For Rare And Hard To Find Model Trains
Out behind Lola’s Saloon, Bo Powell is staring at the mural he finished recently for the bar’s new outdoor stage — there’s the Trinity River green space, a Fort Worth skyline, and F-16 fighter jets shooting past.
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When Michelle Turner hears a phone ring in her Pearl Road store, she has to look at the phone to know how to answer.
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Hoping treasures can keep stores on track in Middleburg Heights
Donald Nevin comes all the way to Raynham from Cranston, R.I., every Wednesday night and on Saturday afternoons to spend his time amid the simulated sounds of train bells and horns, overlooking a miniature world that stands as an homage to the railroad culture of the mid-20th century.
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Chuggin’ along: Raynham’s Old Colony Model Railroad Club brings nostalgia to life
After writing a bit about the great egret at the end of last week's column, it seems that this coastal breeder was making news all over inland New England.
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Great egret makes visits to inland locales
Jackson doesn't have a reputation for being a particularly tech-savvy place, but this fall, city government will begin changing that image. City Hall is poised to adopt two new technologies that will--hopefully--improve the efficiency and responsiveness of the city's police, fire and public works departments, among others.
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City Eyes Open-Government Technology
A Conversation with Razor & Tie's Cliff Chenfeld & Craig Balsam Mike Ragogna: The label Razor & Tie has had an extremely successful run...
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Mike Ragogna: The Business of Music III: A Conversation with Razor & Tie's Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam
Screenwriter, best-selling novelist and "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" director Nicholas Meyer has put his Pacific Palisades house up for sale at $7.3 million. The two-story Cliff May design, built in 1937, has been his family home for 15 years.
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Fountain in courtyard is focal point of writer-director's house
Role extends to removing carbon dioxide from upper ocean and atmosphere
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Jellyfish-like Salp Is the Most Efficient Filter-feeder in the Deep Ocean
Why are you running? I immigrated to this country 52 years ago with my parents from Italy. Im running because I dont believe the opportunities this country provided my family are here today for us and will be here for our future generations if we dont get the state moving in the right directions.
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A Guide to the Aug. 10, 2010 Connecticut Primaries - Governor, Republican Candidates