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Kingsley Guy: South Florida economic future looks good
As Mark Twain noted, history doesn't repeat itself, but "sometimes it rhymes," and South Florida may be in for one of those rhyming moments as it emerges from the economic doldrums of the past half decade. Turn the clock back a hundred years: Henry...Tags: Labor Day, Florida East Coast Railway, Key West, Rick Scott, Career and Workplace
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Chinese bullet train leader charged with corruption
As Gov. Jerry Brown seeks to build California's own high-speed rail system, he's pointed to the example set by China, where 5,000 miles of track have been laid in recent years. During his visit there this week, he will ride one of those bullet trains from...
Tags: China, Jerry Brown, Political Corruption, Railway Transportation
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Eric Lomax dies at 93; ex-POW's act of forgiveness set stage for memoir 'The Railway Man'
"Some time the hating has to stop," reads the last line of "The Railway Man," a moving tale of wartime torture and forgiveness by former British prisoner of war Eric Lomax. Lomax was a British army officer when he was captured by Japanese forces during...Tags: The Bridge on the River Kwai (movie), Movies, Burma, Literature, Prisoners and Detainees
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Remarkable Woman: Elaine Silets
If Elaine Silets ever writes her autobiography — and we can only hope she does, and soon — it will have to be published in a couple of volumes. The woman has stories. Born in Chicago to a lawyer father (the Marx Brothers were among his...
Tags: Neiman Marcus, Arts, Arts and Culture, Lawyers, World War II (1939-1945)
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Restaurant inspections for March and April 2012
The following food service establishments were inspected by the Washington County Health Department in March and found to have sanitation violations that must be corrected within 30 days: Bavarian Pretzel Bakery, 17301 Valley Mall Road — Three...Tags: Middle Schools, Storage, Schools, Health and Safety at School, Lifestyle and Leisure
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African-American Involvement In Roanoke's Railroad History
ReporterThe contributions African-Americans made to Roanoke's rich railroad history are equally as rich. This weekend you can take a trip back in time to explore those contributions. It’s all part of the 14th annual African-American Norfolk and Western...Tags: Museums, Career and Workplace, Minority Groups, Christianity, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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Letters to the Editor - March 19
Former railway could be used for commuter service To the editor: I see that fourth on the City of Hagerstown’s list of transportation priorities is the recreational trail following the old rail right-of-way from Hagerstown to Weverton. I think...Tags: Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Transportation, Travel, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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Former Virginian Railway station in Roanoke is getting a makeover
WDBJ7 ReporterA Roanoke landmark heavily damaged by fire is getting a major makeover. The former passenger station of the Virginian Railway is on Williamson Road not far from Community Hospital. If you've driven by here the last few years, you've seen nothing but a...Tags: Travel, Transportation, Railway Transportation
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Sen. Kirk faces a potentially long recovery from stroke
Chicago TribuneFirst-term Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk faces a potentially long road back from a weekend stroke that his neurosurgeon said could leave the lawmaker with lasting physical damage but also a full mental recovery. The 52-year-old North Shore politician...Tags: Brain, U.S. Senate, Physical Fitness and Exercise, European Union, Elections
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Pastry and Paris sights become one and the same
Special to Tribune Newspapers"Pastry Paris: In Paris, Everything Looks Like Dessert" Little Bookroom, $19.95 This book takes its subtitle literally because, according to author and graphic designer Susan Hochbaum, everything in Paris does indeed look like dessert. Maybe part of...Tags: Arts, Frosting and Icing, Italy, Transportation Industry, Frank Gehry
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Freight-rail projects to hit the tracks--alas, nothing for the Lehigh Valley
The Road Warrior w/Dan HartzellThis just in from the Gov. Tom Corbett's office, via our friends at PR NEWSWIRE. Governor Corbett Announces State Investment in 16 Rail Projects A $23 million state investment will fund 16 freight-rail improvement projects statewide, Governor Tom... -
The Interview: Aaron Greenfield, attorney for Holocaust survivors and families
Baltimore attorney Aaron Greenfield's work representing Holocaust survivors and their families earned him an invitation last month to join a special committee of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Greenfield, special counsel in the corporate practice...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Massacres, Maryland, Brunswick (Frederick, Maryland)
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