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    Dec 30, 2010 |Story| Daily Pilot

  1. Lobdell: Remember these historic figures

    This year's Daily Pilot 103 got me to thinking. Who would make the all-time DP 103 list of influential people in Newport-Mesa history? Here's my stab at the beginnings of the list. I limited myself to folks who could be considered early pioneers or...

    Tags: Landforms, Costa Mesa, Native Americans, Minority Groups, Property

    2. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Back Story: Restoring historic stretch of railroad

    For quite some time now, enthusiastic volunteers have been whacking brush, clearing debris and replacing ties and rails on the old Pennsylvania Railroad's Northern Central Division, one of the nation's most historic stretches of railroad, which courses 10 miles northward from New Freedom, Pa., to Hanover Junction.
    For quite some time now, enthusiastic volunteers have been whacking brush, clearing debris and replacing ties and rails on the old Pennsylvania Railroad's Northern Central Division, one of the nation's most historic stretches of railroad, which courses 10...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Hanover (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Elgin, Transportation

    3. Apr 21, 2013 |Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  3. Kingsley Guy: South Florida economic future looks good

    As Mark Twain noted, history doesn't repeat itself, but "sometimes it rhymes," and South Florida may be in for one of those rhyming moments as it emerges from the economic doldrums of the past half decade. Turn the clock back a hundred years: Henry...

    Tags: Key West, Career and Workplace, Palm Beach County, Rick Scott, Natural Disasters

    4. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Chinese bullet train leader charged with corruption

    As Gov. Jerry Brown seeks to build California's own high-speed rail system, he's pointed to the example set by China, where 5,000 miles of track have been laid in recent years. During his visit there this week, he will ride one of those bullet trains from Beijing to Shanghai.
    As Gov. Jerry Brown seeks to build California's own high-speed rail system, he's pointed to the example set by China, where 5,000 miles of track have been laid in recent years. During his visit there this week, he will ride one of those bullet trains from...

    Tags: Railway Transportation, China, Jerry Brown, Political Corruption

    5. Oct 15, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Eric Lomax dies at 93; ex-POW's act of forgiveness set stage for memoir 'The Railway Man'

    "Some time the hating has to stop," reads the last line of "The Railway Man," a moving tale of wartime torture and forgiveness by former British prisoner of war Eric Lomax. Lomax was a British army officer when he was captured by Japanese forces during...

    Tags: United Kingdom, Entertainment, Prisons, Literature, Wars and Interventions

    6. Sep 2, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Remarkable Woman: Elaine Silets

    If Elaine Silets ever writes her autobiography — and we can only hope she does, and soon — it will have to be published in a couple of volumes. The woman has stories.
    If Elaine Silets ever writes her autobiography — and we can only hope she does, and soon — it will have to be published in a couple of volumes. The woman has stories. Born in Chicago to a lawyer father (the Marx Brothers were among his...

    Tags: Neiman Marcus, Crime, Law and Justice, Marshall Field, Arts and Culture, Railway Transportation

    7. Aug 25, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  7. Restaurant inspections for March and April 2012

    The following food service establishments were inspected by the Washington County Health Department in March and found to have sanitation violations that must be corrected within 30 days: Bavarian Pretzel Bakery, 17301 Valley Mall Road — Three...

    Tags: Health and Safety at School, Sandwiches, Health, Career and Workplace, Food Industry

    8. Jun 15, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  8. African-American Involvement In Roanoke's Railroad History

    The contributions African-Americans made to Roanoke's rich railroad history are equally as rich. This weekend you can take a trip back in time to explore those contributions. It’s all part of the 14th annual African-American Norfolk and Western Heritage Celebration. The purpose of the event is to preserve history.
    Reporter
    The contributions African-Americans made to Roanoke's rich railroad history are equally as rich. This weekend you can take a trip back in time to explore those contributions. It’s all part of the 14th annual African-American Norfolk and Western...

    Tags: Cultural Development, Museums, Minority Groups, Career and Workplace, Religion and Belief

    9. Mar 19, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  9. Letters to the Editor - March 19

    Former railway could be used for commuter service To the editor: I see that fourth on the City of Hagerstown’s list of transportation priorities is the recreational trail following the old rail right-of-way from Hagerstown to Weverton. I think...

    Tags: Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Commuting, Montgomery County (Maryland), Tour Operations Industry, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

    10. Mar 7, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  10. Former Virginian Railway station in Roanoke is getting a makeover

    A Roanoke landmark heavily damaged by fire is getting a major makeover.
    WDBJ7 Reporter
    A Roanoke landmark heavily damaged by fire is getting a major makeover. The former passenger station of the Virginian Railway is on Williamson Road not far from Community Hospital.  If you've driven by here the last few years, you've seen nothing but a...

    Tags: Railway Transportation, Transportation, Travel

    11. Jan 23, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  11. Sen. Kirk faces a potentially long recovery from stroke

    First-term Republican U.S. Sen. <a id="PEPLT003562" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Mark Kirk" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/politics/government/mark-kirk-PEPLT003562.topic">Mark Kirk</a> faces a potentially long road back from a weekend stroke that his neurosurgeon said could leave the lawmaker with lasting physical damage but also a full mental recovery.
    Chicago Tribune
    First-term Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk faces a potentially long road back from a weekend stroke that his neurosurgeon said could leave the lawmaker with lasting physical damage but also a full mental recovery. The 52-year-old North Shore politician...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Numbness, Health, Democratic Party, Chicago Transit Authority

    12. Dec 27, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Pastry and Paris sights become one and the same

    <b>"Pastry Paris: In Paris, Everything Looks Like Dessert"</b>
    Special to Tribune Newspapers
    "Pastry Paris: In Paris, Everything Looks Like Dessert" Little Bookroom, $19.95 This book takes its subtitle literally because, according to author and graphic designer Susan Hochbaum, everything in Paris does indeed look like dessert. Maybe part of...

    Tags: Italy, Arts, Photography, Arts, Architecture

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