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Illinois June 1: Tour de Cure, Alton. More than 1,000 bicyclists will be taking part in this fundraiser for the American Diabetes Association. There will be 10-, 30-, 50- and 100-mile routes, and participants must meet a fundraising minimum of $200. Fee...
Tags: Ice Cream, Volkswagen, Robin Williams, Entertainment, Lifestyle and Leisure
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City Beat: An authority on the presidents at age 5
Arden Hayes is 5. He loves Legos and doing flips onto the living room couch. He also loves our nation's presidents. He knows all 44 in order and can tell you something about any one of them. Arden knows a lot about the presidents because he reads a...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Twitter, Inc.
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This presidential database loves running and Legos
Arden Hayes is 5. He loves Legos and running so fast across the living room to flip onto the couch that his feet end up pointing at the ceiling. He also loves the presidents — especially 11 and 33. Arden knows all 44 U.S. presidents. In order....
Tags: Presidents of the United States, Harry S. Truman, George Washington, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Executive Branch
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Around Town: Railway would put town on the right track
Ever since President Benjamin Harrison skipped La Caņada on his 1891 Pacific rail tour, La Caņada has been disconnected. Harrison’s route took him to Los Angeles, and from there to San Diego, Santa Ana, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Pasadena,...Tags: Public Transportation, Railway Transportation, Los Angeles Times
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Pence sworn in as Indiana's 50th governor
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Mike Pence became Indiana's 50th governor on Monday, taking the oath in subfreezing conditions on the Bible Benjamin Harrison used when he was sworn-in as president in 1889. The six-term Republican congressman from Columbus...
Tags: Mitch Daniels, Government, Elections, Executive Branch, Democratic Party
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Around Town: A legend delivered by word of mouth
When we moved to La Caņada in 1976, our 83-year-old neighbor, Hazel Castevens, told us that the Wells Fargo Pony Express once had a route past what is today the west end of the Crescenta-Caņada Family YMCA parking lot. The street was called Michigan...Tags: YMCA, Railway Transportation, Travel, Transportation, Los Angeles Times
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SD, ND celebrate 123rd birthdays today
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota and South Dakota are celebrating their 123rd birthdays. The two states entered the Union on Nov. 2, 1889. President Benjamin Harrison signed the admission papers for the two states on that day. North Dakota became... -
Hometown Secrets: The famous Michiana campaign stop by Senator Bobby Kennedy
WSBT-TVWe are at the end of the election season, and so far our area hasn't received a visit from any of the presidential candidates. But over the last 130 years we have seen our share of campaign stops. According to the Center for History, one of the...Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Martin Luther King Jr., Unrest, Conflicts and War, Primaries
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Family says Army vet died a hero during home invasion robbery
A local Army veteran’s mother is stunned her son could have survived the war in Iraq just to come home to Indianapolis and die in a home invasion robbery Saturday morning. "He was protecting the mother of his brother's child and his nephew so...
Tags: Theft, Iraq, U.S. Army, Shootings
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Columbus Day seen by some as significant, by others as 'a mistake'
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comOn Monday, Federal Employees will be off work and other U.S. citizens will have the day free as well, all because of an accident. “When I was in school, Columbus Day was a day off,” Hagerstown resident Emily Ricketts, 23, said. “...Tags: Columbus Day, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Executive Branch
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Obituary: Cecil Dunn
LANCASTER — Cecil Lewis Dunn, 88, of Lancaster, Ky., died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, at his residence. Born May 12, 1924, Cecil was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin Harrison Dunn and Elsie Aldridge Dunn, and his daughter, Cecile Frances...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Habitat for Humanity International, Awards and Prizes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Housing and Urban Planning
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"Haunted D.C." at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site
INDIANAPOLIS — Looking for a spooky night out this Halloween season? Don’t miss Haunted D.C. at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, presented by Victorian Theatre by Candlelight and written by resident playwright James Trofatter. A...
Tags: William Henry Harrison, Abraham Lincoln, Arts and Culture, Halloween
May 25, 2013
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May 7, 2013
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May 4, 2013
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Feb 7, 2013
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Jan 14, 2013
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Jan 2, 2013
|Story| La Caņada
Nov 2, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
Oct 29, 2012
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Oct 9, 2012
|Column| WXIN-LTV
Oct 5, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Oct 2, 2012
|Story| AM News
Oct 1, 2012
|Column| WXIN-LTV
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