All Stories from August 24, 2013 (Change date)
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Stars of reality show ‘Pawn Stars’ meet fansAug 24, 2013 5:03 am - MANILA, Philippines — The stars of the cable reality show “Pawn Stars” have left their Las Vegas pawnshop to meet fans in Southeast Asia. And one of them says he never t...
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The SoapboxAug 24, 2013 5:00 am - Stick with tradition: Perhaps you noticed the U.S. team was beaten soundly in the 2013 Solheim Cup by the Europeans. That follows their loss in 2011 in Ireland, which fo...
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Election laws must be tightenedAug 24, 2013 5:00 am - The opinion piece by Cokie Roberts, “How a true democracy must operate,” which lauded her recently deceased mother’s record as a voting rights activist, was, unfortunate...
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DVD preview: 'Great Gatsby,' 'Pain and Gain'Aug 24, 2013 5:00 am - Coming Aug. 27 “The Great Gatsby” (PG-13, 142 minutes, Warner): “It's like an amusement park.” That's Nick Carraway, the wide-eyed, ever-present narrator of “The Great G...
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Forgetfulness is no reason to panicAug 24, 2013 5:00 am - Regarding the article on Alzheimer’s on Aug. 19, I am no stranger to this devastating disease. My mother died of Alzheimer’s at 75. Her symptoms first appeared at age 59...
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Are these old Japanese vases worth much today?Aug 24, 2013 5:00 am - Q. I have enclosed pictures of one of two vases that were given to my great-grandparents as a wedding gift in Germany, probably in the late 1800s. I have also enclosed a...
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Christina Hendricks talks ‘Mad Men’ signature fashionAug 24, 2013 4:49 am - Christina Hendricks says it’s going to be difficult when the seventh and final season of “Mad Men” starts filming this November. “I just want to milk it as long as possi...
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High court decision on DOMA correctAug 24, 2013 4:40 am - Robert Meale’s July 28 letter states that the Supreme Court failed to follow the will of the majority in declaring the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. Mr. Meal...
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Gays, Olympics an artificial issueAug 24, 2013 4:40 am - Gays, Olympics an artificial issue “Reform: Obama against Winter Olympic boycott” in Aug. 8 newspaper. People, what are you thinking? Does every gay and lesbian hav...
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Wheaton teacher and her students prove to be one in a millionAug 24, 2013 3:00 am - Kids in a typical second-grade classroom regularly will brag about having “a million toys” or complain about “a million pages of homework.” Eight years ago, a second-gra...