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1851 gun used in Civil War returns to Arkansas
Associated Press WriterAn 1851 artillery gun carried into battle by Arkansas military school students who joined the Confederate Army was unveiled in its home state Thursday after nearly 150 years. The 570-pound cast bronze Alger Cadet Gun is on display at the MacArthur Museum...Tags: Defense, Douglas MacArthur, Armed Forces, Wars and Interventions
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Honey bees threatened in Va.
Virginia is taking steps to protect its threatened honey bees, which are crucial for the pollination of fruit and vegetable crops. A General Assembly study found that honey bee hives are at risk because of parasitic mites and other threats. As a...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Virginia Tech, Arable Farming
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Tuskegee Airman inspired youngsters to take up flying
Special to the Chicago TribuneWhen George A. Taylor first left his hometown of Middlesex, Va., and enlisted in the Army Air Forces to join the Tuskegee Airmen, he did not tell his neighbors and friends of his plans. "He never told any of them because so many of the blacks were washed...Tags: La Grange, Death and Dying, Engineering, Defense, Awards and Prizes
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The numbers
Comparing average sales prices of new and used homes, in the thousands of dollars, in the first quarter of 2007 and 2008. ++++++++++++++++++++ || City || 2007 || 2008 || % change || || Atlanta || $242.0 || $268.0 || || || Boston-Worcester || 383.5...Tags: Tampa, Long Island, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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Study: Local women rank low in heart health
757-247-7470Hampton Roads ranks 22nd out of the nation's largest metro areas when it comes to women's heart health. The study, released today by the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women, looked at 22 factors for each location, including the risk factors...Tags: Austin, San Bernardino (San Bernardino, California), Hampton Roads, Tampa, Long Island
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Growing up Lincoln
abraham lincoln kentucky•Indiana•illinois By Alan Solomon Alan Solomon is a longtime Tribune travel writer. He wrote this piece just before his retirement in March. "He was born in Kentucky . . . " -From Aaron Copland's "A Lincoln...Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, Rivers, Slavery, Aaron Copland, Gardens and Parks
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River cruise gets inside the real Europe and delivers a taste of the Old World
King Features SyndicateWhen Americans travel to the great capitals of Europe, they frequently find themselves surrounded by masses of tourists, or else in areas that have been so modernized that they resemble large cities of the United States. This doesn't happen on a European...Tags: Transportation, Petersburg County, Consumer Goods Industries, Cruises, Tourism and Leisure
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Gov. Crist tries to insure more as legislators cut health programs
TALLAHASSEE BUREAUGov. Charlie Crist is campaigning hard around the state for his health insurance plan, aimed at offering coverage to 3.8 million uninsured Floridians. But fellow Republicans in the Legislature are intent on budget cuts that health-care officials say will...Tags: Local Elections, Budgets and Budgeting, Cooper City, Florida Hospital, Broward County
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Gov. Crist tries to insure more Floridians as legislators cut health programs
ORLANDO SENTINELGov. Charlie Crist is campaigning hard around the state for his health insurance plan, aimed at offering coverage to 3.8 million uninsured Floridians. But fellow Republicans in the Legislature are intent on budget cuts that health-care officials say will...Tags: Local Elections, Budgets and Budgeting, Cooper City, Florida Hospital, Broward County
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Crist's health insurance plan faces rocky road at Legislature
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefGov. Charlie Crist is campaigning hard around the state for his health-insurance plan, aimed at offering low-cost coverage to 3.8 million uninsured Floridians. But even as Crist presses for adoption of the proposal, his fellow Republicans in the...Tags: Daniel Webster, Local Elections, Budgets and Budgeting, Cooper City, Florida Hospital
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