Borrowing from the boat owners’ passel of proclamations, may I suggest: “The best two days of a vacation rental owner’s life are the day he buys it and the day he sells it…” Those who live near the shore often hear rumors about the piles of money that vacation rentals bring in. “The summer months’ […]
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Ariz. law drafter calls court ruling a ‘victory’
Kris Kobach says Monday’s decision will give states the authority to check the immigration status of someone they suspect is in the country illegally.
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New ad by pro-Obama PAC targets Romney over Bain
The ad is the latest in a series attacking Romney’s record at the investment firm Bain Capital
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In swing state, women become both parties’ focus
A new GOP law that requires women to get pre-abortion ultrasounds and pay for it themselves has made women the center of attention in Virginia.
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ALLEN AFIELD: Eastern hemlock faces uncertain future
An exotic insect, the hemlock wooly adelgid, is causing widespread mortality of eastern hemlocks across the eastern United States, where this important conifer grows in dense groves in the Northeast but occurs in sparser stands in the South.
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Five things not necessarily included in your home purchase
The buyer of a historic Victorian home in upstate New York fell in love with the gigantic antique mirror in the foyer. The mirror looked as if it were made for the space; it fit perfectly on the wall, and the frame matched the surrounding woodwork. In fact, the mirror was so large, the buyer […]
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Supreme Court throws out FCC fines vs. broadcasters
The material at issue in today’s decision includes the isolated use of expletives as well as fines against broadcasters who showed a woman’s buttocks on a 2003 episode of the show “NYPD Blue.”
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: “Venceremos” and “Eric Hopkins: Above and Beyond”
VENCEREMOS By Howard Waxman Maine Authors Publishing, 2011 312 pages, $17.95 ISBN 978-1-936447-60-2 The counter-culture movement of the 1960s and 70s spawned anti-war activism, free love, rampant drug use, revolutionary fervor, and “gave a lot of spoiled kids another chance to play at being rebels,” as is clearly revealed in Howard Waxman’s brilliant debut […]
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BOOKS: “Never Tell” is a winner
NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher returns in a baffling case involving cyberstalking and a teenage suicide in Alafair Burke’s new suspense novel, “Never Tell.”