Jim Downs: Who Invented Memorial Day?

Source: The Huffington Post

As Americans enjoy the holiday weekend, does anyone know how Memorial Day originated? On May 1, 1865, freed slaves gathered in Charleston, South Carolina to commemorate the death of Union soldiers and the end of the American Civil War ...
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Film Clips: Men In Black 3

Source: Atlanta Creative Loafing

CHERNOBYL DIARIES (R) When a group of tourists visiting Ukraine decide to go on a slightly sketchy tour of the nuclear disaster area at the abandoned Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the tour starts off innocent. The group is unsure if they shou ...
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Recycling program a bit too popular

Source: The Sharon Herald

WILMINGTON TOWNSHIP — The county’s effort at going green by encouraging recycling in rural areas has been a tremendous success by most accounts, but isn’t without a few glitches. In Wilmington Township, residents often only have a windo ...
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Memorial Day reveals our common history, unites us all

Source: The Morning Call

In an era of political struggles, blue and red states, and liberals and conservatives, we still have much to unite our country. Memorial Day reveals our common destiny; it's a holiday that binds America toget ...
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Editorial: A Day Of Military And Not Monetary Remembrances

Source: Garden City Life

It serves as the unofficial kickoff for the summer season and/or yet another three-day weekend for retailers to fill their coffers with the bounty of retail sales promotions. Sadly, this is what has become of Memorial Day, a n ...
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Shenkel Church Prayer Service Honors The Fallen

Source: The Pottstown Post

POTTSTOWN PA – Following its Sunday (May 27, 2012) worship service at 8:30 a.m., members of the Shenkel United Church of Christ, 1580 Shenkel Rd., Pottstown, will hold a Memorial Day prayer service in its cemetery to ...
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Letter to the Editor: What Memorial Day truly means

Source: North Lake Tahoe Bonanza

Having recently become Incline residents, my wife Roberta and I have been most favorably impressed with the community spirit of Incline Village. The multi-day Independence Day celebration exemplifies this spiri ...
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Alexander Payne and Harvey Weinstein Added to List of UCLA Fest Honorees

Source: The Wrap

The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) Film Festival has added filmmaker Alexander Payne and power producer Harvey Weinstein to the list of this year's top honorees. Both Payne (pictured below right) and Weinstein ...
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Teaching kids about the meaning of Memorial Day

Source: She Knows

We have put together a few quotes about patriotism for Memorial Day for you to read and talk about with your kids. "For love of country they accepted death." — James A. Garfield "The greatest glory of a free-born people is to transmit the freedom to thei ...
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