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Burb's Eye View: The library books an army of presidents
Any day now, Richard Nixon and Herbert Hoover will arrive at David Peterson's doorstep. At his Burbank home they'll join the likes of Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan and Thomas Jefferson — most of the presidents, really, in a collection of figurines...Tags: John Tyler, Ronald Reagan, Millard Fillmore, Washington, DC, Pneumonia
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New chief executive named for Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
Michael A. Rembis will be the new chief executive of Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, according to an announcement from the hospital Monday. Rembis, 58, will take his new role in mid-September. He leaves his post as president and...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, Corporate Officers, Healthcare Provider
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Founding Father frenemies Hamilton and Burr 'Duel With the Devil'
History may be written by the victors, but Alexander Hamilton became a victor by writing history. He died at the hands of lifelong rival Aaron Burr in a famous duel, yet posterity has been kinder to Hamilton because of the power of his pen. During his...Tags: Witnesses, Entertainment, Manhattan (New York City), Prosecution, NPR
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Stolen documents return to the Maryland Historical Society
They left the Maryland Historical Society tucked inside the coat pockets and notebooks of Barry Landau and his assistant, but the historical documents returned in manila envelopes, neatly packed inside a gray cardboard file box. Authorities continue...
Tags: FBI, Theft, War of 1812, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Museums
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TV Picks: 'Major Crimes,' kid sci-fi, the Tonys, 'Falling Skies'
Los Angeles Times Television Critic"Major Crimes" (TNT, Mondays). The sequel to the beloved "The Closer" begins its second season this week, with Mary McDonnell back as Capt. Sharon Raydor, the head of a fictional Los Angeles Police Department unit devoted to ... major crimes. The transfer...Tags: FBI, Battlestar Galactica (tv program), Tony Awards, Dwayne Johnson, Weaponry
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Parkland grad Jessica Holtz part of group marketing C.J. McCollum
Jessica Holtz was making the familiar trek in 1998 from New Milford, N.J., to New York City. She always looked forward to traveling the New Jersey Turnpike and over the George Washington Bridge into Manhattan, because at the end of the ride was a walk...
Tags: Media Industry, National Hockey League, Blake Griffin, Madison Square Garden, The Pennsylvania State University
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Letters to the Editor: Zimmerman's charges, Lyman High School, special-interest wars
Zimmerman's charges As if the Casey Anthony trial wasn't mind-blowing enough, here we go with the George Zimmerman trial. In both cases, it seems getting a conviction takes precedence over finding out what really happened. So the public will be...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Seminole County, Al-Qaeda, Casey Anthony
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TSA to continue prohibiting carry-on pocket knives on planes
Under pressure from lawmakers and flight attendants, the Transportation Security Administration said it would indefinitely prohibit passengers from carrying small pocket knives on planes — a ban that began after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Edward J Markey, Transportation Security Administration, Michael Grimm, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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A rare-book bonanza in the digital age? 'Common Sense' says yes
The digital era has been good for old books, an expert in rare books said earlier this week. Matthew Haley, head of rare books and manuscripts at the Bonhams auction house in London, said that news of rare books moves faster and wider than ever before...
Tags: Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Auction Service, Mount Vernon, Arts and Culture, Charles Darwin
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Choosing sides in Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai has been president of Afghanistan for a long time — since the end of 2001, when he was installed by a U.S.-led alliance. At the time, he seemed a charming, English-speaking leader with a colorful wardrobe who could craft a democratic,...
Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Qayum Karzai, Barack Obama, Alvaro Uribe, Afghanistan
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A Speaking Dog bank could put some money in your account
Children's toys often tell us how times have changed. Canada stopped making pennies last year, so saving money a penny at a time will soon be a problem in Canada. The United States also may stop making pennies, since the cost of the copper in a single...Tags: China, Newspaper and Magazine, New York City
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Was the Revolutionary War a reactionary war? 'Bunker Hill' reconsiders history.
It turns out the modern incarnation of the tea party may have more in common with the original Boston hell-raisers than people think. Americans have long romanticized the events leading to the Battle of Bunker Hill and the start of the American...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Authors, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tea Party Movement
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