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Columbia residents exercise First Amendment rights (Columbia Missourian)
COLUMBIA — As Americans celebrate the birth of the nation, it's important to remember the 45-word sentence that begins the Bill of Rights and outlines the five basic civil liberties that are the keystones of American democracy. The freedoms of speech, petition, press, religious expression and assembly are the blueprints for our society. “The First Amendment was written because at America's ...Effingham County Property Transfers: June 15-19 (Savannah Morning News) 31302
Katchkie Farm caters ‘Today’s’ wedding (Register-Star) Katchkie Farm on Fischer Road will be the primary food source for the 10th annual Today Throws a Wedding series, where a lucky bride and groom have their wedding televised from the legendary Grand Ballroom at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
Hancock County woman's tale part of 14-state fraud probe (The Toledo Blade) FINDLAY - It's an all-too-familiar refrain: an elderly resident scammed after letting a part-time hobby become a full-time passion. That's what the state of Ohio believes happened to an 82-year-old southern Hancock County woman who claims to have lost thousands of dollars buying rare coins from several companies. Her case is the center of a complaint that Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray ...
News of the Weird: The bottoms of New York City's harbors still house 1,600 bars of silver, if you can find them amid ... (News of the Weird via Yahoo! News) The bottoms of New York City's harbors still house 1,600 bars of silver, if you can find them amid the junk and the 4-foot-long, wood-eating worms
4th of July celebrations planned around county (Lancaster Online) Of course there's fireworks aplenty during this weekend's 4th of July celebrations. That's to be expected.But who knew Independence Day would give folks the opportunity to hear so much — and such varied — live musicWe're not talking about the annual Freedom Fest at Mario...
Fireworks pose dangers, leave them to the pros (Register-Star) COLUMBIA COUNTY - With the 4th of July days away shooting off fireworks in the back yard this weekend can be a blast, but local and state officials are warning residents about the risks associated with the beautiful bombs.
Leyritz charged with battery (Pioneer Press) Former New York Yankee Jim Leyritz will be spending the Fourth of July weekend in jail following his arrest in Davie, Fla., early Thursday on charges of domestic battery, a Broward judge decided Thursday.
Pet wars, 4-foot-long worms and more (Creative Loafing Atlanta) By Chuck Shepherd LEAD STORY: Using GPS and state-of-the-art sonar, Columbia University researchers recently made the first comprehensive map of the wonders submerged in New York City's harbors. Supplementing those findings with historical data, New York magazine reported the inventory's highlights in May: a 350-foot steamship (downed in 1920), a freight train (derailed in 1865), 1,600 bars of ...
Twin Lights beacon was nation's first radio station (The Hub) HIGHLANDS — The year was 1899, and an Italian American named Guglielmo Marconi placed a receiving station, complete with an antenna, at the Twin Lights, sending results of the America's Cup yacht races off the tip of Sandy Hook to editors at the New York Herald and demonstrating the wireless telegraph.