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Fall color boom or bust? Fear over Indiana's fall foliage may be false
Will it be an epic fall or an epic fail? Indiana counties that bank on the beautiful fall colors and a bunch of tourists are a little worried this year. The severe drought stressed out the trees. Some trees died and other trees lost their leaves early....
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Somerset County Where to Go June 28
Fireworks Show Somerset County’s Premier 4th of July Fireworks Show at 9:30 p.m. June 30 set off from the field behind the Somerset Senior High School. Rain date July 1. Meyersdale fireworks Meyersdale Parks and Recreation Independence Day...Tags: Artists, Arts and Culture, Johnny Cash, University of Pittsburgh, Lorrie Morgan
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Road warrior
This weekend was a busy one for me. I started the weekend with a trip to see “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” at the movies with my grandson. He enjoyed the movie, but he and I came home a little woozy from eating too much buttered popcorn. I can’...
Tags: Cancer, Swimming, Lifestyle and Leisure, Arts and Culture, Popcorn
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Misery in La. as Isaac flooding leaves power out
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Isaac sloshed north into the central U.S. on Friday after flooding stretches of Louisiana and knocking out power, leaving entire water-logged neighborhoods without lights, air conditioning or clean water. It will be a few days...
Tags: Floods, Bobby Jindal, Natural Disasters, National Hurricane Center, Carrollton
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Federal grants to boost Bay pollution trading efforts
The Chesapeake Bay region's fledgling pollution "trading" programs are getting an infusion of federal funds aimed at encouraging farmers to participate. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday that it's awarding five grants totaling $2.6 $2....
Tags: Conservation, Annapolis, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
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How low can the St. Joseph River go?
South Bend TribuneFOUND: Rusty bicycle frame, thoroughly encrusted with sediment, stones and half of a clamshell because it's been bathing in the St. Joseph River -- until now. Draped with dried river plants. Like artwork. Now exposed to the air for the first time in God-...Tags: Indiana Michigan Power Company, U.S. Geological Survey, Bodies of Water, Natural Disasters, Renewable Energy
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Dogs, guns and pies: All part of the job
Melvin G. "Mel" Trimble Sr., a colorful and loquacious character I got to know some years ago, had one of the more interesting and necessary jobs with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and with its successor company, Chessie System. It relied upon his...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Transportation, Real Estate, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Services and Shopping
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Somerset County Where to Go June 21
Berlin Block Party The annual Berlin Block Party is every night until June 23. 814-267-5801. Old Home Day Confluence Old Home Day June 30. Town-wide yard sale, free concert, chicken barbecue, children’s activities. 814-395-9380. visitconfluence....Tags: Artists, Arts and Culture, Johnny Cash, University of Pittsburgh, Lorrie Morgan
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Singing the praises of Cincinnati
CINCINNATI — Because of its hilly topography, this city has been called the "San Francisco of Ohio." And this July, those hills will be coming alive with the sound of choral music. From July 4-14, the World Choir Games, also known as "The...
Tags: Artists, Arts and Culture, Natural Resources, Cincinnati Reds, Travel
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Obama takes jobs pitch to top Republicans' turf
CINCINNATI — No fewer than 70,000 bridges across the country need repair, but the example President Barack Obama highlighted Thursday stands out in one convenient political respect: It connects the states of the two Republican lawmakers who have the...Tags: John Boehner, Justice System, Laws, White House, Republican Party
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Badger ferry owners seek landmark status for coal-burning ship
Facing a deadline to stop dumping toxic coal ash into Lake Michigan, owners of the last coal-powered steamship on the Great Lakes are pushing for it to join Mount Vernon, Lincoln's Tomb and Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthplace as a protected national...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Native Americans, Coal
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On Lake Michigan, a coal-burning steamship gets a pass
— Built in the 1950s for the brawny task of ferrying railroad cars, the last coal-burning steamship on the Great Lakes is billed today as a nostalgic vacation shortcut between Wisconsin and Michigan.
But every day it sails between this old...Tags: Coal, Michael Hawthorne, Transportation, Natural Resources, Lakes and Ponds
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