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Why go to Delaware?
Chicago Tribune Staff WriterFor all its contributions to American society--it was the first state to ratify the Constitution, it was the site of a pivotal event in rock 'n' roll history, and it's the proud birthplace of both nylon and Valerie Bertinelli--Delaware these days is known...Tags: Kings (tv program), Sales, Delaware River, Motor Racing, Maryland
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Singer brought zing to big band swing
New York Times News ServiceConnie Haines, a peppy, petite, big-voiced singer with a zippy, rhythmic style who most famously teamed up with Frank Sinatra as lead vocalists with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, then went on to a prolific career of her own, died Monday in Clearwater Beach,...Tags: Dancing, Madison Square Garden, Milton Berle, Bing Crosby, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Howard County Datebook
Today 'Producers' Toby's Dinner Theatre of Columbia, 5900 Symphony Woods Road, will present Mel Brooks' The Producers through Nov. 23. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. for Wednesday and Sunday matinees. Doors open for evening performances at 6 p.m. Tuesday...Tags: Music Theater, Bodies of Water, Photography, Tourism and Leisure, Satellite and Cable Service
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Boomer TV: Hot Diggity!
The TV ZoneIn today's Newsday, you'll find a really great article taste-tasting hot dogs, which I read avidly even though I am a vegetarian. And reading about all those Hebrew National and Nathan's franks, inspired me to track down one of the......Tags: Newsday Inc.
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Letters to the editor
Anti-gang steps are predictable Re "Politics clouds anti-gang fight," March 10 The picture of smiling politicians along with the headlines regarding the continuing stalemate over what to do about gang violence is so L.A. The same faces appear as they...Tags: Condoleezza Rice, Gang Activity, Local Elections, Political Systems, Abraham Lincoln
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Building history and legend
Newsday Staff WriterLong before anyone dreamed of an automated system for tee times, long before there were cars in which intrepid golfers could sleep while waiting to sign up, Long Island had crowded golf courses. No sooner did the Island Golf Links open to the public in...Tags: Sam Snead, Golf, Nassau Coliseum, Bill Clinton, Boston Red Sox
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San Luis Obispo's Madonna Inn gets in the swim
Times Staff WriterSan Luis Obispo Nobody in the hotel business ever tried harder to make a splash than Alex Madonna. So what did he have against swimming pools? Over a span of 46 years, this builder-rancher-hotelier crafted his Madonna Inn, turning it into one of...Tags: Madonna, Hotels and Accommodations, Swimming, House Building, Personal Service
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Golden Era TV meets the Digital Age
Times Staff WriterOLD-TIME television is making a comeback. Not on television, though. Aided by the neutron star-like cultural gravity of Google's YouTube, an increasing number of vintage TV programs and early commercials are flying out of collectors' closets, ending half...Tags: NBC, Family, GlaxoSmithKline, CBS Corp., Movies
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Fall Arts: Events calendar
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Evening of Stars. Amateur salsa dancers compete for prizes at 4 p.m., winner makes a return appearance at 7:30 p.m. with champion professional salsa dancers, part of the River to River Festival, rivertoriver nyc.com, Battery Park, Main...Tags: 2 Mile Run, Weather Reports, Games, New York City Marathon, Railway Transportation
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Roll call for homegrown icons
STAFF WRITER; Kevin AmorimThere are two types of Long Islanders: Those who are proud of where they live and those who aren't. "There is an inherent inferiority complex that Long Islanders have, which I actually find kind of charming," explains Hicksville native and Oyster Bay...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), John Coltrane, Cyndi Lauper, Music Theater, Richie Havens
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Long Island Music Hall of Fame inducts first class
Newsday Staff WriterWith shout-outs to local spots from Huntington to Syosset to Levittown, a roster of musicians spanning generations and genres celebrated their one common trait last night: a connection to Long Island. The event was the inaugural induction ceremony of the...Tags: Billy Joel, Manhattan (New York City), Popular Music, Brooklyn Bridge, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
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Tony Bennett Swings Through Six Decades on NBC
It's the late '60s, and despite the British Invasion, Tony Bennett is on the radio. A mother and daughter dance around an apartment to his tunes.
Thirty years later, that daughter would take her children to an outdoor Bennett concert and twirl them...Tags: NBC, Queens (New York City), Diana Krall, Cary Grant, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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