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$132 million jackpot ticket sold in Mableton, Ga.
A single ticket has won the grand prize from the latest Mega Millions multistate lottery drawing. Lottery officials said the winning ticket from Friday night's drawing -- worth $132 million -- was sold in the Atlanta suburb of Mableton. The winning...Tags: Casino and Gambling, Gaming and Lotteries, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Slots can be jackpot for state's retailers
James Karmel's column "A jackpot for Maryland?" (Commentary, Aug. 24) brought attention to the often-overlooked economic benefits of slot machines. Those benefits are the reason that the Maryland Retailers Association has supported slots legislation...Tags: Casino and Gambling, Casino and Gambling Industry, Gaming and Lotteries
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Even lotteries have been devalued
You know, I've been ever so hopeful that the economic slump we're suffering through will turn itself around. That's the teeny, tiny optimist in me talking. But this week, I got news that just really depressed me. What in the world could ever sway my...Tags: Casino and Gambling, Casino and Gambling Industry, Gaming and Lotteries
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'Body Worlds' draws a record attendance
A lively display of dead bodies that ends its seven-month run at the Maryland Science Center on Monday has smashed local museum attendance records to become the most popular traveling exhibit in Baltimore history, drawing more than 300,000 visitors,...Tags: Claude Monet, Leonardo da Vinci, Libraries and Museums, Charity, Baltimore Museum of Art
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New York Midday Lottery Glance
0045 New York Lottery's Midday draw ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ Here are the winning numbers selected Saturday in the New York State Lottery's Midday drawing: Daily 5-6-2 (five, six, two) Lucky Sum 13 (thirteen) WinFour 9-1-8-6 (nine, one,...Tags: Casino and Gambling, Casino and Gambling Industry, Gaming and Lotteries
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New Parkway bridge is waste of money
I read with interest the Aug. 23 article on the replacement of Kline's Bridge with a pedestrian bridge in Lehigh Parkway. As a resident who regularly walks in the park, my question is, why? Built in 1904, the old bridge was a single-span steel bridge...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Allentown, Gardens and Parks
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Events This Week
The Virginia GazetteSaturday/30 12th annual Virginia Symphony concert--The symphony returns to Yorktown Victory Monument at 7:30 p.m. for a free concert. Take lawn chairs and picnic baskets. Fifes and Drums of York Town give a pre-concert performance at 6 p.m. The Actor'...Tags: Libraries and Museums, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Pocahontas, Mister Lonely, Clubs and Associations
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Despite pop-star status, Jonas boys keep it real
Country music star Taylor Swift hangs around their dressing room. (More about that later.) Philadelphia Eagles players line up to meet them. And they spend a good chunk of their days signing autographs, getting their pictures taken and meeting fans....Tags: People, Vehicles, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Jonas Brothers, Hotels and Accommodations
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Idiot savant hits pay dirt at the Allentown Fair
I've always believed that each person has special gifts, although they sometimes go unrecognized. In my case, they're very well hidden, because I've gone more than five decades without finding them -- until Wednesday at the Allentown Fair. It was an...Tags: Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Game Playing, Games, Casino and Gambling, Great Allentown Fair
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HURRICANE GUSTAV ROARS ONWARD
The Associated PressGEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands -- Gustav became a hurricane again Friday as it plowed toward Cayman Islands resorts, the start of a buildup that could take it to the U.S. Gulf Coast as a fearsome Category 3 storm three years after Hurricane Katrina. Gustav,...Tags: Chris Smith, Disasters, Hurricanes, National Hurricane Center, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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The week's best bets for kids
"Handy Manny": Manny and the tools attend bingo night at Sheetrock Hills Community Center, and the bingo ball cage breaks. Turner forgets that bingo is supposed to be about having fun, but the even-tempered Manny tries to remind him of that. In the second...Tags: Alan Cumming, Labor Day, Antonio Banderas, Cartoons, Preschools
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Save White Marsh?
I am a frequent visitor to Grandview Island and have enjoyed the beach at the end of State Park Road. I was recently amazed to see that one of the homeowners adjacent to the beach entrance has decided to reopen an old passageway through the reeds onto the...Tags: Natural Resources, Wetlands, Gardens and Parks, White Marsh, Beach Vacations
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