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Motorcycle art, GPS seminar, cancer benefit
Tribune staffMOTORCYCLE ART The Elmhurst Artists' Guild is sponsoring a motorcycle art exhibit in the Elmhust Art Museum through Aug 15. A reception for the one-man show featuring the art of Wesley R. Baker is set for 1 to 4 p.m. July 20. Admission to the museum at...Tags: Defense, American Legion, Motorcycling, Public Holidays, Concours d'Elegance
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Oldest running mate ever had Md. roots
Sun ReporterIf the age of Republican presidential hopeful John McCain is of some concern to voters, how about the case of Henry Gassaway Davis, who was 80 when he was nominated to be Democratic nominee Alton B. Parker's vice presidential candidate in 1904? While...Tags: Forests, Republican Party, Metal and Mineral, Executive Branch, Dwight David Eisenhower
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Parking limit reconsidered
Sun ReporterDanielle Davis used to be able to find a free-all-day parking space on Calvert Street early each weekday morning before catching her MARC train for her commute to Washington. But since last month, when the city Parking Authority abruptly restricted...Tags: Railway Transportation, Government, Vehicles, Maryland, Transportation
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Letters to the editor
Uncertainties of global warming Re "Climate change: Just deal with it?" March 26 The Times misses much of the point. Yes, humans can take some steps to mitigate the effects of climate change on our own species, but we can do little to help other species...Tags: Ecosystems, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Global Change, Justice and Rights
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At home in Rome
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLast fall, I asked myself where I really wanted to be. I had just returned to L.A. after four months in China and, before that, three years in Paris. I was living temporarily in a furnished studio apartment near the beach in Santa Monica. Road-weary,...Tags: Public Holidays, Tourism and Leisure Industry, David Smith, Hotels and Accommodations, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Railroad's 'green' claim is way off track
Matthew K. Rose, head honcho of one of the nation's biggest railways, made the rounds recently touting a plan to city power brokers for a new "green" rail yard near the port. It'll have clean trucks, he said. Electric cranes. Natural-gas locomotives. His...Tags: Railway Transportation, Pollution, Los Angeles, Cancer, Transportation
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Recalled Thomas toys in stores
Tribune staff reporterNearly two weeks after a national recall of 1.5 million Thomas & Friends wooden railway toys, a spot check of more than 100 retailers by state investigators showed that the toys still were on sale in a handful of stores and that numerous other stores...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Illinois, Consumer Confidence, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Oak Brook
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At ease on Cape Breton
NEWSDAY STAFF WRITERMany tourists visiting Nova Scotia don't see much beyond the rocky harbor and lighthouse at Peggy's Cove or the fortress and historic waterfront in Halifax. But those who don't continue on to Cape Breton Island, the easternmost part of the province, are...Tags: St. George, John Cabot, Roman Catholic, New Hampshire, Fishing
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Dresden's spirit soars once more
Times Staff WriterYou can't get lost in Dresden. Wherever you go, you can see the stately white dome of the Frauenkirche, as much a landmark in this eastern German city as St. Peter's is in Rome. It isn't just that the church towers 300 feet above Dresden's lovely Baroque...Tags: Madonna, Death and Dying, Theater, Roman Catholic, Norwich
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Blazing a costly trail
Sentinel Staff WriterMore than 250 people move to Central Florida every day, lured to the region by its jobs and climate. Many are quickly drawn to the area's varied outdoor offerings, from its beaches and parks to the tourist attractions. For some, the closest outdoor...Tags: Seminole County, Interstate 4, Interior Policy, Apopka, Public Officials
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