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Catching up with Red Simpson, the Bard of Bakersfield
Bakersfield country singer-songwriter Red Simpson, 78, has enjoyed a long, distinguished career. A key architect of Bakersfield's crackling, regional musical style, he's had his songs recorded by the biggest names in the business — Merle Haggard,...
Tags: Dwight Yoakam, Annette Funicello, Country and Western (genre), Music, Gram Parsons
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Community: Grand marshals earned their wings
Burbank on Parade pays homage to aviation when it marches down Olive Avenue beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday. It's with luck that the parade committee has a link to former Lockheed test pilot Robert Gilliland, who will be sharing the title of grand...
Tags: Festive Events, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Christianity, United Air Lines, Human Interest
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Burb's Eye View: Sausage king has links to past and future
On San Fernando near the border of Glendale and Burbank, it looks as if someone flew in a sausage haus from Bavaria and dropped it smack between a bank and a blank beige wall. It wasn’t moved there, though walking into the Continental Gourmet...Tags: Sausages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Restaurants
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Armenians cry for justice
A candlelight vigil commemorating the 96th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide was held on the steps of Burbank City Hall on Tuesday night, two days before an L.A. visit by President Obama, who has not kept a campaign promise to formally recognize the...Tags: Human Rights, Genocide, Crime, Law and Justice, Hate Crimes, Politics
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Navy conducts first test flight of Northrop's Triton drone
Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman Corp., plagued by setbacks with its pricey high-flying spy drones, has come up with a new version for the Navy that could keep the company's unmanned aircraft assembly line in Palmdale humming. An initial test flight...
Tags: Boeing Co., Military Equipment, Aerospace Manufacturing, U.S. Congress, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Volunteers do their part to keep an Ozarks community clean
lpozen@kspr.comNIXA, Mo - When you drive down McCroskey street, a group of volunteers want you to know one thing. "American Legion is here in Nixa, along with VFW, we are together. We have honor guard and do everything we can for the veterans," says volunteer Glen...Tags: American Legion
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Gayle Blackert: Engineer, inventor earned nickname 'Einstein' from family, friends
When Sand Lake-area residents had an electrical problem, they knew who to turn to, and where they could find him. Gayle Blackert was usually in his crowded garage creating his next invention or trying to perfect another, but he never hesitated to stop...Tags: Science and Technology, Walnuts, Old Town (Osceola, Florida), Electronics, Lung Cancer
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Passive, yet powerful houses
The idea of passive house design isn't new. It was first promoted in the early 1990s. But the concept — virtually airtight buildings, heavily insulated and using triple-glazed windows, requiring little energy for heating or cooling — has yet...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Personal Service, New York City, Alternative Energy, Energy Saving
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Musicals to 'LeapFest,' 41 more shows for your summer
Just when you thought it was safe to get out of your house and into the long-delayed sunny season, Chicago theaters of all sizes unleash some of their most promising offerings of the year. When you're ready for a break from the beach and the ballpark,...
Tags: Festive Events, Man of Steel (movie), Zack Snyder, Broadway Theater, Human Interest
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Pay your taxes, Europe warns multinationals
LONDON — European leaders fired a warning shot in the battle against multinational companies that exploit loopholes or set up complicated schemes to minimize their tax bills, calling for collective action to thwart such practices. Britain,...Tags: European Union, Starbucks Corp., Economy, Business and Finance, Government, Politics
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Hay honored as 50-year member of Hillcrest Grange
Somerset County Grangers celebrated 50 continuous years of membership of one of their loyal members at a dinner meeting held May 8 in Somerset Township. David R. Hay of Somerset received the National Grange's "Golden Sheaf" certificate and a 50-year...
Tags: Illinois State University, U.S. Army, Bloomington, Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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Arnie Weidner made many friends along his journey
Daily American correspondentArnie Weidner, who died Tuesday, never knew a stranger. In fact, this Korean War veteran and Allegheny Township farmer could tell the most interesting and colorful stories about his life. He had friends everywhere – at the Veterans Home...Tags: United Nations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Farms, Auction Service, Korean War (1950-1953)
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