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In search of a Dominican feast
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Strange as it may sound, finding good Dominican food isn't so easy in Dominican restaurants. The best Dominican food, I'm told, is served in Dominican homes. If you get that kind of invitation, well, lucky you;...
Tags: Caribbean Islands, Dining and Drinking, Foods and Beverages, Seafood, Restaurants
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Richard M. Walden, Operation USA's charity buccaneer
Almost on impulse, almost 35 years ago, Richard M. Walden and a friend rounded up six tons of relief supplies and a jet to ferry them to Vietnamese boat people in Malaysia. Thus was Operation California — now Operation USA — born. A Times...
Tags: Frank Sinatra, Jane Fonda, Honeywell International Incorporated, Politics, Corporate Crime
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Harris: Design for developing nations developing at IIT
Chicago architect Ann Clark is designing a boarding school that will sit in a saddle-shaped field of mostly beans in Grand-Bois, Haiti. Among the challenges: One side of the field slopes more than 25 degrees, and getting there is rougher than white-...
Tags: Architecture, Skype, University of Michigan, Dominican Republic, Port-au-Prince (Haiti)
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Haitians found at sea not screened for asylum, U.N. agency says
The U.S. and other countries have failed to properly screen Haitians found at sea to determine if they have “a credible fear” of violence and persecution, the U.N.'s refugee agency said Friday. Less than four weeks into the year, more than...
Tags: Caribbean Islands, Dominica, Refugee, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Politics
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Amy Wilentz on Haiti, writing and truth [Video interview]
Author Amy Wiltenz joined us from New York, where she's on tour with her new book "Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti." Published this month by Simon & Shuster, "Farewell, Fred Voodoo" is a compelling work of reportage and memoir that recounts...
Tags: Haiti Earthquake (2010)
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Video chat: Author Amy Wilentz on Haiti, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 10 a.m.
Join us Tuesday for a live video conversation with award-winning author Amy Wilentz about her new book, "Farewell, Fred Voodoo." After a massive earthquake devastated Haiti in 2010, Wilentz, a journalist who has been writing about the country for more...
Tags: Google+, Carolyn Kellogg, Twitter, Inc., Haiti Earthquake (2010), Hector Tobar
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Orland Hills Catholic students help poor families in Haiti
Students at Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Catholic School recently did their part to help families in Haiti who are too poor to bury their loved ones. The 28 eighth-graders, who are members of the National Junior Honor Society at the Orland Hills school,...
Tags: Christianity, Students, Human Interest, Religion and Belief, Joseph Bernardin
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top 5 things
Wait a second, top six? That's right, we just tricked you. Since there are several exciting events taking place this weekend, we've decided to add one more event to our top picks! Interested in going to a family-friendly event that the kiddos will...Tags: The Women (movie, 2008), Libraries, Entertainment Events, Grammy Awards, Photography and Video
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top 5 things to do in wichita
Get your home remodeling done, rock out to a rock ‘n’ roll concert, and burn some calories off with your significant other… all in one weekend! Read one for FetchToto’s ‘Top 5 Things’ and visit the FetchToto Events...Tags: Entertainment Events, Home Improvement, Concerts, Awards and Prizes, Buckcherry (music group)
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In Haiti, at every turn, a new surprise
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Two turns off the alley and I was hopelessly lost. In less than five minutes, I couldn't see the guest house where I had been staying for a week, even though it was one of the taller buildings in Haiti. With a few quick...
Tags: Caribbean Islands, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Tourism and Leisure
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