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Motorcycle art, GPS seminar, cancer benefit
Tribune staffMOTORCYCLE ART The Elmhurst Artists' Guild is sponsoring a motorcycle art exhibit in the Elmhust Art Museum through Aug 15. A reception for the one-man show featuring the art of Wesley R. Baker is set for 1 to 4 p.m. July 20. Admission to the museum at...Tags: Diseases, Cancer, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Motorcycling, Transportation
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Oldest running mate ever had Md. roots
Sun ReporterIf the age of Republican presidential hopeful John McCain is of some concern to voters, how about the case of Henry Gassaway Davis, who was 80 when he was nominated to be Democratic nominee Alton B. Parker's vice presidential candidate in 1904? While...Tags: Local Elections, Dwight David Eisenhower, Forests, Transportation, Metal and Mineral
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Parking limit reconsidered
Sun ReporterDanielle Davis used to be able to find a free-all-day parking space on Calvert Street early each weekday morning before catching her MARC train for her commute to Washington. But since last month, when the city Parking Authority abruptly restricted...Tags: Mount Royal, Transportation, Vehicles, National Government, Road Transportation
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Letters to the editor
Uncertainties of global warming Re "Climate change: Just deal with it?" March 26 The Times misses much of the point. Yes, humans can take some steps to mitigate the effects of climate change on our own species, but we can do little to help other species...Tags: Transportation, Valencia, Vehicles, Pacific Palisades, Altadena
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At home in Rome
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLast fall, I asked myself where I really wanted to be. I had just returned to L.A. after four months in China and, before that, three years in Paris. I was living temporarily in a furnished studio apartment near the beach in Santa Monica. Road-weary,...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Transportation Industry, Weather Reports, David Smith
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Railroad's 'green' claim is way off track
Matthew K. Rose, head honcho of one of the nation's biggest railways, made the rounds recently touting a plan to city power brokers for a new "green" rail yard near the port. It'll have clean trucks, he said. Electric cranes. Natural-gas locomotives. His...Tags: Pollution, Cancer, Diseases, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, Transportation
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Recalled Thomas toys in stores
Tribune staff reporterNearly two weeks after a national recall of 1.5 million Thomas & Friends wooden railway toys, a spot check of more than 100 retailers by state investigators showed that the toys still were on sale in a handful of stores and that numerous other stores...Tags: Consumers, Transportation, Metal and Mineral, Kohl's Corporation, Oak Brook
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At ease on Cape Breton
NEWSDAY STAFF WRITERMany tourists visiting Nova Scotia don't see much beyond the rocky harbor and lighthouse at Peggy's Cove or the fortress and historic waterfront in Halifax. But those who don't continue on to Cape Breton Island, the easternmost part of the province, are...Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, Transportation, Radio Industry, Culture, Tourism and Leisure
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Johnstown's Inclined Plane is steeped in history, tragedy
Special To The SunHere's a trip for the experienced traveler who's seen and done it all. Sure, you've flown around the world in a jumbo jet, sailed across the ocean on a cruise ship and seen the countryside by train. Maybe you've traveled by a horse and buggy, hot air...Tags: Transportation, Vehicles, Tourism and Leisure, Disasters, Automotive Equipment
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Dresden's spirit soars once more
Times Staff WriterYou can't get lost in Dresden. Wherever you go, you can see the stately white dome of the Frauenkirche, as much a landmark in this eastern German city as St. Peter's is in Rome. It isn't just that the church towers 300 feet above Dresden's lovely Baroque...Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, Tourism and Leisure, Disasters, Interreligious Dialogue, Classical Music
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