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October 31, 2007 08:48 AM EDT -- Everyone knows that today marks the death of Harry Houdini, the legendary escape artist who departed this world on Halloween. But did you know that his mentor, Harry Kellar, was really the first, great . . . more
July 02, 2008 06:57 PM EDT -- "Culture is knowledge applied with wisdom."     ---- Josei Toda (2nd Soka Gakkai President) more
July 24, 2007 07:32 PM EDT --   I, Catherine Huber, sit at table, pen in hand. In trepidation, we await the ever brewing battles we have rumour of. Simple farmers we are and have no need for war, but face it we . . . more
January 02, 2008 04:39 PM EST -- Having been born in 1946, I can recall thinking as a young girl that I would be old when the ball dropped in Times Square in the year 2000. Well, I got to see 2000 and am chugging along happily in 2008. . . . more
My first day on my own...
by Donna K.
views: 52 | rating: 10 | comments: 18
September 03, 2007 01:58 AM EDT -- .... felt odd!  I work tomorrow, so thoday was my holiday! I spent the day cleaning and organizing things in the house, fixed and put together the stereo that's been sitting in the front room . . . more
October 20, 2007 06:31 PM EDT -- I actually hadn't heard of this one until it was pretty much over.  New York Senators Charles Schumer and Hillary Clinton, both Democrats, had inserted a $1 million earmark into a health and . . . more
November 27, 2007 06:01 PM EST -- It’s deer season in my neck of the woods, but if you’d rather hunt for antiques, Christmas gifts, and a winter’s worth of reading, take off the camouflage and set your sights for Warren, . . . more
It Started on 9/11
by Ian Thorpe
views: 330 | rating: 10 | comments: 11
September 06, 2007 12:25 PM EDT -- The First Stirrings of Cultural Conflict. It all kicked off on 9/11. But in order to understand we have to go back a while. Bahadur Shah Zafar looked out of his window on the morning of May 11, 1857 . . . more
May 03, 2008 04:50 PM EDT -- Like a secret passageway that leads into the heart and soul of America, scenic U.S. Route 6 stretches 440 miles acro ss Pennsylvania's northern tier, through forests and farmland, mountains, rivers . . . more
March 31, 2008 12:32 PM EDT -- Part 3 of the Series A Short History of Abortion and Contraception. Read earlier parts first: Part 1 Cavewomen and Contraception  Part 2 Bronze Age Birth Control Readers who prefer LARGER . . . more
April 02, 2008 11:38 AM EDT -- Part 4 and conclusion of the Series A Short History of Abortion and Contraception. Read earlier parts first: Part 1 Cavewomen and Contraception  Part 2 Bronze Age Birth Control Part 3 . . . more
August 26, 2007 07:18 PM EDT -- I can only see an advertisement so many times before I wonder what the fuss is all about. Adverts for the “Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World” exhibition at the Atlanta History . . . more
March 28, 2008 12:45 PM EDT -- TO READ Part 1 first follow this link   IF YOU PREFER to read long articles in larger print with more whitespace follow THIS LINK WARNING: In this article I will mention from time to . . . more
 
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