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Hanna, Age 12, Guest Blogger
Hello! My name is Hanna. I live in Farmington and go to school in West Hartford at a great school called Renbrook. I am twelve years old and in seventh grade. For this year, my father lives in Washington, D.C. and works for Senator Rockefeller when he was...
Tags: John D. Rockefeller IV, Joe Biden, Mary L. Landrieu, Central Intelligence Agency, Politics
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1995: A HORRIBLE END TO A TROUBLED LIFE WOMAN DRAGGED TO DEATH BY CAR BATTLED ADDICTION
Courant Staff WriterRobert Baskin thought his daughter was finally getting her life back on track. She had successfully completed a drug rehab program in Middletown this summer. She attended Narcotics Anonymous meetings and spoke of plans to get her high school...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Addiction, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Wethersfield, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Wedding Installations: Art galleries offer a unique venue with its own distinct décor already in place
CTW FeaturesGalleries are places to celebrate artists and their work. But they can be the perfect creative haven to celebrate a wedding. The décor is already in place; all you need are the guests, food and drinks, and music. Most galleries that allow weddings are...Tags: Marriage, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Pennsylvania, Arts, Family
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You're Such A Bad Driver
Driving Test How much do you remember? By Deb Acord CTW Features Most adult drivers are happy to view their test-taking days in the rearview mirror – and it shows. One in five U.S. drivers couldn’t pass a written driving test if...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Building Material
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Rush Hour Driving
Rush Hours Shackled by Gridlock A recent survey concluded that drivers commuting within urban areas that experience the greatest rush-hour gridlock spend a full month out of every year sitting in traffic. According to the annual National Traffic...Tags: Transportation, Commuting, New York, Trips and Vacations, Los Angeles
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Brownstone Exploration & Discovery Park in Portland
FOX CTIf it's possible to have the summer doldrums, there is a perfect place to cure your boredom! Brownstone Exploration & Discovery Park in Portland is literally chock full of warm weather activities. Kayaking, scuba diving, wake boarding and zip lining are...Tags: Sean Hayes, New York, Portland (Middlesex, Connecticut), Middletown
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On ending perpetual war
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- President Obama's speech declaring that the United States is not committed to "perpetual war" signals no swift end to America's fight against terrorism. But it does lay out his redirection from the previous open-ended Bush policy that went...Tags: Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Al-Qaeda
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Transparency isn't coming easily to Obama White House
WASHINGTON — The White House decided to release internal emails about the deadly attack on the diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya — but only after summaries of the exchanges had leaked. The president's spokesman disclosed details of...
Tags: White House, John Kerry, Internal Revenue Service, Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency
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Air marshal whistle-blower fired in 2006 claims big win in court
Two years after 9/11, federal Air Marshal Robert MacLean turned whistle-blower. He revealed to MSNBC reporters that the government planned to remove armed security officers from long-distance passenger flights to reduce hotel expenses despite reports...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, Al-Qaeda, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Justice System
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Business calendar - May 26
Using email for job searches May 29 — Learn how to set up an email account and basic tips on using email in job searches. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Washington County Job Center, 14 N. Potomac St., Suite 100, Hagerstown. Call 301-393-8255. Lunch and...Tags: Real Estate, Business, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Services and Shopping, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Lloyd Waters: This Memorial Day, I saw a cross
“I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps, They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps; I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps: His day is marching on.” That verse is taken...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army, The Herald-Mail, Memorial Day, Armed Forces
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Fusi family preps for National Spelling Bee
Staff WriterFor Jillian Fusi, the opportunity to compete in the National Spelling Bee has been a journey four years in the making. The 11-year-old Imperial resident participated in her first Regional Spelling Bee when she was in the second grade and immediately...Tags: Memorial Day, Robert J. Lopez
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