All Stories from September 18, 2011 (Change date)
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Marriage definition is time testedSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - Mr. George Blinick states that “marriage is a legal contract” in his Sept. 2 Fence Post opinion. He continues by defining his limits as to who can execute this legal con...
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Put NASA back to work, not to pastureSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - How about putting one of the government’s most innovative and productive agencies to work instead of out to pasture? In July when the space shuttle Atlantis touched down...
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Blunting the effects of video bombardmentSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - In the immortal words of nerve-wracked undersea driving instructor Mrs. Puff: “Oh SpongeBob!” Our favorite gaptoothed sea dweller is in trouble these days. Like high-ca...
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Art in the garden: The right perennial can perk up late-summer gardensSep 18, 2011 1:12 am - Is the color in your landscape waning as the end of summer draws near? You are not alone. Most of us focus on spring and early summer blooms and then, when we turn our c...
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India-Nepal-Tibet earthquake death toll up to 50Sep 18, 2011 1:00 am - GAUHATI, India — Rescue workers used shovels and their bare hands to pull bodies from the debris of collapsed buildings Monday, as the death toll from an earthquake that...
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Treasures in your attic: Carved Chinese panel likely part of romantic ritualSep 18, 2011 1:00 am - Q. I am enclosing pictures of what I have learned is a panel from a Chinese opium bed. I have no idea how old it may be, but it is 25 inches high by 18 inches wide a...
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Learn something from Freedom RidersSep 18, 2011 1:00 am - As I was watching the PBS program, “Freedom Riders: American Experience,” recently, I was deeply moved by their quiet and resolute courage. Without popular support, in t...
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Oldest child of late Sen. Ted Kennedy diesSep 18, 2011 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Kara Kennedy, the oldest child of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, died at a Washington-area health club, her brother said Saturday. She was 51. Patrick Kenned...
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Images: Weekend Festival ReviewSep 18, 2011 1:00 am - ...
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Officials: Suspected US drone crashes in PakistanSep 18, 2011 1:00 am - Associated Press DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. drone has crashed in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border. Th...