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The tie that binds: Local connections to battle passed down for generations to come
bcurd@amnews.comThe Battle of Perryville is known as the largest battle in Kentucky during the Civil War, but to some local families, it’s much more personal than that. “Oh, we’ve heard these stories since we can remember …,” said Scott...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Newspaper and Magazine, Wars and Interventions, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Douglas Gene William Littrell, 50
Douglas Gene William Littrell, 50, of Somerset, passed away Saturday, March 3, at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Lexington.
Born Feb. 21, 1962, in Chicago, Ill., Douglas was a son of Eileen M. Kwas Littrell of Bronston and the late Darrell T....Tags: American Legion, Religion and Belief, Chicago, Christianity, Burnside
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Finding the way into the story
For me, one of the crucial elements for a potential story is whether I feel the subject has broad reader appeal. The most recent example probably was a story on a proposal to raise interstate speed limits. How many people drive on interstates and have...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln
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On Theater: Another 'Lincoln,' closer to home
I'd like to use my space this week to talk about "Lincoln." No, not the Steven Spielberg blockbuster that may be front-and-center at Sunday's Oscar ceremonies, and not Bill O'Reilly's "Killing Lincoln," now on our television screens. This one is...
Tags: Steven Spielberg, Wars and Interventions, Library of Congress, Arts and Culture, John Wayne
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Baltimore was site of pivotal political conventions in 1800s
In "The First American Political Conventions: Transforming Presidential Nominations, 1832-1872," Stan M. Haynes writes that the modern presidential nominating convention evolved during the campaign of 1832.
Between the fall of 1831 and the spring of...Tags: James Buchanan, Wars and Interventions, Republican Party, Social Issues, Arts and Culture
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Sacred text?
Change of SubjectJill Lepore in the New Yorker on the Constitution: “White” isn’t in the Constitution, but Senator Stephen Douglas, of Illinois, was still sure that the federal government was “made by white men, for the benefit of white men and... -
Politicians, health advocates seek transparency, restrictions in food stamp program
On a recent steamy holiday weekend, customers at a discount grocery store in Evanston loaded their carts with bags of chips, boxes of cookies, 2-liter soda bottles and jugs of fruit punch, among other items, then paid for it all with food stamp credit....
Tags: Weight, Aurora, Diabetes, Evanston, Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
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Sister of boy killed in hit-run: 'I lost my best friend'
Tribune reporterA parade of relatives, cops and former judges spoke out today in support of a Chicago police officer convicted of DUI in a hit-and-run crash that killed a boy riding a bike. More than a dozen witnesses urged leniency for Richard Bolling, describing the...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Witnesses, Disasters and Accidents, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Zombie apocalypse set for Saturday in Elgin
TribLocal - Elgin » NewsOn Saturday sirens will be heard screaming through the night, and emergency lights will be flashing across downtown Elgin as Chicago Street is transformed into …... -
1025 Starr Road, Winnetka, IL 60093
On March 4th, 2010, Thomas J. Danilek and Suzanne sold their home at 1025 Starr Road in Winnetka, Illinois to Douglas and Dianne Cook. The Cooks purchased the home for $3,400,000.
Thomas Danilek is a Senior Vice President with Hines Interests, a...Tags: Winnetka (Cook, Illinois), Homes, Illinois, Education, Real Estate Sellers
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Police make arrests in heroin investigation
TribLocal - Naperville » NewsA monthlong police investigation concluded this week the arrest of a man suspected of trafficking heroin in Naperville. The Naperville Police Special Operations Group Thursday …... -
Full Body Scanners Coming To Armstrong International Airport
ABC26 NewsWhether you like it or not full body scanners are coming to Louis Armstrong International Airport. ABC26 News Reporter Vanessa Bolano has details. The Department of Homeland Security is getting fancy when it comes to keeping you safe. They say Advanced...Tags: Miami International Airport, Ronald Reagan, Prisons, Midway, O'Hare International Airport
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