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Nicholas Petris dies at 90; liberal California lawmaker
Nicholas C. Petris, who was a leading liberal voice for nearly four decades as a California state senator and assemblyman representing his hometown of Oakland and other East Bay cities, has died. He was 90. Petris, who retired in 1996 because of term...
Tags: Religion and Belief, John Burton, Philosophy, Environmental Issues, Parties and Movements
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Imperial County representative sworn in to state Senate
Democrats have regained their supermajority in the Senate after the chamber’s newest member was sworn in. Ben Hueso of San Diego left the Assembly after winning the 40th Senate District seat during a special election earlier this month. He...Tags: Juan Vargas, Elections, Politics
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Prominent Hartford Citizen Recalls First Test Of AR-15
The Hartford CourantBefore the AR-15 rifle came to Colt Firearms, before it became the M-16, before anyone even dreamed it would become America's most popular gun, David E. A. Carson was there. Carson, a Hartford resident and the retired CEO of People's United Bank,...Tags: Firearms, U.S. Army, Dannel P. Malloy
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The expat life: Going south of the border
In June 2009, my husband Sam and I slammed down the hatchback of our Honda CRV, the interior bulging with containers of Legos and books, school supplies and board games, and a box of shoes, a tin of Old Bay in the glove compartment. On the roof was a...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Authors, Mexico City, Lifestyle and Leisure, Starbucks Corp.
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William L. More, World War II veteran
William L. More, a retired Exxon marketing representative who fought during World War II with the 4th Marine Division in some of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific, died Saturday of respiratory failure at Bonnie Blink, the Maryland Masonic Home. He...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Cornell University, Music, Baltimore County, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Everyone's life is a story, so write it down for posterity [Senior Circles]
The inspiration for this column came from a local newspaper article I read about a "girl" with whom I went to high school for two years at St. Cecilia's Academy in Washington, D.C.  This woman, whom I haven't seen since then, has always kept a low...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Fort Meade (military base), History (tv network), Cryptologic Incorporated
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Arlington Heights names 2012 Officer of the Year
Arlington Heights' only police officer investigating financial crimes has been named the 2012 officer of the year. "I was speechless," said Todd Radek, 42, who received 25 nominations from colleagues. "It was very heartwarming." In his 19 years with...
Tags: Theft, U.S. Army, Criminals, Banking, Credit and Debt
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Kerouac opus 'On the Road' hits just enough beats ★★★
An eternal fountain of adolescence, Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" went through many permutations between its point of origin, 1948, and its point of notorious, divisive publication, 1957. The best description of it came from Kerouac himself, in a journal...
Tags: Garrett Hedlund, Celebrities, Kirsten Dunst, The Master (movie), Movies
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Ralph D. "Bill" Pryor, 85
Ralph Daniel "Bill" Pryor, 85, of Hagerstown, Md., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center. Born Tuesday, April 12, 1927, in Cavetown, Md., he was the son of the late Russell Pryor and Jennie (Barkman) Pryor....Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), American Legion, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), U.S. Navy
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Chan Lowe: Sequestration's upside
Generally, living under one of the flight paths for Boca Raton Executive Airport isn’t that irritating. It’s relatively quiet during the six months of summer, because that’s when the CEOs go to Jackson Hole and other more hospitable...
Tags: Personal Income, Physiology, LaGuardia Airport
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Robert P. Slaff, charter boat captain
Robert P. Slaff, a former marine-supply vendor and journalist who wrote widely on Chesapeake Bay maritime and environmental matters, died March 8 of congestive heart failure at Crofton Care and Rehabilitation Center. The Epping Forest resident was 89....Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Journalism, Sailing, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Nevada town mourns Marines who died in explosion
HAWTHORNE, Nev. (AP) — Hundreds of residents in a rural community steeped in military history turned out to mourn the loss of at least seven Marines as investigators arrived at an ammunition depot to try to determine how a mortar shell exploded at...
Tags: Weaponry, Disasters and Accidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of Defense, Emergency Incidents
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