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Trolley Into Mark Twain Country - WETM 18

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:25:00 GMT

This is one of many images of Twain used in the latest issue of Time Magazine. (ELMIRA, N.Y.) - The time is right to trolley into "Mark Twain Country," the moniker affectionately used to describe the greater Elmira region, where the famed writer made ...

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'The tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime' - Ashland Daily Tidings

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:46:00 GMT

"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." ? Mark Twain You ready for the Fourth tomorrow? The run, the Air Force flyover, the big parade, the pedestrian-jam lining the park, too much food, the ...

Staying afloat: Book traces the history of boathouses - La Crosse Tribune

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:29:00 GMT

The Mississippi River, even before Mark Twain spun his tales about the mighty waterway, has captivated countless people. More than anyone, perhaps, are those who?ve lived in the little ?boathouses? clustered along its banks. ?Boathouses ...

Opinions are like ... - Morning Journal

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:19:00 GMT

To the Editor: Whenever I read one of Mr. Glenn Walter's thousands of opinions, I am reminded of two things. One is a quote from Mark Twain's essay, "Corn Pone Opinions," in which a black preacher says, "You tell me whar a man gits his corn pone, en ...

Gordon Brown's attack on Tory cuts has backfired in spectacular ... - Daily Telegraph

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:19:00 GMT

"My complaint simply concerns the decay of the art of lying. No high-minded man, no man of right feeling, can contemplate the lumbering and slovenly lying of the present day without grieving to see a noble art so prostituted" ? Mark Twain. Smell ...

Aspen Chapel honors Schweitzer - Aspen Times

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:59:00 GMT

ASPEN ? The Aspen Chapel is honoring the life of Albert Schweitzer on the 60th anniversary of his first speech held here by hosting a one-man play Monday. Schweitzer was in Aspen on his only visit to the United States from July 4 through July 8 ...

The viewpoints of Americans: What citizenship means - Anniston Star

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:42:00 GMT

The Star has asked readers to answer a question: What does it mean to be an American? We printed a collection of responses in Friday's edition, and today we are offering more thoughts from readers. Enjoying my freedoms My parents arrived from Germany ...

Hannibal photo exhibit puts focus on adoption needs - Hannibal Courier-Post

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:36:00 GMT

Emily Mathis sees herself in every photo. The 17-year-old foster care veteran from St. Louis joined Thursday?s Hannibal opening of the Missouri Adoption Heart Gallery exhibit. The display is featured in the Mark Twain Museum at 120 N. Main and the ...

Luis Carlos Montalvan: Celebrating Independence Day During Wartime

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:11:25 GMT

"It is a common mistake in going to war to begin at the wrong end, to act first, and wait for disasters to discuss the matter."- Thucydides On July 4th, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln undoubtedly enjoyed one of the most sublime days of his presidency.

'The tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime'

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:31:35 GMT

"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." - Mark Twain You ready for the Fourth tomorrow? The run, the Air Force flyover, the big parade, the pedestrian-jam lining the park, too much food, the satisfied gasps underneath the fireworks? At some point, maybe as you're listening to the annual reading ...

Tributes paid to RAF crewmen killed on training flight

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:05:45 GMT

Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Thompson and Flight Lieutenant Nigel Morton, of 43 Squadron at RAF Leuchars, Fife, were killed in the crash in Argyll on Thursday.

Now It?s SF Chron Using False ?90% of Mexican Guns From US? Line - Reality Check

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:05:00 GMT

The San Francisco Chronicle is proving the old bromide true. That?s the one that goes: ?a lie can be half way ?round the world before the truth can pull its boots on? (often incorrectly attributed to Mark Twain). Then there is another one ...

Wrist injury sends Braves' 2B Johnson to DL

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:53:59 GMT

WASHINGTON Struggling Braves second baseman Kelly Johnson has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with right wrist tendinitis.

Phillies designate Taschner for assignment

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:54:14 GMT

PHILADELPHIA The Phillies have purchased the contract of right-hander Rodrigo Lopez from Triple-A Lehigh Valley and cleared a roster spot by designating reliever Jack Taschner for assignment.

Mar Vista: Parents demand LAUSD improve their local schools - Argonaut

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:26:00 GMT

Mar Vista parents and community members whose children will and do attend Mark Twain Middle School converged at the Los Angeles Unified School District?s Board of Education June 30th meeting to issue the board an ultimatum regarding their children ...

Weekend Captionfest

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:00:32 GMT

President Obama before the taping of a weekly Radio Address in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

A return to glory days

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:40:04 GMT

Montrealers today know them as Dorchester Square and Place du Canada. For almost a century, it was all simply Dominion Square.

Deep thought [Thoughts from Kansas]

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:21:08 GMT

You will notice that it lacks definiteness; that it lacks purpose; that it lacks coherence; that it lacks a subject to talk about; that it is loose and wabbly; that it wanders around; that it loses itself early and does not find itself any more.

Mar Vista: Parents demand LAUSD improve their local schools - Argonaut

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:26:00 GMT

Duel in the Sun memories still burn brightly for Watson as a young...

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:22:12 GMT

AS A young man from Kansas making his way in the game, Tom Watson was once compared by Herbert Warren Wind, the notable American golf writer, to Mark Twain's fictional character, Huckleberry Finn.

Kill your DVD player

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:15:48 GMT

Call me old-fashioned but I much prefer to hear my kids scream "Are we there yet?" from the backseat of the car rather than "When can we watch a DVD?" Shutterstock/Sonya Etchison Turn on the DVD player in the backseat and your kids will never look out window.

Carnage overload - Post-Star

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:51:00 GMT

Sapphiregirl, my wife also is a big fan of Martha Grimes. Isn?t she the one who titles her books with the odd names of English pubs? Don, I haven?t read Baldacci, but I?ve read several of Burke?s Dave Robicheaux?s books. (To go off on a ...

What freedom means

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:20:52 GMT

America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to freedom and independence of all.

2009 Ashes

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:05:33 GMT

Hughes C Denley B Harmmison. Pieterson Would've been licking his lips at the thought of having a crack at Hauritz Surely It won't happen.

Hamilton's return put on hold

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:01:11 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas Josh Hamilton's return to the Texas Rangers has been put on hold.

Shooting range closed during Mark Twain Lake Rodeo - Hannibal Courier-Post

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:08:00 GMT

The David C. Berti Shooting Range and parking lot located in the Warren G. See South Spillway Recreation Area will be closed from dusk Thursday, July 2, until the morning of Monday, July 6, for visitor safety during the Mark Twain Lake Rodeo.? Also ...

Getting a toehold at old Tahoe

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

I had seen Lake Tahoe only in winter, its shores under deep snow. So, on Day 1 of my first warm-weather trip in May, I couldn't stop prowling the water's edge, scanning for new hues of blue.

Aspen Chapel honors Schweitzer

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:19:05 GMT

The Aspen Chapel is honoring the life of Albert Schweitzer on the 60th anniversary of his first speech held here by hosting a one-man play Monday.

Shooting range closed during Mark Twain Lake Rodeo - Hannibal Courier-Post

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:08:00 GMT