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Storm names aren't always alphabetical
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:Don Dobrow, in Baltimore, saw in The Sun that the Philippines recently suffered back-to-back hits by typhoons Nesat and Nalgae: “Two [consecutive] typhoons [starting] with the same letter. Do you know the reason for that?... -
Robert goes Hawaiian
Dining@LargeRobert of Cross Keys eats better than I do, and I'm the restaurant critic. Here's RoCK with a Free Market Friday guest post that's making me hungry. ELThis week the wife had a business lunch in Harbor East. She decided......Tags: Foods and Beverages, Harbor East, American Legion, Science and Technology, Alcoholic Beverages
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From Death March to Hell Ships
In 1991, Jan Thompson attended a reunion of World War II veterans who were prisoners of war in the Philippines. She accompanied her father, one of those veterans. "I was just dumbfounded at what I heard," she said. "I walked out saying, 'Why doesn't...
Tags: Prisoners and Detainees, Ed Asner, Maywood (Cook, Illinois), Robert Wagner, Jamie Farr
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World War II Bushmasters group gone, not forgotten
I want to follow up on my recent column about World War II casualty Kenneth Knoll's family and their visit to his grave in Manila. He was from Allentown. His daughter, Sally Getchell, was only 21/2 when 1st Lt. Knoll died on March 24, 1945, from...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945), Macungie
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World War II fallen soldier's daughter finds peace at his grave
Sally Getchell's father died in World War II when she was 21/2 years old. He was buried in the Philippines. She has no memory of him, although her mother told her lots of stories about him. The connection got a shot of adrenaline a few years ago when one...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Manila (Philippines), Allentown, World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Another side of illegal immigration
Denise Panaligan, a UCLA sophomore, didn't tell her mother where she was headed Wednesday morning. She knew that if she told the truth, her mother would worry. Panaligan, in blue jeans and white T-shirt, boarded a bus and traveled to Pershing...
Tags: Justice System, Minority Groups, Migration, University of California, Los Angeles, Social Security
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Figuring out bad words
It's been well documented that I have some very unusual perspectives regarding words. In one of my leadership classes, I teach the fact that, for example, colors are only the colors that we say they are because we have agreed, as a world, as humans,... -
Bad WORDS?
It’s been well documented that I have some very unusual perspectives regarding words. In one of my leadership classes, I teach the fact that, for example, colors are only the colors that we say they are because we have agreed, as a world, as... -
Manny Pacquiao has losing streak to stop — Freddie Roach's
Freddie Roach, star trainer for boxing's stars, has done the introspection. In his last four major fights, he is 0-4. There have been a few sleepless nights, some quiet time in dark rooms, a few longer-than-normal gazes into the mirror. He decided he had...
Tags: Values, Manny Pacquiao, Ethics, Religion and Belief
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Eddie House still in the debate
How frightening can retirement be? This frightening: Tuesday, former Miami Heat guard Eddie House found himself trying to stand as a voice of reason amid a televised debate with Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith. Perhaps that's why, even 34 and...
Tags: NBA TV (tv network), Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers, The Arizona Republic, Jerry Stackhouse
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Logansport WWII veteran honored with Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Congressman Donnelly was honored to present military service medals and an American flag that has flown over the U.S. Capitol to WWII veteran Marion Minks of Logansport Monday. Over 15 of Mr. Minks’ family members and friends attended the ceremony...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Tokyo (Japan), World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense
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Bin Laden's death brings back memories of dad, 9/11 for former Hokie Brian Welch
Brian Welch was 6 years old when terrorists killed his father, Army Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth Welch.
"He's the greatest man I never knew," Brian says.
Last week, a Navy SEAL team killed the world's most notorious terrorist, Osama bin Laden, the...Tags: George W. Bush, Civil Unrest, U.S. Department of State, College of William and Mary, U.S. Embassy
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