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Monster Mash: Changes to Martin Luther King Jr. memorial
Culture MonsterA controversial quote inscribed in the granite of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall is to be corrected.The Gehry residence in Santa Monica has won an award from the American Institute for Architects.... -
Matthew G. 'Marty' Martinez dies at 82; former congressman
Former U.S. Rep. Matthew G. "Marty" Martinez, an advocate for youth and the elderly who switched his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican after he was voted out of office in 2000, died Oct. 15 at his home in Fredericksburg, Va., his family said....Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Hilda Solis, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Elections
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Monster Mash: Questions remain on Rembrandt recovery
Culture MonsterRembrandt theft and recovery still a headscratcher... -
A Civil War road trip
Special to the Los Angeles TimesKen Burns, whose landmark documentary on the Civil War established him as one of its quintessential authorities, thinks there's no better way to get a sense of the Civil War than to visit its battlefields, museums and national parks. "When we go to Civil...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Nashville, Ken Burns, Thomas Jefferson
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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: Death, Slavery, James Monroe, Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia)
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Military deaths
The Defense Department last week identified the following American military personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan: David R. Baker, 22, of Painesville, Ohio; lance corporal, Marine Corps. Baker was killed Tuesday when a roadside bomb exploded near...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Bombings, Companies and Corporations, Afghanistan, Death
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Kristy Lee Cook: singer and gunslinger
Idol TrackerSeason 7's Kristy Lee Cook knows how to pack heat and she's putting it on full display in a new TV show that airs on the Versus network. Kristy, who made it to seventh place on "American Idol," will host "Goin’ Country," a show that promises to "combine... -
'Now the Drum of War' by Robert Roper
The American Civil War became known as an "unwritten war" because so few attempted or succeeded in writing anything substantial about it at the time. Yet perhaps this view is only partly true. Emily Dickinson's most prolific outpouring of poems...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Death, American Civil War (1861-1865), Health, Family
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Latest Confirmed Casualties and Missing Persons in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.
The following is a list of confirmed dead as of Monday. List compiled from sources including Pentagon websites, New York Coroner's Office, and Times wire services, by Times researchers Cary Schneider and Kent Coloma and Times staff writer Myrna Oliver....Tags: John Corcoran, Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Robert Campbell, Judges, Baton Rouge
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Planes owned by FAA, NTSB employees collide in midair
CNNThe midair collision of two small planes about 50 miles from Washington is under investigation by Canadian officials because one plane was owned by an FAA employee and the other by an NTSBemployee, federal officials said Tuesday. On Monday afternoon, a...Tags: Transportation Industry, Air and Space Accidents, Air Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board
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Area residents receive college degrees
Alfred University, Alfred, N.Y.: Thomas Buchas, of Coopersburg, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Inamori School of Engineering at Alfred University. He is a son of Thomas and Ann Buchas and a graduate of Southern Lehigh High School;...Tags: Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Portland (Middlesex, Connecticut), Easton (Talbot, Maryland), Schools, Science and Technology
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Tuesday's 5/29 local calendar (updated Monday PM)
HIGH SCHOOLS Boys soccer Eastern Region quarterfinals (at ODU Soccer Stadium): Menchville vs. First Colonial, 2 p.m. Hickory vs. Granby, 4 Kempsville vs. Kecoughtan, 6 Maury vs. Grassfield, 8 Region I quarterfinals: Tabb at Courtland, 7 Chancellor at Park...Tags: Politics, Automotive Equipment, Memorial Day, West Point, Regional Authority
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