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NEH gives $40 million in grants; $3.2 million to California
Culture MonsterNational Endowment for the Humanities issues $40 million in grants, including $3.2 million to California museums, scholars and documentary filmmakers. Documentaries win the biggest grants; others sponsor seminars aimed to improve college and secondary... -
Gifts with a Presidents Day twist: Time in office
All The RageJohnny Depp has been stepping out for quite a while now with that proper timepiece: the pocket watch. For instance, he had one tucked in his waistcoat at the People's Choice Awards in January. Many U.S. presidents were known to...... -
Inaugural addresses, then and now
We consider ours a singular age of individual psychology and self-awareness. Isn't it strange, then, that our recent presidents have had nothing either modest or insightful to say about themselves in their first inaugural addresses, while our earliest...Tags: Jimmy Carter, George Washington, Ronald Reagan, Armed Forces, Defense
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Day trips in Virginia
Chicago Tribune Staff WriterVirginia is loaded with history, and there is no shortage of day trips from Washington. Here are two suggestions: Mt. Vernon George Washington's home is so vast and fascinating that it's worth spending four to six hours here. The first highlight is...Tags: George Washington, Death, Tour Operations Industry, Road Transportation, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia)
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Betty Jane Williams dies at 89; WASP test pilot during WWII
Betty Jane Williams, who joined the Women Airforce Service Pilots, an elite group that flew noncombat missions during World War II, and served as a test pilot in Texas, has died. She was 89.
Williams, of Woodland Hills, died Monday at Providence...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Death, Armed Forces, International Military Interventions, Defense
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James Monroe: A president for his time, not ours
In his Oct. 15 Op-Ed article, "James Monroe, a president for our times?," Harlow Giles Unger offers an enthusiastic portrait of the fifth president's two terms in office from 1817-25, giving him much credit for the New Deal-like programs that helped end...Tags: Republican Party, Education, Politics, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, University of Wisconsin-Parkside
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Past presidents -- an inaugural quiz
Today, Barack Obama will be sworn in as the nation's 44th president in a ceremony filled with tradition. Test your knowledge of ceremonies past. 1. Of whose inaugural speech did wordsmith H.L. Mencken say: "It reminds me of a string of wet sponges; it...Tags: William Howard Taft, George Washington, Religious Texts, Richard Nixon, Andrew Johnson
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Treasures amid Valley bustle
Special to The TimesNorth Hills, a Los Angeles suburb of residential developments, large lots and commercial space, sits in the heart of the San Fernando Valley. The community, renamed twice since 1915, is home to a traffic-stopping topiary poodle, an onion-domed church...Tags: Crimes, Frank Lloyd Wright, Gang Activity, California State University, Northridge, Transportation
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It's not about the past; it's about potential
Times Staff WriterOnce a thriving working-class community, but hit hard by retail and job losses in the 1990s, Panorama City is poised for change. The 5.5-square-mile community was the first planned development in the San Fernando Valley, with schools, parks, shopping, a...Tags: Crimes, Homes, General Motors Corp., Death, Juvenile Delinquency
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Pages from the Past: Determined efforts by Catonsville physician save toddler who nearly drowned in goldfish pond
An article in the May 28, 1937 edition of The Catonsville Herald and Baltimore Countian reported on the heroic effort by an area doctor to save the life of a little boy who had fallen into a backyard goldfish pond. Charles T. Cockey, two and one-half...Tags: Car Engine Repair, Automotive Equipment, Catonsville, Rodeo, Juvenile Delinquency
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Tennis: Bay Rivers players, pairs fare well on Region I tournament's first day
sdearth@dailypress.com | 757-247-4640Except for the presence of a South American exchange student, the final day of the Region I individual tennis tournament will bear a huge resemblance to the Bay Rivers District version. Defending regional boys champion Chiraag Shetty of Tabb won two...Tags: Grafton, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Smithfield, Courtland, Human Interest
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Tennis: Looking at the Region I individual tournament for boys, girls starting Monday (with complete pairings, schedule)
The team competition is complete, but the individual tournament in Region I tennis is set for Jamestown High on Monday (Memorial Day) and Wednesday. Play will start at 9 a.m. each day and will run well into the afternoon. Unlike in team play, it appears...Tags: Memorial Day, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Smithfield, Courtland, Tennis
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