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Columbus Day seen by some as significant, by others as 'a mistake'
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comOn Monday, Federal Employees will be off work and other U.S. citizens will have the day free as well, all because of an accident. “When I was in school, Columbus Day was a day off,” Hagerstown resident Emily Ricketts, 23, said. “...Tags: Politics, The Happiest News!, Dominican Republic, Columbus Day, Executive Branch
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This presidential database loves running and Legos
Arden Hayes is 5. He loves Legos and running so fast across the living room to flip onto the couch that his feet end up pointing at the ceiling. He also loves the presidents — especially 11 and 33. Arden knows all 44 U.S. presidents. In order....
Tags: John Adams, Politics, George Washington, Franklin Pierce, Executive Branch
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City Beat: An authority on the presidents at age 5
Arden Hayes is 5. He loves Legos and doing flips onto the living room couch. He also loves our nation's presidents. He knows all 44 in order and can tell you something about any one of them. Arden knows a lot about the presidents because he reads a...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Twitter, Inc.
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Around Town: Railway would put town on the right track
Ever since President Benjamin Harrison skipped La Cañada on his 1891 Pacific rail tour, La Cañada has been disconnected. Harrison’s route took him to Los Angeles, and from there to San Diego, Santa Ana, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Pasadena,...Tags: Public Transportation, Railway Transportation, Los Angeles Times
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Around Town: A legend delivered by word of mouth
When we moved to La Cañada in 1976, our 83-year-old neighbor, Hazel Castevens, told us that the Wells Fargo Pony Express once had a route past what is today the west end of the Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA parking lot. The street was called Michigan...Tags: Transportation, Railway Transportation, Los Angeles Times, YMCA, Travel
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SD, ND celebrate 123rd birthdays today
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota and South Dakota are celebrating their 123rd birthdays. The two states entered the Union on Nov. 2, 1889. President Benjamin Harrison signed the admission papers for the two states on that day. North Dakota became... -
Hometown Secrets: The famous Michiana campaign stop by Senator Bobby Kennedy
WSBT-TVWe are at the end of the election season, and so far our area hasn't received a visit from any of the presidential candidates. But over the last 130 years we have seen our share of campaign stops. According to the Center for History, one of the...Tags: Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Primaries, Wars and Interventions
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Family says Army vet died a hero during home invasion robbery
A local Army veteran’s mother is stunned her son could have survived the war in Iraq just to come home to Indianapolis and die in a home invasion robbery Saturday morning. "He was protecting the mother of his brother's child and his nephew so...
Tags: Theft, U.S. Army, Iraq, Shootings
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A stroll through history at Virginia's Berkeley Plantation
A place of beginnings and endings, Berkeley Plantation, about halfway between Richmond and Williamsburg, Va., is part of your life. Each time you celebrate Thanksgiving, there's an echo of the first Thanksgiving held here in 1619 (pre-Pilgrim, Berkeley...
Tags: Charles City (Charles City, Virginia), William Henry Harrison, Thanksgiving, Holidays
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Obituary: Cecil Dunn
LANCASTER — Cecil Lewis Dunn, 88, of Lancaster, Ky., died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, at his residence. Born May 12, 1924, Cecil was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin Harrison Dunn and Elsie Aldridge Dunn, and his daughter, Cecile Frances...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Politics, Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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"Haunted D.C." at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site
INDIANAPOLIS — Looking for a spooky night out this Halloween season? Don’t miss Haunted D.C. at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, presented by Victorian Theatre by Candlelight and written by resident playwright James Trofatter. A...
Tags: Halloween, William Henry Harrison, Abraham Lincoln, Arts and Culture
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Shirley Berry
Mitchell: Shirley Berry, 80, Mitchell, died Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, at her home under hospice care. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 17, at the First United Methodist Church, Mitchell. Burial will be in the Bluff View Cemetery,...
Tags: Republican Party, Family
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May 4, 2013
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Feb 7, 2013
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|Story| La Cañada
Nov 2, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
Oct 29, 2012
|Story| WSBT-TV
Oct 9, 2012
|Column| WXIN-LTV
Sep 16, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Oct 2, 2012
|Story| AM News
Oct 1, 2012
|Column| WXIN-LTV
Sep 14, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
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