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Fifes and Drums celebrate 50th anniversary
247-4732By tradition, members of the Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums get drummed out of the corps at age 18, the summer after they graduate from high school. That doesn't necessarily mean their days playing "Yankee Doodle" and "The World Turned Upside...Tags: Music Industry, Society, Public Holidays, Ceremonies, Festive Event
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Hoaxes hit bookstores
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterApril 29, 2008 It's not quite an epidemic, not yet a rash. But a recent outbreak of hoaxes on local bookstores has staffers a little, at least, annoyed. "They're like con men," said Skylight Books manager Kerry Slattery. "They draw you in, and later you...Tags: Vehicles, Summits, Computer Crime, Security, Theft
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L.A.'s commuters can't even go nowhere fast
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn this neighborhood, nobody knows your name. There you are in the photograph above, crawling anonymously along a cheerless stretch of real estate known as the 110 Freeway at rush hour. The roads are slick with rain and cluttered with wrecks, and you'...Tags: Vehicles, Charter Schools, Academic Progress, Condos and Houses, Culture
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Another book merchant hopes to fill Brentwood's literary void
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJune 8, 2008 The April 30 closing of Dutton's bookstore, long a haven for L.A.'s literati, left readers in Brentwood and environs bereft. Now it appears that another independent book merchant is stepping in to try to fill that void. Diesel, a...Tags: Frank Lloyd Wright, Book, Santa Monica, Brentwood
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A fan's cancer fight, inspired by Ripken
Sun ReporterYesterday's editions of The Sun carried a special section devoted to Cal Ripken Jr.'s entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Sprinkled throughout was a bevy of congratulatory ads, from a full-page salute to Ripken by the Ravens to another from the...Tags: Diseases, Cancer, Death and Dying, Lou Gehrig
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Northwestern University opens
Chicago TribuneOn this date, an energetic band of young Methodist brethren gathered in a law office over a hardware store at Lake and Dearborn Streets in Chicago. Led by John Evans, a physician; Grant Goodrich, a lawyer and temperance crusader; and Orrington Lunt, a...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Lake Shore Drive, Evanston, Property, Northwestern University
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The diplomat who cracked
John Marshall Evans, a career U.S. diplomat with extensive experience in Central and Eastern Europe, was sworn in as ambassador to Armenia in August 2004. In February 2005, Evans made a trip to California, the capital state of the Armenian diaspora. At...Tags: John Marshall, Society, George Bush, Diplomacy, Government
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Congressman Is Gaining a Name in Foreign Affairs
Times Staff WriterWASHINGTON — According to conventional wisdom, there's no surer way for a young congressman to destroy his career than delving into foreign policy. Voters don't care about it, the old hands say, and time spent on what's happening overseas is time...Tags: Parliament, Elections, Same-Sex Marriage, Minority Groups, George Bush
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Healthy outlook for area housing
Sun StaffIf you're looking to purchase a home in 2001, be prepared to pay more and to spend more time finding the right house. However, you'll be able to borrow more to cope with rising prices, and mortgage rates are expected to decline. With the economy heading...Tags: House Building, Mortgages, Freddie Mac, Federal Reserve, Fannie Mae
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He Died in Fight for Right (Jan. 7, 2001)
Staff WriterDerwin Brown wasn't the type to keep quiet whenever he saw something that he viewed as unjust or unfair. As a student at Malverne High School in the early 1970s, he lobbied for black history courses. As a police officer in DeKalb County, he joined a...Tags: Murder, Vehicles, Prisons, Baptist, Defense
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