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Right on the money!
Andrew Carnegie, the famous industrialist and entrepreneur of the 19th century, had a sister who complained that her sons were always asking for money but never replied to her letters. So Carnegie bet her 100 pounds that he could get them to reply within...Tags: Religious Texts, Genesis (music group), Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Theft
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I'll tan your hide!
While recently driving across the state, I heard a commercial on the radio proclaiming the attributes of a 2013 MKX Lincoln crossover, and it distracted me so much that I had to openly question it here. You see, the commercial described the interior of...Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Tesla, Alternative Energy
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Refurbished 109-year-old organ featured in recital
Daily American CorrespondentA 109-year-old organ will pipe up for all to envision memories from the past and to hear that what was old sounds new again. An organ recital by Mark Steiner of Cumberland to be held at the First United Methodist Church in Meyersdale at 3 p.m. Sunday....Tags: Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Christianity, Human Interest, Methodist, Religion and Belief
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LOOKING BACK: From our files for June 3
100 years ago — 1912 A warrant was issued in police court charging Judge J.H. Mulligan of Lexington with violating the law by running his automobile through the streets of Danville without lights. The officers are determined that this practice,...
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Anne Enright and Robert K. Massie receive first Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence
The American Library Association awarded Anne Enright and Robert K. Massie the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, respectively, on Sunday during the ALA's annual conference. Enright was recognized for her novel, "The...
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First-ever Carnegie Awards in Literature go to Enright, Massie
Jacket CopyThe American Library Association announced the winners of a new set of awards going to books for adults.... -
Don't be agast (or even aghast)! Tribune once trifled with standard spelling
For more than 40 years, the Tribune crusaded against an "unspeakable offense," a "monster cruelty": English spelling.
From Jan. 28, 1934, to Sept. 28, 1975, the newspaper adopted a system of simplified spelling, a cause dearly felt by publisher Col....Tags: Upton Sinclair, Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain
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Officer Receives National Heroism Award For Saving Pilot
FOX 17 Web ProducerA Muskegon police officer has earned national recognition for saving a pilots' life after a 2010 plane crash. FOX 17 spoke to pilot Chris Porter, from Illinois, after his plane went down near the Muskegon County airport. From his hospital bed,...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Heroism, Awards and Prizes, Air and Space Accidents
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Bookmark: Take a chance on these moguls' biographies
How'd they do it? That is often thought to be the primary motivation behind our fascination with the life stories of business behemoths: a curiosity about the means — both noble and scurrilous — by which mammoth fortunes are made. "Steve...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Merchandise Mart, Depression, Behavioral Conditions, Joseph P. Kennedy
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Friends of the Library: Libraries need maintenance, too
More than 100 years ago, the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie saw the potential for the public library to be the center of enlightened learning in every community. He offered to build libraries if communities would contribute land, furnish money for...Tags: Greenwich Village, Libraries, Arts and Culture, Mountains, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Gingrich: Even his sister doesn't want him to win [The conversation]
Opinion L.A.Newt Gingrich's surge in the polls has the women at Jezebel worried. "We were hoping that Newt Gingrich might drop out of the presidential race and retreat back to the '90s, from whence he came," writes Margaret Hartmann. No such...... -
See the billionaire – then be the billionaire
How'd they do it?
That is often thought to be the primary motivation behind our fascination with the life stories of business behemoths: a curiosity about the means – both noble and scurrilous – by which mammoth fortunes are made. "Steve...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Depression, Merchandise Mart, Joseph P. Kennedy, Apple iPod
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Dec 12, 2011
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Dec 21, 2011
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