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Hosting a heroes reunion
Some 70 years ago, it was an air base without airplanes or even a runway. Rather, the Santa Ana Army Air Base, or SAAAB, served as a nearly 1,300-acre basic training camp where thousands upon thousands of young Americans prepared for war. Starting...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Awards and Prizes
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Again, Rep. Schiff urges Obama to officially recognize Armenian genocide
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) on Wednesday once again called on President Obama to officially recognize the Armenian genocide of 1915 – a request that for years has gone unfulfilled amid political pressure from a key NATO ally, Turkey. The...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Adam Schiff, Barack Obama, NATO, Genocide
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Thomas Demand: A journey in great demand
Special to the TribuneJohn Lautner believed that "architecture should be really odd." To this end the midcentury American architect dotted Southern California with a concrete, glass and copper volcano for Bob Hope's second home, a dwelling that looks like a UFO perched on a...Tags: Arts and Culture, Chicago Tribune, Photography, Architecture, Frank Gehry
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He's got Armenia under his skin, and we get a guidebook
By some measures, Matthew Karanian was a Connecticut Yankee: a 34-year-old litigator in Hartford, American-born and bred. But he had a wild idea. So he took a summer off, headed for the rustic land of his ancestors, and soon found that Armenia was...
Tags: Yerevan (Armenia), Genocide, Tourism and Leisure, Hate Crimes, Armenia
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News Of The Weird: Undocumented Immigrant Gains Safe Harbor Thanks to Xbox Live Records
Undocumented immigrant Jose Munoz, 25, believed himself an ideal candidate for President Obama's 2012 safe-harbor initiative for illegal-entry children, in that he had been brought to the U.S. by his undocumented parents before age 16, had no criminal...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Personal Service, New York University, Wars and Interventions, Politics
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Report: History an important part of Washington County's economic development future
dona@herald-mail.comHagerstown Regional Airport and the former Fort Ritchie U.S. Army base both have a place in Washington County’s history, and officials at each facility want them to play a part in the county’s economic future. Along with those facilities,...Tags: The Home Depot, Transportation, World War II (1939-1945), Economy, Aetna Inc.
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When 'Negro' was in vogue
The Census Bureau announced last week that it is dropping the use of the term "Negro" to describe black Americans in its population surveys. I suspect few will mourn the word's passing. Today Americans of African descent, especially younger ones, almost...
Tags: Minority Groups, Jesse Jackson, Langston Hughes, NAACP, Racism
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About 17,000 acres transferred in historic land sale
One of the biggest land transfers in recent history took place in 2012 when LR Corporation of Aberdeen sold about 17,000 acres of farmland to buyers in five counties, according to county records. The sales, most of which were private and took place...
Tags: Auction Service
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Northern Michigan moms - March 2, 2013
Story time — A story time celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday is 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at Best Friends Daycare, 9689 Pickerel Lake Road, Petoskey. Best for ages 1-3. Event includes lunch, games, cupcakes and more. $16;...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, The Home Depot, Arts and Culture, Ceremonies, Personal Service
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Wordplay and secret missions to Dublin at Strawdog
Just as Irish novelist Flann O'Brien out-Joyced James Joyce with his mind-bending masterwork "At Swim-Two-Birds," Irish playwright Arthur Riordan takes the sort of too-true-to-be-real story that is catnip to Tom Stoppard and proceeds to fold, spindle, and...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Personal Finance, Dublin (Ireland), World War II (1939-1945), James Joyce
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From The Era Of 'Downton Abbey': 'Edwardian Opulence' At Yale
During the Edwardian era in England, one of the most popular status symbols among rich women was an ostrich-feather fan. To make one, manufacturers had to run dozens of dull, drab, gray feathers through a lengthy cleansing and fluffing process to make...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Imperial and Royal Matters, PBS (tv network), England
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Review: A muse for 'Renoir,' father and son
"Renoir" is a lush, involving film that deals not with one Renoir but two, as well as the strong-minded woman who was a key player in both their lives. The year is 1915, the setting the gorgeous landscape of the French Riviera, and Renoir the father,...
Tags: Fine Artists, Arts and Culture, Renoir (movie), Movies, Entertainment
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Original site for World War I (1914-1918) topic gallery.