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80Capitol Square Richmond Virginia
A detailed look at Capitol Square Richmond Virginia its buildings, Sculptures, wildlife and flora with excellent photos and their history. Statues of Washington, Stonewall Jackson, Edgar Allan Poe, the Virginia Civil Rights Memorial featuring Barbara Rose Johns. Buildings - the Capitol Building built in 1788 and the Executive Mansion aka The Governor's Mansion Great photos of the squirrels that live in the square along with the flowers that were in bloom on the day I took the photographs
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76Will the real Johnny Appleseed please sit Down
Who was he, really? Was he John Chapman, businessman,or was he our old friend Johnny Appleseed? Maybe he was both
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72Is it Crazy to Be Completely Honest?
Honesty is a positive thing and lying is negative, right? This Hub asks the question: Do most people believe honesty is always "the best policy?" Do we believe that telling the truth always leads to good outcomes, and lying always to bad ones? Then why is it sometimes a “difficult decision” to tell the truth? Should the decision about whether to tell the truth or a lie depend on the severity of the consequences?
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785 reasons to visit South Dakota
Hey you, that's right, you sitting in Row 7 Seat C of that airplane way up there. Take a look out that window. You see that land under you? That's South Dakota, my home and the most beautiful state in the country. But, I guess you wouldn't know that...
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69The Government's Fatal Flaw
So we know that there are many problems with our government, but the one of them that is the most problematic is the fact that into is no longer service. We have turned our government into a career choice for millions of people. It used to be that...
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78Who Were the Best and Worst Presidents of the United States?
A brief look at the Presidency of the United States and how it is perceived by people with differing views
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82Alexandria, Virginia, where (more) history lives
Alexandria, Virginia, is concentrated history. This second article looks at the town's first fire company, the history museum, the Confederate statue called Appomattox and two residences that are tied to George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette.
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69George Washington: The Hero who was Just a Man
George Washington: The Hero who was Just a Man I wanted to make sure this article was commanding in knowledge and in message so people can really read it and understand its purpose and why I wrote it. I believe I gave it enough time to show that...
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83A memorial to George Washington's character
In the early 2oth century, all of the Grand Masonic Lodges in the United States banded together to build a monume nt befitting Alexandria, Virginia's first Worshipful Master, George Washington. The George Washington Masonic Memorial is the result, not only paying homage to our first president, but also helping to educate the general public about Freemasonry. Visible from miles around, the Memorial remains one of the region's most prominent and visible hidden treasures.
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74Global Warming Science In The Age Of Washington And Jefferson: William Charles Wells
Some argue that greenhouse warming is thermodynamically impossible. But observations and experiments going back as much as 350 years tell a different story. Among the first to study radiation in the atmosphere was an unassuming Scots-English doctor, William Charles Wells, of Charleston, South Carolina. This is his story.
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