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Historic Preservation Trust Annual Meeting to Be on November 9
Protection of historic buildings and sites in Lancaster County will be the focus of area supporters of the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County who gather for the organization’s 45th annual meeting on Wednesday, November 9, at the Lancaster Country Club. “While 2011 has been a challenging year for all non-profits, we will be […]
On the Demise of Kevin Rudd, Australian Prime Minister
With self-righteous anger and vengeful spirit members of the Australian Labor Party caucus discarded a Prime Minister who more than any other leader in the past 50 years delivered substantive social benefits for all Australians. On this record of his leadership, the media are in surprise agreement. Yet, the Labor party power brokers never […]
Rebel Withdrawal Offers Hope for Congo Peace
Hundreds of Congolese rebels have pulled back from the frontlines, and a spokesman has said that they are willing to talk with the army. Rebels pull back United Nations peacekeepers were overseeing the situation on Wednesday, as hundreds of Tutsi rebels led by General Laurent Nkunda withdrew from their position north of the Democratic […]
Ike set to bypass Keys
Residents in the Florida Keys breathed a sigh of relief Monday as a fierce Hurricane Ike turned west on a path away from the low-lying island chain. But Gulf Coast states watched anxiously to see if the storm was gunning for them instead. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center warned that, after passing into the […]
Life Jacket From Titanic Sells for $68,500
NEW YORK (June 26) – An unused life jacket from the doomed Titanic ship sold for $68,500 in New York on Wednesday, Christie’s auction house said. The cork-filled life preserver — still largely intact, but stained and torn in parts — was thought to have been found by farmer John James Dunbar on the Halifax […]