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Sleep where the legends slept in grand old California hotels
Special to the Los Angeles Times"Oh sleep! It is a gentle thing, beloved from pole to pole," British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." And, I might add, place to place. There's something special about bedding down where Albert Einstein, Marilyn...Tags: Ginger Rogers, Bob Hope, Elizabeth Taylor, Physical Fitness and Exercise, The Red Hot Chili Peppers (music group)
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10 things you might not know about politicians' kids
Bristol Palin is dancing with the stars, Meghan McCain is a busy blogger, and Kim Jong Un is lining up as a successor to his father, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il. Being the offspring of a politician has some benefits along with the headaches.
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Ideas to keep your kids busy over Christmas break
Fox59In two weeks, family schedules will change dramatically. The kids will be off from school and maybe even you are looking forward to some time off from work for the holidays. During that time, Indianapolis is offering several options to step back in time,...Tags: Orange County Regional History Center, Religious Festivals, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Family, Indiana
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"Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre" by Heather Cox Richardson
Special to the Tribune"Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre" By Heather Cox Richardson Basic Books, 392 pages, $28.95 Heather Cox Richardson’s superb new book should come labeled: Warning! Reading the contents may lead to depression. A...Tags: Grover Cleveland, Government, Stanley A. McChrystal, Elections, Nazi Party
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A citizen's required reading for July 4th: The Declaration of Independence (with music)
Top of the TicketAfter all these years do you really know what it says? And a striking special video of the National Anthem by a loyal Ticket reader.... -
Mesa Musings: Folly of the human spirit
A recent news report warned that a massive asteroid might strike Earth in the year 2182. I'm not concerned. I learned long ago to carefully pick those things I fret about. Incoming asteroids didn't make the list. Besides, in 2182 I'll be 237 years old....Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Sports, Science and Technology, Defense, Mark Twain
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President's first pitch: 100 years later
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated 100 years ago, it was William Howard Taft, right-hander. 100 years ago, it was the Washington Senators. Today, it was Barack Obama, south paw. Today, it was the Washington Nationals. In his time, Harry Truman......Tags: Government, Democratic Party, Sports, National League, Republican Party
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At home with our presidents
Special to the TribunePresidential houses are a wonderful way to understand the domestic life of this country's leaders. The Midwest has been historically fertile ground for presidential ambitions, and after the travails of politics, many ex-presidents were content to resettle...Tags: Ohio, Death, Elections, Painting, Illinois
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When in the Course of human events...
The Swampby Jim Tankersley France celebrates its independence day on the anniversary of a citizen uprising at a prison; Canada's comes on the anniversary of a legislative act recognizing its self-governance. In the United States, we celebrate a "Dear John"......Tags: New York, Laws, Carrollton, Lightfoot (York, Virginia), Robert Morris
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Eastern Connecticut
Wood Pond PressWhen Northeastern Connecticut's tourism boosters were trying to figure out what to call their region, someone suggested "The Quiet Corner." The name stuck. Off the beaten path, this area often is overlooked by tourists and its attractions are decidedly...Tags: Sports, Hotels and Accommodations, University of Connecticut, Travel, Gardens and Parks
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Capital weekends
Tribune staff reporterThis was one of the first cities to convert its sprawling but obsolete Union Station into a wonderland of boutiques, restaurants and nightclubs. That was a major part of the Indianapolis I remembered from a visit in the '80s. Zippy Union Stations still...Tags: John Dillinger, Retirement, National Football League, Key Lime Pie, Sports
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'A soldier's soldier' is remembered
Sun StaffBaltimore native Cornell W. Gilmore had been in Iraq only five days Friday morning when the Black Hawk helicopter he was flying in began taking enemy fire in the skies above Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit. Gilmore, 45, was headed for a landing at a...Tags: Saddam Hussein, JAG (tv program), Kansas, Death, Defense
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