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Brawny comfort, light delight in NYC
NEW YORK — It's easy to imagine many a sea captain sprawled out on the charred oaken floors of the Breslin, knocked cold after a brawl. The smell of smoking pig's feet wafts across black, wood tables. A bowl of onion soup floats past, oily with bone...Tags: West Village, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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10 things you might not know about salt
Every winter, widespread chemical dumping leaves Chicago streets covered in sodium chloride. Here are 10 facts you don't have to take with a grain of salt:
1. Salt has seasoned English in many ways. Because Romans put salt or brine on their vegetables,...Tags: Iodine (dietary supplement), Slang, Heart Disease, Art Institute of Chicago, Morton Arboretum
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Juanita M. Vance, 75
Juanita M. “Nita” Vance, 75, of 938 Pope Ave., Hagerstown, died Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, at her residence.
Born Dec. 31, 1935, in Harrisonburg, Va., she was a daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Irene Natlee Beach Light.
She was...Tags: Church and State Relations, Bowling, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Coca-Cola Co.
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H. Emslie "Lee" Parks, attorney, dies
H. Emslie "Lee" Parks, former Baltimore County attorney and school board president who was also a highly regarded litigator, died Monday of cancer at Rutledge on Wye, his Queenstown home.
The longtime Granite resident was 81.
The son of a lawyer and a...Tags: Hunt Valley, Human Interest, National Aquarium Baltimore, Justice System, Catonsville
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Herman Cain: Scandals just don't kill a candidacy like they used to
Once again, temporarily at least, scandal has mesmerized American politics. This time the target is Herman Cain, the up-from-nowhere restaurant executive who is battling back against the latest sexual harassment or misconduct allegations that have...Tags: Sex Crimes, Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain, Elections, White House
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From the Desk of Dora DePaoli: Explaining not-so-important questions of life
When son Steve saw me reading “The Book of Totally Useless Information,” he told me not to bother. “There’s already way too much useless information out there,” he said. Nevertheless, I am going to share some explanations for...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Disasters, Science, Crime, Law and Justice, Awards and Prizes
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What Labor Day should mean to all of us
Labor Day is a lot more than the end of summer or the last day women wear white for the year. Labor day is a federally recognized holiday celebrated the first Monday in September. It's here to recognize the American laborer.
Back in the late 1800's,...Tags: Labor Day, Employees, Holidays, Career and Workplace
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Shaker furniture still in demand
The Shakers are a religious group that came to America from England in 1774 led by Mother Ann Lee. The group grew until there were 18 Shaker communities in the eastern part of the country. Some of the communities made furniture that was sold to outsiders....Tags: Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Jackie Coogan, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, World War II (1939-1945)
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'Brownies' important part of 19th-century pop culture
In the days before Disney, many imaginary sprites that excited children's imaginations could be found in books. In 1881, Palmer Cox wrote an illustrated story about a group of characters called "Brownies" for Wide Awake magazine. Brownies were imaginary...Tags: Adlai E. Stevenson, Biscuits, Benjamin Harrison, World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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