Pittsburgh area votes against tax hike for new Steelers Pirates arenas
Voters in an 11 county Pittsburgh region rejected a half cent sales tax increase intended to fund two new arenas for the Steelers and Pirates along with other development. Despite $400 million earmarked for the stadiums and $85 million pledged by teams, Allegheny County led the push to defeat the measure, amid fear of higher costs and potential team relocation.
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Pirates
Three Rivers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Steelers
Allegheny County
Birmingham
Ala
St. Louis Rams
Montreal
Canada
Beer Hall Putsch Begins Hitler's Rise to Power
On November 8 1923 Adolf Hitler led his first attempt to seize power in Munich with a failed coup known as the Beer Hall Putsch. The event marked a pivotal moment in the rise of the Nazi movement and altered German politics in the interwar era.
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Adolf Hitler
Munich
Inside U.S.A. at 50 Reflects on America’s Idea
Boston Globe columnist David Shribman reflects on John Gunther’s Inside U.S.A. fifty years later. The piece contrasts 1947 visions with 1997 reality, noting shifts from segregation to integration, technology rise, and enduring national contradictions. It ends with Gunther’s summary idea that the United States is a country founded on a good idea.
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John Gunther
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Alabama
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New England
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Birmingham
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Russia
Idaho
Michael Jordan
Michael Jackson
Bob Dylan
Bob Dole
Madonna
Muhammad Ali
Henry Louis Gates
Bill Gates
Bill Clinton
Barbara Jordan
Barbra Streisand
Barbara Bush
Southwest
Texas
Sahara
David Shribman
The
Boston Globe
Au pair care raises concerns amid noisy child rearing
Miami Herald columnist Fred Grimm weighs the risky reality of teen au pair programs as a solution to child care. He notes stress on parents and potential for abuse or tragedy, citing the Louise Woodward case and New Jersey Virginia election emphasis on costs like car insurance and taxes.
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Louise Woodward
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America
Woodward
Poten
New Jersey
Virginia
Fred Grimm
The
Miami Herald
Postmaster address changes for Lawrence Journal-World
The notice states to send address changes to the Journal-World at P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888 and lists USPS 306 520 periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kansas and membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press
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Journal-World
P.O. Box
Lawrence, Kan
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Drainage history at Haskell campus spurs public letter
Michael Caron argues the federal drainage fee stance ignores local history and geography. He cites the 1926 Lawrence Democrat article on Wakarusa Bottoms drainage, recounts past city sewer works near Haskell, and defends wetlands on Mount Oread as integral to Haskell’s past and future. He urges recognition of Haskell’s claims and geography in the debate.
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Mount Oread
Lawrence Democrat
Lawrence
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Wakarusa Township
Kansas University
Naismith Drive
J-W
Michael Caron
Parkhill
Kansas University dedicates Music and Dramatic Arts Building
In 1957 a formal dedication of KU’s new 2.4 million Music and Dramatic Arts Building was planned with Dr. Howard Hanson of Eastman School of Music as speaker. Jerome Kilty would guest star in King Henry IV. A 1 million Hallmark Cards plant near Lawrence was under construction, aiming to complete by late winter and create about 800 local jobs. IN 1897 World editorialized that Lawrence once proved hard to organize a city directory.
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Kansas University
Howard Hanson
Eastman School of Music
Rochester
N.Y
Jerome Kilty
Hallmark Cards
Lawrence
World
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