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Oregon man loses gun, faces charges of reckless endangerment
An Oregon man faces misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment after leaving his loaded semi-automatic handgun in a movie theater, where a 12-year-old boy found it. Tillamook Police Chief Terry Wright said Gary Quackenbush, 61, of Tillamook County...Tags: Firearms, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Arts and Culture, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
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Mental illness and gun violence
The reaction to the school shootings in Newtown, Conn., last week was immediate and voluminous. Of the more than 600 letters sent to letters@latimes.com on the topic, about 120 of them mentioned mental illness as a cause for the violence. A handful of...
Tags: Psychology, Mental Health, Autism, Politics, Behavioral Conditions
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Steinberg: Time for a change
"How many deaths will it take till they know, that too many people have died?" — Bob Dylan "Blowing in the wind" Professional football was shocked by the news that Kansas City linebacker Javon Belcher had shot his fiancée nine times, before...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms, Personal Weapon Control, Civil Rights, Barack Obama
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Harvard Pilgrim Wants To Compete In Connecticut's Health Insurance Market
The Hartford CourantHarvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc. wants to break into the Connecticut health insurance market, taking on five large health-insurers that dominate the market, which is home turf for four of them — Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in...Tags: Cigna Corporation, Private Health Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health and Safety at Work, Healthcare Industry
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Nathaniel M. Pigman Jr., statistician
Nathaniel M. Pigman Jr., a retired statistician and teacher, died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure Oct. 15 at the Gilchrist Hospice Care in Columbia. He was 92 and had lived in Columbia and Edgewater. Born in...Tags: University of Pennsylvania, Colleges and Universities, COPD, Dundalk, University of Virginia
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Robert Ormond Case, Jr.
Robert Ormond Case, Jr. Robert Ormond Case, Jr. (Bob) of Corona del Mar and Irvine passed away September 17 surrounded by his loving family. He was born Feb. 3, 1926 in Portland, Oregon to Evelyn and Robert O. Case, a well-known Western Fiction writer....
Tags: Ford Motor Co., Wethersfield, NASA, Science and Technology, World War II (1939-1945)
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Electronic music giants Pretty Lights and Bassnectar to play Hampton Coliseum Dec. 28-29 (UPDATE)
The electronic dance music, or EDM, revolution has officially reached the Peninsula. Staff at Hampton Coliseum announced Wednesday that Pretty Lights and Bassnectar, two of the genre's big names, will perform there Dec. 28 & 29. Tickets go on sale 10 a....
Tags: Nas, Bloomington, Hampton (Windham, Connecticut), Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Music
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Where to Get Pumpkin Ales Around Hartford
It's officially autumn. And with it comes falling leaves, hayrides, Halloween, Thanksgiving and the most important of all, more seasonal beers. Pumpkin ale is one of these seasonal beers that is not only enjoyed today but was also highly appreciated in...
Tags: Pumpkin, Holidays, Simsbury, Alcoholic Beverages, Middletown
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Art For Everyone: Publicly Funded Art From the New Deal Era
Art for Everyone: The Federal Art Project in Connecticut On view until Feb. 5, 2013. Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main St., Waterbury, mattatuckmuseum.org Among certain political circles, it is holy writ that the government has never produced, never...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Dioramas, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Artists, Southbury
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Sticky Fingers: Portland's Vegetable Oil-Fueled Quiet Life Return to New London on Sept. 28
The best part about running on grease, according to members of Quiet Life, is the satisfaction of knowing somebody’s trash has taken you 500 miles down the road. “I’ve spent only about $150 in diesel fuel to get across the country,&...
Tags: Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Neil Young, Music, New London (New London, Connecticut)
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Macy's center a perfect fit for Berkeley Co. family
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comEric Thomas’ hour-and-a-half commute to work from Berkeley County to College Park, Md., is over thanks to the opening of the Macy’s new online fulfillment center near Martinsburg. And not only does the 53-year-old Bunker Hill, W.Va., man...Tags: Frederick County (Maryland), Joe Manchin III, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), John D. Rockefeller IV
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Free Music! Gets jumping with Slightly Stoopid
California rockers Slightly Stoopid have covered a lot of stylistic ground since they, as high schoolers, were first signed to Sublime leader Brad Nowell's Skunk record label. The band has previously mixed skatepunk, off-kilter pop and hip-hop sounds....
Tags: Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Arts and Culture, Berkeley (Cook, Illinois), Festive Events, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
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