Almanac summary of historical milestones and birthdays
Almanac notes mark 174th day of 2012 and summer day three. Highlights include 1870 Justice Department creation, 1944 GI Bill enactment, 1970 voting age 18 law, plus listed births such as Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Dianne Feinstein, Meryl Streep and Cyndi Lauper. Also cites 1972 voter turnout drop from 60.8 to 55.2 percent and moon phase facts.
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Congress
Justice Department
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Billy Wilder
Dianne Feinstein
U.S
Kris
Cyndi Lauper
Dan Brown
Kurt Warner
Carson Daly
Dan Wheldon
Anne Morrow
Lindbergh
Watergate’s 40th anniversary and its lasting legacy
Dick Polman reflects on Watergate as a defining constitutional test and its enduring cynicism in American politics. He notes reform attempts averted by independent counsels and 1999 expiry, the rise of super PACs, and public financing's collapse, arguing Watergate’s shadow still shapes distrust and the misuse of power.
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Stanley Butler
White House
Richard Nixon
Vietnam
Nixon
Pentagon
Daniel Ellsberg
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Janet Jackson
George W. Bush
Congress
Agriculture
Kenneth Starr
Bill Clinton
Javert
Starr
Joseph diGenova
Bush
Barack Obama
U.S. Supreme Court
Third Frontier under fire over LEEDCo wind veto
Edward FitzGerald and regional leaders urge Ohio Third Frontier to reverse its denial of LEEDCo offshore wind funding. They argue the decision risks missing federal funds, threatens job creation, and undermines the program’s nonpartisan, growth-oriented mission. The piece highlights potential 500 plus jobs and regional leadership in offshore wind for Northeast Ohio.
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Ohio
Third Frontier
Columbus
Kent Displays
CardioInsight
Case Western
EchoGen
Parma
GrafTech
Bob Taft
Ted Strickland
Lake Erie Energy Development Corp
Leedco
Cleveland
Lake Erie
United States
Cleveland Foundation
NorTech
Lake
Lorain
Ashtabula
Cuyahoga
Ohio Department of Development
Northeast Ohio
Commission
Ohio Third Frontier
Crime spree fears from a wary Dayton columnist
Dayton Daily News columnist D L Stewart reflects on a week of electronic and physical security scares. He cites fraudulent credit card charges at Target, a hacked Yahoo mail account, and a bogus Amazon cancellation notice, then offers scammers a blunt deal: send a $500 certified check and he will mail all his financial data.
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Target
Yahoo
Amazon
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Almanac
Garry Trudeau
Alex
Leo
Watergate
Dick Polman
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia
Dpolman
Phillynews
Dickpolman
Ike
Edward FitzGerald
Cuyahoga County
Ronn Richard
Ted Kale
Lorain County
Daniel R. Claypool
Robert Aufuldish
Lake County
Commissior
ED Fitzgerald
D.L. Stewart
Dayton Daily News
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