J. Freedom du Lac

February 16, 2018 at 3:38 am

Threats, hoaxes, anxiety and arrests: An uneasiness in schools after Florida shooting

The day after a gunman fatally shot 17 people at a South Florida high school, many of America's teenagers went to school, as always, returning...

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July 2, 2012 at 9:29 pm

Brewery races to save beer after power outages

Port City Brewing in Alexandria, Va., has thousands of gallons of craft brew fermenting in a tank that can't be chilled because of storm-caused power...

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May 19, 2012 at 6:00 am

Beach party: Horseshoe-crab mating draws crowds in Delaware

In one of nature's longest-running — and oddest-looking — spring flings, spawning horseshoe crabs have been coming ashore in Delaware every May and June since...

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September 13, 2010 at 8:48 pm

Book guided blacks during segregation

Half a century after the edition of the Negro Motorist Green Book with those D.C. listings was published, playwright Calvin Alexander Ramsey stumbled upon the...

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October 12, 2008 at 12:00 am

Celine Dion’s voice will go on – in a very big way

Celine Dion brings her Taking Chances World Tour 2008 to the Tacoma Dome, Saturday, Oct. 18.

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September 22, 2008 at 12:00 am

Ne-Yo: “Year of the Gentleman,” indeed

The latest single from male R&B star Ne-Yo is "Miss Independent," which celebrates the sex appeal of a woman's autonomy. That's right right: a-u-t-o-n-o-m-y...

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