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John David Dyche: America could use another Coolidge
jddyche@yahoo.comHe could be quiet, but not as much as his nickname Silent Cal suggests. He was also ambitious, hardworking, humble, intelligent, loving, philosophical, self-confident, and witty. Most Americans have at best a superficial knowledge of Calvin Coolidge,...Tags: Boston, Religion and Belief, Woodrow Wilson, Philosophy, Elections
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Ralph Paul honored by Hillcrest Grange members
Ralph F. Paul of Greenville Township was the guest of honor during Hillcrest Grange's May 22 meeting when the organization's members celebrated the Pocahontas area resident's 90th birthday. This spring when the honoree and his wife, the former...
Tags: Passenger Cars, Automotive Equipment, Entertainment, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Human Interest
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The 'Downton Abbey' / 'Mad Men' connection
Change of SubjectFrom comments: Since 'Mad Men' and 'Downton Abbey' seem to be popular here, I'll note that 'Mad Men' is equidistant to 'Downton Abbey' as it is to today. My work: 2013-1968=45 1968-1923=45 Equidistance is an increasingly startling concept as you...... -
Weekend Escape: California's Pleasanton lives up to its name
Pleasanton, Calif., is — no surprise here — a pleasant small city east of San Francisco Bay that was off the beaten track for much of the 20th century and avoided the redevelopment that destroyed the cores of many older cities. Its downtown...
Tags: Bars and Clubs, John Madden, Architecture, Arts, Arts and Culture
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Part 1: History, grown locally
Legendary Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill famously coined the phrase "All politics is local," but for dedicated staff and volunteers at historical societies across the city and suburbs, so is all history. They are the ones who keep the flame of the...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Edgewater, Daniel Burnham, Orange County Regional History Center, Human Interest
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COLUMN: The sound of inevitability
Tribune Media ServicesGiven his track record on marital fidelity, former President Bill Clinton is not the person I would consult about "committed, loving relationships." Clinton used those words in a Washington Post op-ed last week, urging the Supreme Court to overturn the...Tags: Social Issues, Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, U.S. Congress, The Washington Post
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Obama should free Pollard
President Barack Obama's forthcoming trip to Israel affords him a special opportunity to mend political fences and guarantee a warm popular reception in that country, while at the same time ensuring that justice is served here at home. These are goals...
Tags: Laws, Israel, Abraham Lincoln, Henry Kissinger, University of Baltimore
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This week's best-sellers
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Alex Cross, Run" by James Patterson (Little, Brown, $28.99). In this latest addition in the Alex Cross series, the detective returns to track down a slew of serial killers in Washington, D.C. Last week: — 2. "A Week in...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Murder, Health and Medical Professionals, Book, Phil McGraw
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Gatsby, Galbraith and the myth of Coolidge's crash
What's next after the Oscars? More Gatsby, of course. "The Great Gatsby," featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and coming in May, will be the fourth, or by some counts the fifth or sixth, movie version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel about the illusion created by...Tags: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Government, Superman (fictional character), Book, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Night of nonsense
WASHINGTON -- In the 12 months we have to steel ourselves for the next State of the Union spectacle, let us count the ways that this spawn of democratic Caesarism -- presidency-worship -- has become grotesque. It would be the most embarrassing ceremony in...
Tags: George Washington, John Adams, Ronald Reagan, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama
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The brevity of Silent Cal
WASHINGTON -- Before Ronald Reagan traveled the 16 blocks to the White House after his first inaugural address, the White House curator had, at the new president's instruction, hung in the Cabinet room a portrait of Calvin Coolidge. The Great Communicator...
Tags: National Government, Boston, Government, Ronald Reagan, Petroleum Industry
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State Of The Union — A Night Of Nonsense
The Hartford CourantIn the 12 months we have to steel ourselves for the next State of the Union spectacle, let us count the ways that this spawn of democratic Caesarism — presidency-worship — has become grotesque. It would be the most embarrassing ceremony in the...Tags: George Washington, Career and Workplace, Woodrow Wilson, John Adams, Ronald Reagan
Jun 17, 2013
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Mar 11, 2013
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Feb 27, 2013
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Mar 5, 2013
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Feb 27, 2013
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Feb 18, 2013
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Feb 18, 2013
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Feb 15, 2013
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