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How long can $100 last?
Last year the trip-planning website Tripomatic calculated one simple, fascinating statistic: In different cities across the globe, how long can $100 last? Presuming a traveler stayed in the cheapest possible accommodation (usually a shared dorm), took...
Tags: Czech Republic, Bangkok (Thailand), Travel, Oslo (Norway), Trips and Vacations
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Column: Vietnam vets deserve recognition
Some very thankful, patriotic folks are planning a celebration of the signing of the end of the Vietnam War. The planners hope for financial help to create this much-needed event, which will be Sept. 13 and 14 at the Brown County Fairgrounds. We are...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Vietnam War (1955-1975), International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions, World War I (1914-1918)
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Words from past soothe modern tragedies
Philadelphia Daily NewsThere are many kinds of desperation, as many as the stars above and the souls beneath them. The death of a child, the disintegration of a marriage, homes lost to floodwaters and whirlwinds, all of these things can drive you to -- and beyond -- the point...Tags: Prisons, Poetry
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Vietnamese pho
There are noodle soups and there is pho, Vietnam's richly complex gift to the world. Pho (say: fuh) may prompt wisecracks and punny tee shirts, judging by those we saw at Ho Chi Minh City's Ben Thanh Market during a recent trip. But in Vietnam and at...
Tags: Thailand, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Dining and Drinking, Cinnamon, Foods and Beverages
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Vietnam: Metropole offering tours of rediscovered wartime bunker
The Metropole, Hanoi’s legendary colonial hotel built in 1901, is offering four daily tours to its recently reopened underground concrete bunker where guests, staff and anti-war activists such as Joan Baez and Jane Fonda sought safety from U.S air...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tourism and Leisure, Vietnam, Travel, Culture
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Lloyd Waters: Jane Fonda says, 'get a life' - many can't
Mr. Harold Nichols, a gentleman from Mercersburg, Pa., took exception to my column, “No Political Apathy in Ohio, Baltimore or D.C.” He has the impression that I was a Mitt Romney supporter, and suggested that I should “get over the...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Mitt Romney, Lyndon B. Johnson, The Herald-Mail
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Try Vietnamese soup
There are noodle soups and there is pho, Vietnam’s richly complex gift to the world. Pho (say: fuh) may prompt wisecracks and pun-ny T-shirts, judging by those we saw at Ho Chi Minh City’s Ben Thanh Market during a recent trip. But in...
Tags: Thailand, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Cinnamon, Dining and Drinking, Foods and Beverages
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Maj. Gen. John Borling writes poetry of survival
For the better part of four years, Air Force Maj. Gen. John Borling lived in a cell that was about 21/2 paces wide and 31/2 paces long. There were no windows and little ventilation, except for three small holes. One of the holes contained a naked light...
Tags: Prisons, Libraries, Chicago Tribune, Army National Guard, Book
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Vietnam, 50 years on
HANOI, Vietnam -- It has been 50 years since President John F. Kennedy ordered U.S. "advisers" to South Vietnam to help battle the communist North and 37 years since the end of that divisive war and the country's unification under Communism. Today,...Tags: Civil Rights, Vietnam, Politics, Freedom of the Press, Human Rights
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'Amazing Race' recap, Vietnam or bust
Remember last week on "The Amazing Race," when John had a few extended moments of crazy and got eliminated? That’s still funny. But now it is time for the teams to leave Bali and head to Vietnam. "Word on the street," tweets Phil, "is that Hotel...Tags: Entertainment, Tour Operations Industry, Vietnam, Lifestyle and Leisure, Auto Racing
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Review: Echoes of war resound in 'Christmas in Hanoi'
With a Vietnamese mother and an Irish American father, Eddie Borey has firsthand experience of what it's like to straddle two diverse cultures. In his world-premiere play “Christmas in Hanoi,” an East West Players production at the David Henry...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Vietnam, Religious Festivals, Holidays, David Henry Hwang
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Report: Dozens detained, jailed in crackdown on Vietnam bloggers
Nguyen Hoang Vi was knocked from her motorcycle in an accident she believes was no accident. The windows of a car she was riding in were smashed nine months later, gashing her arms, legs and face, she told activists. Last spring her passport was taken...Tags: Civil Rights, Prisons, National Government, Vietnam, Politics
Jun 18, 2013
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Jun 9, 2013
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May 29, 2013
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Apr 21, 2013
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Apr 9, 2013
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Dec 28, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Mar 18, 2013
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Feb 18, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 12, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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