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Connecticut lawmakers approve sweeping new gun law
Lawmakers in Connecticut, the site of the Dec. 14 massacre that renewed a national debate over gun control, passed a bipartisan measure that increases background checks for buyers and bans the sale of semiautomatic rifles like the one used in Newtown&...
Tags: Firearms, J Brendan Sharkey, Interior Policy, Sandy Hook Elementary School, U.S. Congress
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Exhibition looks at Maurice Sendak in the wild
The first touring exhibition of Maurice Sendak's illustrations since his death at 83 last May is making its debut at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana. It's called "Maurice Sendak: 50 Years, 50 Works, 50 Reasons," but a more apt title might have been...
Tags: Dr. Seuss, Arts, William Shakespeare, Artists, Museums
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Farmers Market News: Harry Nicholas turns sweet 90
Special to the Los Angeles TimesHarry Nicholas, who celebrates his 90th birthday Saturday, drives round-trip twice a week from southeast of Fresno to Los Angeles area farmers markets, where he is likely the oldest farmer to participate actively. As if that weren't enough, he's got the...Tags: Birthday Cake, Farms, Cancer, Grapes, Petroleum Industry
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Theft of veterans' plaques (sad but true) could be federal crime
Nation NowVeterans memorials: Responding to a rash of thefts of plaques from veterans memorials, Congressman Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) has introduced legislation to make the theft a federal crime.... -
New Angels prospect Loek Van Mil is a tall order; Bulger, Stokes activated
The Fabulous ForumThe Angels and Twins completed the trade Friday that sent closer Brian Fuentes to Minnesota, with the Angels acquiring 7-foot-1 right-hander Loek Van Mil on Wednesday as the player to be named. Van Mil, a 25-year-old native of Oss, Netherlands,...... -
200 species new to science are found in Papua New Guinea
L.A. UnleashedA thumbnail-sized frog with a long snout, a brilliant green katydid with bright pink eyes and a mouse with a white-tipped tail are among 200 species scientists have discovered in Papua New Guinea. The findings were unveiled this week by...... -
Missing WWII airman laid to rest 67 years later
L.A. NOWIn October 1943, Army Staff Sgt. Claude A. Ray and 10 of his fellow airmen were declared missing in action after their B-24 Liberator aircraft disappeared while flying over Papau New Guinea during World War II. On Wednesday â- 67...... -
Fred Hargesheimer dies at 94; ex-pilot aided his WWII rescuers
Associated PressFred Hargesheimer, a World War II Army pilot whose rescue by Pacific islanders led to a life of giving back as a builder of schools and teacher of children, died Thursday in Lincoln, Neb., after a period of declining health, his family said. He was 94....Tags: Children, Music, World War II (1939-1945), Entertainment
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Black Silent Film 'Symbol Of The Unconquered' In New Britain
The Hartford Courant"Symbol of the Unconquered," which black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux made in 1920 as a direct response to D.W. Griffith's racist blockbuster "The Birth of a Nation," will be shown on Friday, May 24, in New Britain, with live musical accompaniment. The...Tags: Racism, Oscar Micheaux, Petroleum Industry
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READER SUBMITTED: Tunxis Students Garner Scholarships And Awards
FarmingtonOver 100 Tunxis students received awards and scholarships at the 30th Annual "Student Achievement Recognition Ceremony," held on May 3 at Tunxis Community College, Farmington. For a complete list of Tunxis award and scholarship recipients, visit http://...Tags: Torrington, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), West Hartford, Wethersfield, Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut)
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READER SUBMITTED: Public Invited To Installation Of Pastor Amy Johnson
CantonOn June 2ND at 3 p.m., Amy Johnson will be officially installed as pastor of the Canton Community Baptist Church during a special service at the church located at 125 Dowd Ave., Canton, 860-693-8338. Pastor Johnson was called by the congregation in March...Tags: Christianity, Cheshire, Baptist, West Haven, Religion and Belief
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Museum In New Britain Expands Schedule
The New Britain Industrial Museum is adding weekend hours in June. An American Savings Foundation grant will make it possible for the museum to hold weekend hours for the first time since it was founded 18 years ago. The museum is on the second...
Tags: Stanley Works, Central Connecticut State University, Museums, Union (Tolland, Connecticut), Arts and Culture
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