paul Ryan, Twitter, Inc., Google Inc., Politics
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50 Years Ago: Sept. 9, 2012
Sept. 8, 1962 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Kennedy, acting in the face of a Communist build-up in Cuba, and other international tension, sought authority today to order 10,000 reservists to active duty. Mr. and Mrs. V.L. Hamilton of Hollywood,...
Tags: Washington, DC, Hollywood (Broward, Florida)
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GUEST COLUMN: Assessing the 2012 presidential candidates
Contributing WriterMitt Romney, the Republican candidate for president, and the Democratic incumbent, Barack Obama, have accused one another of being “out of touch.” Romney, who has a fortune of some $250 million, is deemed too rich to have any concept of...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Parties and Movements, Executive Branch, U.S. Congress, Politics
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