Your Views A ride back in time
A reader reflects on old Oswego coin operated kiddie rides from the 1960s and earlier. Memories span photo studios, stores, and the thrill of a dime for a minute of imagination, with notes on local shops and popular rides of the era. The column invites local contact for future pieces.
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Oswego
Zimmerman
Frank Barbeau
Olan Mills
Palmer
Michael
W.T. Grants
W.T. Grant
Oswego Plaza
J.C. Penney
America
Bucky
Gene Autry
Roy Rogers
West First Street
Loblaw’s
East Cayuga
Kennedy
United States
John Glenn
Fay’s
Acme
Easy Bargain Center
Green’s Department Store
West First and Bridge
Green’s
Mike McCrobie
Our
GOP faces sprawling 2016 presidential field
Byron York notes the 2016 GOP field could be unusually large with many candidates able to sustain campaign operations for months. He cites money, SuperPACs, and the risk of a drawn-out race shaping early states, debating debate formats and inclusion of long-shot contenders like Jindal and Fiorina.
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Iowa
Mitt Romney
Rick Santorum
Romney
New Hampshire
GOP
Donald Trump
WMUA
Granite State
John Bolton
George Pataki
Bush
Walker
Rubio
Bobby Jindal
Carly Fiorina
Byron York
The
Washington Examiner
May 13 highlights span wars, strikes, and notable pacts
History Today recaps May 13 events from 1607 Jamestown arrivals to 2014 Soma mine disaster. It notes Churchill’s 1940 blood toil tears sweat pledge, Battle of the Sexes in 1973, Move confrontation in 1985, and the St Lawrence Seaway Act of 1954, among other milestones and quotes.
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Winston Churchill
Parliament
Jamestown
Virginia
United States
Mexico
U.S
T.E. Lawrence
Dorset
England
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Pat
Caracas
Venezuela
France
Bobby Riggs
Margaret Court
Ramona
California
Billie Jean King
Riggs
Houston Astrodome
Pope John Paul II
St. Peter’s Square
Mehmet Ali Agca
Philadelphia
MOVE
Netherlands
Pentagon
Times Square
Faisal Shahzad
New England
Soma
Turkey
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D.C
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Will Barclay
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Nripal
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Palladium-Times
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Palltimes.com
New York Publishers Association
First St
Andrew Poole
Mike LeBoeuf
Palitimes
Palitimes.com
Oswego Palladium-Times
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1St Street
Staae
Associated Press
Thomas R. Marshall
Franklin P. Adams
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