I grew up in an area of the Pacific Northwest known fondly by its residence as The County.
In 1970, 20 million people celebrated in streets across America, gathering for a nationwide day of environmental education and activism — the first Earth Day.
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courtesy retired Staerkel Planetarium director Dave Leake
The William M. Staerkel Planetarium at Parkland College offers programs for different audiences throughout the year.
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The deadline to express disapproval on the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services’ proposed 492 percent increase in fees to access historical records held by its Genealogy Program, which should already be publicly accessible under the law, was Dec. 30, 2019.
“What are you doing?” Thomas asked. “It’s 10 minutes before midnight.”
This is a good time of year to hibernate, but really, the Museum of the Grand Prairie only appears to slow down.
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The event is made to replicate a New Year’s Eve celebration for kids who don’t stay up until midnight, and he used to become nervous as the clock approached noon.
2019 was an extremely eventful year. We are using 'eventful' in the sense of 'bad.'
The end of the year marks the end of one of our busiest seasons at the Orpheum Children’s Science Museum. We recently wrapped up our ninth annual Snow Globe event.
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I hope the good Samaritan who came to my rescue a few days ago reads this. And I hope your holiday misadventures end in miracles, too.
I was that kid. The one that stepped on an upturned rake to see if Tom (of Tom and Jerry) had bad luck or if physics affected people like it did cartoon characters.
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Ron Estes and the Fraternal Order of Police Illini Lodge 17 spent Friday putting together food baskets that will be distributed to those who need a hand this holiday season.
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“Let me help, Hon,” my dad said as he lifted his feet off the coffee table.
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Why wait till Dec. 25? Tuscola is celebrating the holiday in a big way this weekend with its annual Christmastown festival.
There are fewer and fewer Americans who remember that historic day, Dec. 7, 1941, when Japanese bombs landed on the American fleet anchored in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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A group of second-graders looks up as I point to a bird constantly flitting back and forth above our heads along the trail. The students have come to Homer Lake for a field trip to learn about what animals do in winter.
Thomas pulled the car next to the curb. “Front door service,” he said.
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The center, which opened in the mid-1990s, is also raising its daily fees slightly.
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