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West Barnstable Raymond Jacob Aittaniemi, 83, of West Barnstable passed away peacefully July 23, 2010, at his home, with his family around him. Mr. Aittaniemi lived his entire life on the family farm on High Street.
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Obituaries 7-30-10
Alan Hopper (Don King Productions, Public Relations Director) - On Saturday, August 7th, Don King Productions will present a world championship tripleheader, Gateway to Greatness: The Homecoming at Scottrade Center in St. Louis.
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Devon Alexander - Andriy Kotelnik, Tavoris Cloud - Glen Johnson Meet the Press
According to the poet Ezra Pound, literature is the news that stays news. This spring and summer have seen that old saw cut deep. First Penguin Classics found that the paperback edition of Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada not only flew off the shelves but inspired TV discussions on the moral challenge of resistance to the Nazis. Here was a German novel of 1947 that (in a riveting new translation ...
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The San Diego Model Railroad Museum celebrates 30 years of tiny-train fun Saturday with a big celebration. This is obviously good news to Thomas the Tank Engine-loving families everywhere, but you dont necessarily have to be a railroad enthusiast to enjoy the festivities.
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TriMet opened its first of three bike and ride facilities in the Portland area Thursday.
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TriMet Opens First Bike And Ride Facility
Minneapolis city officials are meeting Thursday with members of CeaseFire, an anti-violence group from Chicago.
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Mpls. officials meeting with anti-violence group
It has been the year of big tractors, headers, even big planters. More than ever, the idea is to maximise farm efficiencies either by covering ground more quickly or by utilising less labour, or through a combination of both.
For the 3,000 passengers sweltering in the tunnel at Oxford Circus on Monday, it was just another rush-hour delay on the Victoria line. For the future of the Tube, it was more frustrating.
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Kids can take a train ride through the scenic Berks County countryside behind a WK&S steam or diesel engine Saturday and Sunday during the railroad's annual Kids' Fun Weekend and enjoy extra activities at the Kempton railroad.
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Beijing on Thursday denied US charges that it forces foreign firms to hand technology over to Chinese rivals as the price of entry to its huge market, saying its policies are in line with global rules.
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China denies forcing foreign firms to transfer technology