Remembering Oswego sledding hills from a warmer winter
Mike McCrobie recalls childhood winters in Oswego with sledding adventures on a man made hill at Sylvan Glen Apartments and Lake Bank Hill, powered by waxed runners and flying saucers. He contrasts then and now, notes safety changes, and references local landmarks and family memories from the 1960s and 70s.
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Iraq war defines the Bush dynastic challenge in 2016
Byron York reports how the GOP Iraq debate tests Jeb Bush as a candidate. Trump’s attack on the war becomes a personal strike on the Bush family, exposing Jeb’s dynastic vulnerabilities and the broader political costs of the Iraq legacy. The piece notes Bush’s defense of his brother and father and contrasts with Marco Rubio’s firmer administration defense.
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Notable events on February 17 through history
Highlights list key moments on February 17: Kasparov defeats Deep Blue in 1996 in Philadelphia, Red Cross founded in 1863, Civil War burning of Columbia in 1865, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly premiere in 1904, Armory Show opens in 1913, The New Yorker debuts in 1925, Newsweek 1933, Eniwetok invasion 1944, Vanguard 2 launch 1959, Wesberry v Sanders 1964, Nixon China trip 1972, Tylenol case 1986, Merck Vioxx verdict 2000s, Wisconsin anti-union walkout 2011, Biden anti-extremism remarks 2015. Quote by Helen Hunt Jackson included.
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