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94Where To Find The Most Snow In America
Brrrrrrr! Do I hate winter! When I see snow clouds forming and temperatures dipping down to that crucial 32-degree Fahrenheit mark, I know it’s time to clean and deodorized my long johns. Old Man Winter...
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72ELLIS ISLAND: GATEWAY TO AMERICA
This may be hard to believe but it’s true: 9 percent of the population of Norway relocated to the United States during the 1880’s. And that was just the beginning. Another 27 million immigrants arrived...
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83A TEAR DROP FROM RUSSIA
Ask any adult what they were doing on September 11, 2001 and you will likely receive a prompt reply filled with vivid details. Unlike most other days on our journey from the cradle to the grave, 9/11 is...
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66US INCOME TAX CHANGES AFFECTING YOUR 2008 RETURN
April 15th is just around the corner. So this might be a good time to discuss the latest tax changes and how they may affect our 2008 tax return. According to the IRS, the latest regulations include some...
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68ACCELLERATED MORTGAGE PAYMENTS SAVE BIG BUCKS!
When Ben Franklin first coined the phrase “A penny saved is a penny earned,” he wanted to make the point that saving money yields the same benefit as having earned it. He believed that earning a dollar,...
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78The Last Train To Key West
Historical narrative about the tragic disaster caused by the devastating hurricane that struck the middle Keys of Florida on Labor Day in 1935. A rescue train dispatched by the Florida East Coast Railroad was washed off the tracks. Hundreds of lives were lost and the famous "Overseas Railroad" was distroyed. Many passangers of the railroad's last train to Key West were stranded in the wake of the storm and had to return to the Mainland by sea.
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77Irena Sendler, A Heroine of the Holocaust
Irena Sendler died in Warsaw, Poland on Monday May 12th, 2008. She passed away peacefully at the age of 98. Her death did not go unnoticed here in the United States, or elsewhere, thanks to four students in...
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70A View From The Pew
I can believe in God without having to believe there is a God.There are so many different Gods. The world supports so many different religions. While these Gods and religions claim to share the same goal,...
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61SELECTING THE BEST FRANCHISE: PREPARATIONS
The last segment covered the basic elements of a business franchise. It dealt with the fundamentals of risks, responsibilities, costs, control issues, and contract obligations. It focused on the many benefits...
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56A View From The Wall
We suddenly become the beneficiaries of a rare and wonderful twist of fate. We realize today is Saturday, it is the Memorial Day Weekend, we are northbound on I-95 and approaching Washington, DC.
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