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U.S. state and territory travel offices
States and many U.S. territories have tourism offices to help visitors. When requesting travel literature, be as specific as possible. Alabama: Alabama Tourism Department, 401 Adams Ave., Suite 126, P.O. Box 4927, Montgomery, AL 36103; (800) 252-2262 or...Tags: Raleigh, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Boston, Pembroke (Kankakee, Illinois)
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In Florida's colleges, it may be hello math kids, goodbye poets
When I was in college in the 1970s, a significant part of my financial aid package was a National Defense Student Loan. I was grateful but bemused. I was an English major with a minor concentration in philosophy and religion. How was my study of...
Tags: Financial Aid, World War I (1914-1918), Religion and Belief, University of Oxford, Science and Technology
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Black Friday violence: Two shot in Wal-Mart parking space dispute
The Black Friday frenzy was not confined to the inside of the stores Friday, when police in Tallahassee, Fla. said two people were shot in a dispute over a parking space outside a Wal-Mart. At about 12:30 p.m. police responded to the parking lot after...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Walmart, Sears, Prosecution, Witnesses
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Steven P. Stevens II, Tallahassee, Fla., June 22, 2012
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Overpriced 'setup' houses are used to sell other nearby homes
WASHINGTON — In the real estate brokerage field they're often known as "setups" or "pinball" homes, and this spring's improving conditions in some markets could be stimulating more of them. A setup or pinball property is a house listed with an...Tags: Real Estate Sellers, Property, Services and Shopping, Homes, The Washington Post
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Painting taken during World War II returned to owner's heirs
U.S. officials this week turned over a nearly 500-year-old Italian painting that had been stolen during World War II to the descendants of its Jewish owner. The painting, titled "Christ Carrying the Cross Dragged By A Rascal," was created by Italian...
Tags: Czech Republic, Arts, Religion and Belief, Adolf Hitler, World War II (1939-1945)
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PASSINGS: Robert Dickey
Robert Dickey Member of soul duo James and Bobby Purify Robert Dickey, 72, a guitarist and singer in the soul duo James and Bobby Purify, which recorded the 1960s hit song "I'm Your Puppet," died Dec. 29 in his hometown of Tallahassee, Fla. No cause was...Tags: Soul (genre), Rhythm and Blues (genre), Music, Entertainment, Music
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State tourism offices
States and many U.S. territories have tourism offices to help visitors. When requesting travel literature, be as specific as possible. Alabama: Alabama Tourism Department, 401 Adams Ave., Suite 126, P.O. Box 4927, Montgomery, AL 36103; (800) 252-2262...Tags: Raleigh, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Boston, Pembroke (Kankakee, Illinois)
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‘Pariah’ director Dee Rees' odd path: bunion pads to Spike Lee
24 FramesDee Rees, the writer and director behind the new lesbian coming-of-age film “Pariah,” spent her formative career years marketing panty liners and bunion pads for Procter & Gamble and Dr. Scholl’s before a chance encounter prompted a... -
PASSINGS: Claude Kirk, Arch West
Claude Kirk
Florida's 1st GOP governor of 20th century
Claude Kirk, 85, a flamboyant self-promoter who became Florida's first Republican governor of the 20th century, died Wednesday at his West Palm Beach home, his family announced.
Democrats dominated...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Republican Party, New Products, West Palm Beach, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida)
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Barbara Grier dies at 78; co-founder of lesbian publishing house
Barbara Grier, a pathbreaking publisher who challenged mainstream prejudices to make literature by and about lesbians widely available in the United States and abroad, has died. She was 78.
Grier, a founder of Naiad Press, died of lung cancer Thursday in...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Diseases and Illnesses, Lung Cancer, Book, Newspaper and Magazine
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Football: A tough first season for Matt Kerstetter
Varsity Times InsiderFormer Woodland Hills Taft Coach Matt Kerstetter is having a rough rookie season at Buchholz High in Gainesville, Fla. His team is 0-6 and coming off a 48-0 loss to Tallahassee Lincoln. Injuries and a tough schedule have hindered the......
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