Student finds letter 'a link to Jefferson'

Nice find for a history student and  the fact this very clever man was a humble being. To some he is like a God the man that never veto a bill in congress. The principle author of the Declaration of...

Abandoned ashes stack up at funeral homes

"BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- The abandoned ashes are stacked floor to ceiling in the basement of the Graham, Putnam and Mahoney Funeral Parlors, tucked neatly on wooden shelves and tables and in an unused dumbwaiter. ...

New Bird Species Discovered

"The announcement of the discovery of a new bird comes with a twist: It’s a white-eye, but its eye isn’t white. Still, what this new bird lacks in literal qualities it makes up for as one of the surprises that...

20 Years of Bad Boys: Writer's Strike Helped Launch Cops

OK, I admit it. I like Cops, where the "bad boys" (and girls) --and the really stupid boys and girls--come face to face with reality.  Although not a fan of most "reality" shows (which are actually pretty...

FEATURE-Water runs dry in rural Tennessee town

"ORME, Tenn., Nov 21 (Reuters) - A small town tucked away in the mountains of southern Tennessee is getting by on just a few hours of water a day because its spring has run dry in the drought sweeping the U.S....

Golf Blogger: Augusta course is "tough, hard, and fast"

I used to shoot a pretty good game before I tore a hamstring, but I know that this course would have torn my ego to shreds.  The blogger at Golf Digest seems to have a cool analytical view of the course...

Massive Squirrels' Nest Blamed In Fire - Boston Fire Department

"Massachusetts - Squirrels are to blame for a two-alarm fire that injured two jakes and left five people homeless in Charlestown, fire officials said. The blaze at 46 Washington St. started about 11:40 a.m. when a...

I ♥ IIT… But I Still Don’t Like Rem

"It’s too bad I stopped in for a snack at the Modern that night in November. For one thing, a special high-temperature oven was busted, and the restaurant, tucked into the Museum of Modern Art’s formerly new Midtown complex, could not serve its signature dish: a...

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