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Church celebrates 30th anniversary
NILES -- Community Evangelical Free Church of Niles will host its 30th Anniversary Celebration Sunday in the historical Bertrand Elementary School. The celebration begins with a fellowship coffee hour at 10:15 a.m. in the gymnasium; a worship and... -
17 outlandish garlic dishes: Celebrate National Garlic Day with garlic chocolate and garlic beer
Garlic cloves dipped in dark chocolate? Garlic cheesecake? Garlic beer? Bam! It's National Garlic Day, a day set aside on the foodie calendar to celebrate all things Allium sativum. Garlic, a species of the onion family, has been with humankind for...
Tags: University of Maryland Medical Center, Heart Disease, Recipes
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Hiking heaven
MERANO, Italy — A line of goats walked toward us, their bells ringing. A waterfall gurgled. The steeply pitched mountain farm angled down sharply below us. The goats headed downhill, then leaped over a stream through the grass, which looked like...Tags: Farms, Trips and Vacations, Personal Service, Travel
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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: Adam Schiff, Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Turkey (animal), 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: The Getty, Photography, Frank Gehry, Architecture, Chicago Tribune
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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: UNESCO, Tourism and Leisure, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Russia, Genocide
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Mullin Museum extends exhibit of classic Voisin cars
Car fans -- especially those interested in pre-World War II French icons -- have a little more time to enjoy some ultra-rare classics in Southern California. The Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard has announced it is extending through June an exhibit...
Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Hybrid Vehicles, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Concours d'Elegance, Museums
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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: FedEx Corporation, Natural Resource Industry, World War II (1939-1945), U.S. Army, Science and Technology
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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: Tyler Perry, Racism, Social Issues, Jesse Jackson, Slavery
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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...
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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: Culture, Ceremonies, Libraries, Personal Service, Sears
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Original site for World War I (1914-1918) topic gallery.