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Poland's LOT tries again with Dreamliner launch
Tribune staff reporterPolish airline LOT, which had its maiden 787 Dreamliner flight interrupted by the plane's sudden grounding in January, has put flights on the heralded plane back on sale. Flights between Chicago and Warsaw are expected to restart on June 5. The...Tags: Boeing Co., Warsaw (Poland)
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Barbara Piasecka Johnson dies at 76; heiress to Johnson & Johnson fortune
Barbara Piasecka Johnson, a former chambermaid who married into the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical family and walked away with part of its epic fortune after a bitterly contested battle over her husband's will, died Monday in her native Poland. She...
Tags: Auction Service, The New York Times, Liechtenstein, New York City, Manhattan (New York City)
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Following immigrants back to Poland
The Polish have long been one of the largest immigrant groups in Chicago. They worked in the stockyards and steel mills, and helped make Chicago the city it is today. And so when a Chicago Tribune editor heard Polish immigrants had begun to move back to...
Tags: Immigration, Chicago Tribune, Media Industry
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Letters to the Editor - Nov. 26
Democracy is a theory yet to be disproved To the editor: Watching the election returns on television reminded me why I migrated to this country a few years ago. I am proud to be an American. We are a country that is so big, so great, so diverse and...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Barack Obama, U.S. Electoral College, Elections, Petroleum Industry
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According to doc, sushi's a victim of its own appeal
The first several minutes of "Sushi: The Global Catch" (at the Siskel Film Center through Wednesday) lure you in with a quiet but detailed look at the extensive training required of sushi chefs in Japan. The seven-year apprenticeship is not for...
Tags: Documentary (genre), Foods and Beverages, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Tokyo (Japan), Lifestyle and Leisure
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George Kalin: Put jokes aside and recognize contributions of all people
When you live in Indiana, you hear Kentucky jokes. In Maryland, they are about West Virginia. When you’re Polish, it doesn’t matter where you live — you are the brunt of jokes. I want to dispel the idea that this nationality is worthy of...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), United Kingdom, Casimir Pulaski, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Russia
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Chan Lowe: Romney's London gaffes
Watching Mitt Romney’s blundering performance through Britain led me to suspect that his behavior may be part of a diabolical, calculated strategy to generate outraged headlines and tweets from overseas, because it plays well with xenophobic rubes...
Tags: Israel, Sarah Palin, Russia, Mitt Romney
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Adventure World theme park set to break ground in Poland
Los Angeles Times staff writerThe $800-million Adventure World Warsaw theme park set to break ground July 21 will feature lands dedicated to mythical creatures, ancient legends, fantasy worlds and Polish history. PHOTOS: Adventure World Warsaw theme park in Poland Located about a...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Theme Park Vacations, Folklore and Mythology, Arts and Culture, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Harry Eisen dies at 95; Norco Ranch founder
Harry Eisen, a Polish-born Holocaust survivor who founded Norco Ranch Inc. in western Riverside County in the 1950s and built it into one of the state's leading egg producers, processors and distributors, has died. He was 95. Eisen died July 19 of...Tags: Sausages, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, World War II (1939-1945), United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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Chan Lowe: Romney's overseas trip
There are always contradictions within campaigns. One of the accusations leveled by Republicans against Barack Obama is that he is too “European,” and that he embraces a “European socialist vision” for America. He’s even...
Tags: Maurice Chevalier, Republican Party, Politics, Barack Obama, Elections
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Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski on what Chicago means to Poland
Poland is important to many Chicago-area residents, but what does Chicago mean to Poland? Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski stayed a day past the official NATO summit to visit Polish-Americans and the Chicago Tribune editorial board Tuesday. During...
Tags: Facebook, NATO Summit, Chicago Tribune, Bronislaw Komorowski, Media Industry
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Friday Forecaster: Beata Borowik of The NY Polish Film Festival
PIX11.comBeata Borowik has watched PIX11 since 1998 (when she emigrated from Poland). The Middle Village, Queens resident is a volunteer for the New York Polish Film Festival. The New York Polish Film Festival was founded seven years ago.The Festival aims to...Tags: Festive Events, Queens (New York City), Movies, New York City, Brooklyn (New York City)
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