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. . . sharpening knowledge
Bravo! In acknowledging that a lot of high-school students don't know John Adams from John Hancock, you probably hit a nerve somewhere. Sadly, our country's public-school systems leave much undone in teaching our children. As a public-school product...Tags: Fourth of July, John Adams
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'Hancock' a signature opening for Will Smith
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer"Hancock," a film about a petulant, perpetually drunken superhero, proved to be review-proof as well as bulletproof this weekend, overwhelming competitors and giving star Will Smith his fifth top-selling film on a Fourth of July weekend. Audiences came...Tags: Sales, Public Holidays, Will Smith, Sherman Oaks, Jason Bateman
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Was Independence Day really July 4th?
John Adams, who was as responsible for our nation's founding as any individual, said, on the occasion of our nation's birth, that: ''The 2nd day of July 1776, will be the most memorable epocha in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be...Tags: Public Holidays, United States of America, History, Bucks County, Fourth of July
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More take a long-term look
Of everything to plan for in retirement, a nursing home stay is about last on the fun scale. But some Baby Boomers previously unconcerned about their care in old age are beginning to ponder it. A new study from Fidelity Investments estimates a 65-year-...Tags: Finance, Health Insurance, Inflation and Deflation, Medicaid, Insurance
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The Declaration of Independence, reloaded
When you've spent as many hours unpacking the text of the nation's founding documents as we have, you start to notice how many concerns that were pressing when the United States was founded remain unresolved today. This is obvious with the U.S....Tags: Francis Lewis, James Smith, Stephen Hopkins, Samuel P Huntington, Charles Carroll
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In 1776, independence spirit thrives in Long Island
bill.bleyer@newsday.comWHEN Huntington patriots learned that the Declaration of Independence had been approved in the summer of 1776, they read it aloud, marched in impromptu parades and hanged an effigy of King George III before burning it to ashes. That evening, still in...Tags: George Washington, Jericho, Robert Hughes, Imperial and Royal Matters, Agriculture
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Long-term care is drawing attention
Chicago TribuneOf everything to plan for in retirement, a nursing home stay is about last on the fun scale. But some baby boomers previously unconcerned about their care in old age are beginning to ponder it. A new study from Fidelity Investments estimates a 65-year-...Tags: Finance, Inflation and Deflation, Insurance, Government Health Care, Health Treatments
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Home design products, books
Buy it Yes, it's a splurge. And yes, you probably don't need them. But we found lots of reasons to go for this wonderfully faux ceramic ware. It looks as though it came from Provence in the south of France, but it's actually made from melamine. It's...Tags: Oak Park, American Girl Place
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What's your patriotic IQ?
Do you know John Adams from John Hancock? A lot of high-school students don't, so Florida is reworking its standards for teaching social studies in public schools. Gauge your patriotic IQ with the quiz below. The questions are from a test given to U.S....Tags: Walt Whitman, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, American Revolutionary War, Constitutional Issues
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Long-Term Care Plans: Cost Vs. Benefit
Of everything to plan for in retirement, a nursing home stay is about last on the fun scale. But some baby boomers previously unconcerned about their care in old age are beginning to ponder it. A new study from Fidelity Investments estimates a 65-year-...Tags: Finance, Health Insurance, Inflation and Deflation, Government Health Care, Insurance
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