As the long summer’s day turns to night across the high Arctic, the diminished polar ice cap is beginning to …
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The Extraordinary Life Of An Ordinary Person
Gertrude Baines, who was the world’s oldest person when she died on Friday at age 115, was an ordinary woman …
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Undoing Great Projects Of The Past
On June 26, 1959, Queen Elizabeth II and President Dwight D. Eisenhower boarded the Royal Yacht Brittania and floated through …
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Loaded Words
“The pen is mightier than the sword,” the old saying tells us, but what few people remember is that the …
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Remembering Hugo
Long before the epic disaster that was Katrina, before the destruction of Wilma and the surprise of Andrew, Hurricane Hugo …
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You Said You Were Sending Money
The friendly Sears dealer promised a $75 rebate on our new washer and dryer. Since I hate filling out paperwork, …
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Getting Dinged For Dings
When you rent an apartment, you know you will lose some of your security deposit if you punch holes into …
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Goodbye, Earl. Now Pay Up
Earl Johnson was married to a very wealthy, much older woman when he met flight attendant Fiona Bayne on a …
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