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Being Rich Is Just So, Well, Taxing
The Hartford CourantIt can't be an easy time to be rich, super rich or filthy rich in America, the three prime readings on the International Richer Scale. There is so much pressure on these "job creators" ever since income tax rates for the wealthy dropped a decade ago...Tags: Personal Income, Haddam, Mitt Romney, Lyndon B. Johnson, John McCain
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Jeff Semler: We have to preserve vocational agriculture
jsemler@umd.eduAgricultural literacy is a large concern of mine, and sort of a cause, if you will. My concern was heightened when I read about a survey conducted by a British charity called LEAF, which revealed that only 40 percent of young adults associated cows with...Tags: Biology, Daniel Webster, Colleges and Universities, Agricultural Research and Technology, Genes and Chromosomes
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There Was Nobody Faster In 1952 Than Hartford's Lindy Remigino
The Hartford CourantHolding two Olympic gold medals in his 81-year-old hands, Lindy Remigino breaks into laughter. The medals show their age. The stories do not. The stories never grow old. "Look at these medals, I don't even know which one is which," said Remigino, who won...Tags: Sports, Awards and Prizes, Track and Field, Red Smith, Festive Events
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When World War II veteran John Barnick heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, he knew he had to enlist.
Staff WriterBy the end of that month he was shipping out to Europe. He did not know it would be four years until he saw his Boswell home again — he was convinced he would see it again one day. “He was overseas for four years straight,” his son,...Tags: France, World War II (1939-1945), Veterans Day, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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COLUMN: Petraeus, the comeback general
Los Angeles TimesGen. David H. Petraeus, long the most famous overachiever in the U.S. Army, is already on his way to a new career distinction: breaking the land speed record for rehabilitation from a scandal. It was only two weeks ago that Petraeus resigned from his...Tags: Police Investigations, Entertainment Events, Doyle McManus, George W. Bush, U.S. Army
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McManus: Petraeus, the comeback general
Gen. David H. Petraeus, long the most famous overachiever in the U.S. Army, is already on his way to a new career distinction: breaking the land speed record for rehabilitation from a scandal. It was only two weeks ago that Petraeus resigned from his...
Tags: Police Investigations, Entertainment Events, George W. Bush, U.S. Army, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
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Eisenhower son calls for new direction in Gehry-designed memorial
Members of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's family have been openly critical of the design for a planned memorial to the 34th president in Washington. This week, the family called for a completely new direction for the project in a letter written by the...
Tags: Human Interest, Daniel Inouye
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James L. Stone Sr. dies at 89; Korean War Medal of Honor recipient
Retired Army Col. James L. Stone Sr., who received the Medal of Honor for bravery under fire in Korea, died Friday at his home in Arlington, Texas. He was 89. The Congressional Medal of Honor Society announced his death but did not reveal the cause....Tags: Awards and Prizes, Korean War (1950-1953), Human Interest, Armed Forces, Congressional Medal of Honor Heroes
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AN ENCOURAGING WORD: A day to remember
Contributing WriterAs I pushed a cart through the grocery store looking for items on my shopping list, I saw movement in another aisle that caught my attention. Another man pushing a cart was looking for items on his shopping list. But there was a difference. He appeared to...Tags: Veterans Day
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Charles H. "Harry" Heinlein, D-Day survivor
Charles H. "Harry" Heinlein, a young Army machine-gunner who survived the D-Day landing on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, and returned 60 years later, died Saturday of pneumonia at Stella Maris Hospice.
The longtime Violetville resident was 90.
Mr....Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Federal Hill, Pneumonia, Pratt Street
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Carnett: Spelling counts in presidential elections
It was the first presidential election I remember: 1952, Eisenhower vs. Stevenson. I was 7 and a student in Mrs. Collins' third-grade class at Corona del Mar Elementary School — a leafy, secreted campus that has long since been bulldozed....Tags: Voting, Biography (genre), West Point, Politics, Elections
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Voting: Frustrating, maybe, but not futile
I was struck recently by an op-ed in The Sun that proclaimed "Voting is an exercise in futility" (Oct. 17). I disagree. It can be an exercise in frustration, maybe, but not futility. I learned this in 1956, when I was seven years old. My grandmother lived...Tags: Voting, Regional Elections, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Politics, Harford County
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Jul 28, 2012
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Dec 10, 2012
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Nov 26, 2012
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Nov 25, 2012
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Nov 21, 2012
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Nov 13, 2012
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Nov 9, 2012
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Nov 5, 2012
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Nov 5, 2012
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Nov 6, 2012
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