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Thoughts from Dr. Joe: Filling the void through service
In 1963 I was the messenger boy for Arthur Sulzberger, the publisher of the New York Times. I bicycled throughout Manhattan running messages and packages, and prosecuting Sulzberger’s will. On any given day he would introduce me to the political...Tags: Human Interest, The New York Times, Religion and Belief, Philosophy, Starbucks Corp.
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Jefferson County deputies keep drivers on right path
richardb@herald-mail.comBetween the two of them, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department Corporals Dustin Tabler and Vincent Tiong made 79 of the 123 DUI arrests the department racked up in 2012. Sheriff Pete Dougherty recognized Tabler’s 47 arrests and the 32 DUI...Tags: Memorial Day, Washington, DC, Police Arrests, Drunk Driving
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Photo Exhibit Imagines A Celebrity Life For Sputnik 2 Space Dog
Laika was a homeless mutt from Moscow who was adopted by the Soviet space program and blasted into orbit in 1957 in Sputnik 2, in an experiment to see if a living creature could survive in space. There was no way to bring Laika back to Earth, so...
Tags: Music, Arts and Culture, Science and Technology, Middletown, Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut)
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Unions, not businesses, are responsible for worker safety laws
Paul Carpenter's column in support of John Brinson's anti-union stance is an attack on all workers. In the article, Mr. Brinson stated, "The problem is, we don't really need unions anymore" because of laws that now protect workers. Using that train of...Tags: Labor Legislation, Laws, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Health and Safety at Work, Interior Policy
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LETTER: No Secret Pardon Proceedings
The Judiciary Committee of the General Assembly has moved a bill that would make secret much of the work of the state Board of Pardons and Paroles [May 12, Jon Lender column, "Lights Dim On Freedom Of Information"]. It will exempt pardon applications...Tags: Justice System, Justice and Rights, Freedom of Information Act, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights
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PASSINGS: Kenneth Battelle
Kenneth Battelle, an influential hairstylist who created Jacqueline Kennedy's tousled bouffant and counted Marilyn Monroe and Lucille Ball among his many famous clients, died Sunday at his home in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. He was 86. His death was...
Tags: Madison Square Garden, White House, New York City
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ANALYSIS-Once a beacon, Obama under fire over civil liberties
ReutersBy Joan Biskupic and David Ingram WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - He may have been the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago. He may have written a book extolling...Tags: Parties and Movements, Barack Obama, Lyndon B. Johnson, Internal Revenue Service, Al-Qaeda
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John Kerry's brother, Cameron, to be acting Commerce secretary
WASHINGTON -- Cameron Kerry will serve as acting Commerce secretary starting June 1, joining his brother, Secretary of State John Kerry, in President Obama's Cabinet. Cameron Kerry, who has been general counsel at the Commerce Department since 2009,...
Tags: Barack Obama, Edison International, John Kerry, Rebecca Blank, Washington, DC
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Texas swindler Billie Sol Estes dead at 88
ReutersBy Marice Richter DALLAS, May 14 (Reuters) - Billie Sol Estes, a flamboyant Texan who was convicted of bilking millions of dollars from a federal crop subsidy program, died on Tuesday at age 88, police said. Estes, whose exploits in the 1960s captured...Tags: Lyndon B. Johnson
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A Second Suitor: Brewery Interested In Hartford Times Building
The Hartford CourantIn the dozen years that the landmark Hartford Times building has stood vacant, there has been only one serious proposal to redevelop the property. And that one didn't work out. Now, in the space of a few months, there are two more. The Thomas Hooker...Tags: University of Connecticut, Hartford Distributors, West Hartford, Prospect, Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Art Callaham: O'Reilly's book on Kennedy a good read
I was never a “Kennedyphile” — lifelong southern conservative Republicans usually are not. Sure, I was a starry-eyed 15-year-old who understood “Camelot,” liked the pictures of bikini clad Jackie-O (as she was later to be...Tags: Lyndon B. Johnson, Assassinations, Lee Harvey Oswald, Elections, Organized Crime
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READER SUBMITTED: East Hampton Student Kyle Randall Honored By Sen. Art Linares At Capitol
East HamptonSen. Art Linares congratulates East Hampton High School senior Kyle Randall , who was among several outstanding Connecticut students to be presented with a scholarship by the Connecticut Water Works Association and the Connecticut Section of the...Tags: Hampton (Windham, Connecticut), East Hampton (Middlesex, Connecticut), Awards and Prizes
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May 15, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 12, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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