Archive for September, 2011
Irene blasted famed attractions in Wilmington
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports
Posted: September 1st, 2011 under Peru/Regional History.
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20 NY House members request quick approval for all counties identified in NY’s Request for Disaster Declaration
Washington, DC — A bipartisan group of 20 New York U.S. House members today thanked President Obama for expediting the Major Disaster Declaration process for several New York Counties and requested that the President quickly approve all 26 counties identified in Governor Cuomo’s request for federal disaster assistance. So far, 19 counties have been made […]
Posted: September 1st, 2011 under Congressional News.
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Proclaiming Emancipation: Lincoln’s Journey of Measured Steps
Lincoln’s historic decision to free slaves in southern states came almost 2 years into the Civil War, and it helped the North win. But Lincoln was not elected as an abolitionist. Local Lincoln historian Jim Howard, 2007 winner of the Horace Mann Lincoln Fellowship, offers a multi-media presentation tracing The Great Emancipator’s personal struggles with […]
Posted: September 1st, 2011 under General News.
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