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I'm hardly the first to note that the Republican Party — alleged keeper of family values — has as its two presidential favorites men with checkered marital careers. Indeed, the leader in the polls, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, holds the most dismal domestic record of any human being who has ever seriously run for president. Yet he remains immensely popular among social conservatives.

Could it be that 95 percent of the culture war was just a pretense to impeach Bill Clinton and tar Democrats?

One chuckles at a 2005 column by conservative David Brooks that holds up Giuliani, John McCain and Robert Kennedy as examples of political courage. According to Brooks, such men often believe that "private peccadilloes don't corrupt the public performance of his duties."

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The Court Appointed Special Advocate needs volunteers to be advocates for abused and neglected children involved in the courts. Volunteers must be 21 or older. Training provided. Call Elizabeth Wilson, (812) 288-6451, ext 217.

Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana, 1401 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd., Louisville, needs volunteers to teach economics and success-skills programs. Volunteer for one day or several. Call (502) 561-5437 or www.jaky.org

Martin Luther King Food Pantry, 179 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville, needs vegetables (frozen or canned), canned fruit, flour, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, all varieties of meat. (812) 284-3373.

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BOCA RATON — Cardinal Newman hitters found out Tuesday why major-league scouts and college recruiters already have shown interest in junior pitcher Navery Moore.

Moore, making only his second start of the season for Tennessee's Battleground Academy, looked in mid-season form in the Nashville-area team's 2-0 win against Newman in the second round of the Gary Carter National Grand Slam at West Boca Raton's field. The right-hander, whose fastball has been clocked at 94 mph, gave up no hits and recorded 12 strikeouts in 61/3 innings.

Moore completely baffled Newman hitters his first time through the Crusaders' lineup, striking out eight of the first nine batters he faced.

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EVANSVILLE - NEWS 25 has new information in the search for the suspect police say is making and cashing bogus checks. Police called NEWS 25 asking for your help in finding the woman they say made the phoney checks and cashed them in throughout the Tri-State.

Since police have not made an arrest, they can not release too many details. But we now know the woman has cashed nearly ten thousand dollars by using another person's ID and name to sign her homemade checks.

In a three day period police say the woman cashed counterfeit checks she made on her computer in many Tri-State counties including, Henderson, Union, Webster, Hopkins and Christian county.

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H ow do you cheer up a New England Republican? Perhaps you can reminisce about the early 20th century -- when the GOP had the six-state region locked up.

Quick quiz: In Franklin Roosevelt's 1936 electoral triumph, only two states went to his Republican opponent, Alf Landon. Which were they?

Answer: Vermont and Maine.

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Antwanisha Morgan was making the right choices, having learned from her family's struggles as she grew up in San Francisco's troubled Bayview.

The 17-year-old was set to graduate from South San Francisco High School in June. She had spent four years preparing for college. She was about to go on a bus tour to check out universities in the South.

But her promising life was cut short when she was gunned down outside a Bayview community youth center where she and her brother had been Friday night, an innocent victim of apparent gang violence, police say.

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Flights resumed on Southwest Florida International Airports original runway this morning following a six-month-long, $30 million upgrade.

The first commercial flights to use the runway were Spirit Airlines 247 arriving from Providence, R.I., at 9:04 a.m. and United Airlines 165 which departed to Chicago at 9:09 a.m.

Since mid-September, a beefed-up taxiway had been used as the runway; that will now be restored to a taxiway.

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I am responding to Joseph Micallef and his claim that America was founded on "God" and the "Bible." America was founded on a secular constitution that contains no mention of "god" or "Christianity." Back in 1797, America made a treaty with Tripoli, declaring that "the government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion." This reassurance to Islam was written under Washington's presidency, and approved by the Senate under John Adams.

The idea our founding fathers had was that "governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed," which is contrary to Mr. Micallef's biblical concept of rule by divine authority. Nor are we governed by the Declaration of Independence. Its sole purpose was to "dissolve the political bands," not to set up a religious nation. Our Constitution deals with laws, taxation, representation, war, immigration, and so on, never discussing religion or biblical concepts.

The references to "Natures God," "Creator," and "Divine Providence" in the Declaration does not endorse Christianity. Thomas Jefferson, its author, was a Deist, opposed to orthodox Christianity and the supernatural. Our First Amendment forbids our government from promoting religion. So whenever a public official uses his or her office to advance religion, someone is offended . Therefore our founding fathers chose the wisest policy which is neutrality. Church and State are forever divorced. Our ...

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* Exhibit: C?sar Ch?vez and the Struggle for Farmworker Rights can be seen during regular library hours through March 31 at the UTEP Library, second floor. Open to the public. 747-6725.

* Film presentation: "Legacy of Shame: Migrant Labor, An American Institution" at 5 p.m. today at the UTEP Union Cinema, Union East, first floor. Commentary about the film by Ignacio Ibarra, project coordinator, El Centro de los Trabajadores Agr?colas Fronterizos, after film presentation. Open to the public. 747-5462.

* 'Doing Social Justice Work In El Paso': A guided tour of community agencies will be from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday. Seating is limited to 20 people. Sponsored by the Student Development Center, UTEP. 747-5670.

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Actors Circle will present “Night Must Fall” on March 23-25 and March 30 through April 1. Show are at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are $8, $10 and $12. A preview performance is set for tomorrow at 8 p.m. with preview ticket

prices of $6 and $8. Shows are presented at Providence Playhouse, 1256 Providence Road, Scranton. For performance reservations, call 342-9707.

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Some 130 visitors and artists crowded elbow-to-elbow on the main gallery floor of the Firehouse Center and Gallery Monday night to view the outstanding art display and meet the artists.

Among those attending Monday were Edmond Tate Nevaquaya, a noted Native American singer, dancer and artist, and Kenneth M. Lingad, a specialist in Southwest American Indian history and performing artist.

Assorted artwork in the juried regional exhibit, which filled the downstairs area of the Firehouse, representing the work of many Southwest Georgia artists in a variety of media. There are 59 pieces in the regional exhibit.Also included in the show are 15 pieces of artwork by Nevaquaya, including five hand-made flutes, and four pieces of prints on canvas by South Dakota artist and conservationist Terry Redlin.Thirty-three pieces of art by members of the Decatur County Artists Guild on display i...

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SAC Capital Advisors LLC, a $10 billion hedge fund run by Steven Cohen, raised its stake in Bonita Springs-based WCI Communities Inc., the subject of a $956 million bid from billionaire investor Carl Icahn.

SAC now owns 4 million shares, or 9.5 percent of the company, it said in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday. It previously owned 3.25 million shares, according to Bloomberg data.

Icahns $22 a share bid for WCI, a luxury builder of condominium and single-family homes, came as the company is exploring a possible sale after profit dropped in three of the last four quarters as housing demand in the Florida market has plunged.

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Records: Lincoln 13-2. Lincoln: Charles Basford 3-6, 3 RBIs, Josh Nichols 3-6, 2B, 2 RBIs; Matt Jacobs 2-5, home run, 3 RBIs; Patrick Dougherty 2-2, 2B, 2 RBIs; Tye Buckley 2-6, 2B; Tyler Everett 2-5.

Marianna 7, King's Academy 0

Marianna ... 150 001 0- 7 6 1

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The following is a report of property sales in Lewis County during January with a valuation of $200,000 or more according to tax affidavits filed in Lewis County Treasurer's Office:

? $200,000, Theodore Butcher, Centralia, sold to Steve Kopa, Centralia, 1935 restaurant at 113 N. Tower Ave., Centralia.

? $220,000, Steven and Linda Claycamp, Centralia, sold to Neil White, Centralia, 1920 retail building at 216 S. Tower Ave., Centralia.

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Jazzercise, Jazzercise Express, Step, Circuit and Step-Circuit, Body-Sculpting, ongoing. Jazzercise Fitness Center, 250 N. Main St., Plymouth. (734) 416-5527 or jazzercise.com.

Sit & Be Fit, PACE (people with arthritis CAN exercise). Wayne Senior Activity Center, 35000 Sims St. (734) 721-7400.

Cardio Kick & Punch, cardio-kickboxing, ongoing. The Forum Fitness Center, 34250 Ford Road, Westland. (734) 729-7000.

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Comment: Bears drop first game, but win over No. 2 Fleming Island keeps them in top spot.

2. Fleming Island

Comment: Golden Eagles' loss to 9-1 Bartram Trail not enough to drop a spot.

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Tony Cingrani rose to the occasion Monday against the Southland's top-ranked baseball team.

The senior left-hander pitched a no-hitter -- just missing a perfect game in the process -- as visiting Lincoln-Way Central opened its season with a 10-0 win over St. Rita in five innings.

BASEBALL

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There was a time in the distant past when curses were taken more seriously than they are now. Centuries ago, a person cursed with the full expectation that his swearing was more than a hasty expression of wrath or frustration.

A curse in the Middle Ages was viewed both by the curser and the one being cursed as a palpable threat. It was generally accepted that properly worded curses could cause herds of cattle to sicken, crops to wither, pregnant women to miscarry, strong men to waste away and even great empires to crumble.

In some belief systems, curses ranked high on the rosters of potential causes of human disease. And just as the administration of placebos might convince the credulous soul to feel cured, so, too, might a grimly delivered curse persuade an unskeptical person to retreat from radiant health and then sicken.

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A mother and her boyfriend were sentenced to three years probation on Monday for having intercourse in front of the woman's 9-year-old daughter to teach the girl about sex.

Chief Family Court Judge Jeremiah S. Jeremiah Jr. sentenced Rebecca Arnold of Woonsocket, and her boyfriend, David Prata, to probation and a three-year suspended sentence after they pleaded no contest to a felony child neglect charge.

The judge said he wanted to spare the young girl, now 11, from testifying, according to Michael Healey, a spokesman for Attorney General Patrick Lynch.

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Wellington sophomore Ashley Brasovan established herself as one of the state's top distance runners last year when she won the 3,200 meters at the Class 4A state track championships, then in November took the girls state cross-country title for the second consecutive year.

Last week, Brasovan gained national recognition by winning the 2-mile run at the prestigious Nike Indoor Nationals meet in Landover, Md. Amazingly, it was the first time Brasovan had run a race indoors. Her time of 10:25.41 was just shy of the meet record and is the second-fastest 2-mile time in the state this season, just behind state leader Mandy Perkins (11:23.75) of Port Orange-Spruce Creek.

"She's the best talent in long distance running I've ever coached in 25 years," coach Antonis Loudaros said. "She's a tremendous talent. No one has the overall drive and talent and athletic maturity that she has for being so young, and she's very competitive."

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The Thurston County Sheriffs Office is asking the publics help in locating a suspect believed to have robbed a Rochester-area man Sunday and attempted a separate vehicle prowl, an official said today.

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To list your club’s events, e-mail notices to goingson@wacotrib. com; fax to 757-0302; or mail to Meetings, P.O. Box 2588, Waco 76702 by noon Tuesday the week before the meeting is to occur. Calendar events will appear as space permits. We cannot accept listings by phone.

* Central Texas Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, 9:30 a.m. at 1628 Lyle Ave.; 752-5317.

* Spirit of Hope - Winner’s Circle, 2 p.m. at Freeman Center, 1425 Columbus Ave. and at 8 p.m. at 121 N. Seventh St.; (254) 754-9177.

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In a new wrinkle for Michigan's battered economy, plastic surgeons are experiencing the worst downturn ever for cosmetic procedures while the treatments soar elsewhere in the country.

The pinch began two years ago and by mid-June of last year, "everything suddenly came to a standstill," said Dr. Michael Busuito, a Troy, Mich., plastic surgeon. "Husbands told their wives, 'I don't care if you want a face-lift. I could lose my job.' "

With job cuts, home sales stalled and profit-sharing checks gone, demand in Michigan has dwindled for cosmetic procedures, particularly big-ticket surgeries such as breast augmentation and tummy tucks.

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ROGER WILLIAMS PARK BOTANICAL CENTER: Located in Roger Williams Park, off Elmwood Avenue, in Providence, R.I. Information by phone: Providence Parks Department, 401-785-9450. Adults, $3; children 6-12, $1. Open Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Residents of Providence will be allowed in free on the first Saturday of every month.

Roger Williams Park, named for the city's 17th-century founder, also has a zoo and a carousel on its 430 acres. The landscaped Victorian-era park already attracts more than 2 million visitors a year, and Providence Mayor David Cicilline said in a statement that he expects the new botanical center will become a destination on its own and "attract visitors to Providence from throughout the Northeast."

The botanical center also has two classrooms and will offer gardening and composting classes provided by the University of Rhode Island.

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Having a heart attack on the weekend slightly increases your risk of dying.

You may have heard that recent headline in national health news.  What about here in Portland?

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WELLINGTON — Kevin Goff threw a no-hitter with seven strikeouts and Dyllon Fabbri went 2-for-3 with five RBI to help Wellington Christian (10-0) to a 4-0 victory over Community Christian (4-4) on Monday.

National Grand Slam

West Boca Raton 5, Regis Jesuit (Co.) 0: Tim Maxell had two RBI and Nathan Mattlim went 2-for-2 to lead the Bulls (12-1, No. 2 The Post Top 10) past the Raiders in the first round of the National Grand Slam tournament in Boca Raton.

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* FREE -- Andy Schneider: Guitarist Andy Schneider will perform from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cactus Caf? & Bookshop, 7500 N Mesa, Suite 107. 833-2233 or www.cactuscafeandbookshop.

* Crash Kennedy: Crash Kennedy will play at 9 p.m. Wednesday at Uncle Paulie's, 106 Shadow Mountain, free; 9 p.m. Thursday at Chic's Bar & Billiards, 9809 Montana, $3; and at 10 p.m. Friday at Zeppelin's, 111 E. Robinson, $5. 21 and older. 867-2023.

* FREE -- Jazz guitar: Tim Kilpatrick will perform from 8 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Cactus Caf? & Bookshop, 7500 N Mesa, Suite 107. No cover. 833-2233 or www.cactuscafeandbookshop.

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The grey and white stone walls glowed dull red in the late afternoon sun in northern Mexico. The cold wind smelled of dust and death when it should have whispered of the rebirth that would soon be spring. Defeat threatened the rebels inside from the sharpened lances and swelling numbers of those gathering outside the wall.No more reinforcements were expected for the rebels. The small, diverse band of dreamers and patriots were united by three things: a soul-gnawing loneliness, a desire for free...

Where had the Centralistas’ troops been when this land was being settled? Always their families had to fear the Comanche when they tended livestock and crops. Thank God some foreign se

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Columbia Public Library, 100 W. Broadway, is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call 443-3161 or visit www.dbrl.org.

● Friends of the Columbia Public Library Spring Book Sale will be from 1 to 5 p.m. today. Hardbacks - fiction only - are $1, and paperbacks are 50 cents. There will also be special finds priced as marked. All proceeds support library services.

● The second annual Kings Row Day Writing Competition is being held. Fulton native Henry Bellamann was born April 28, 1882, and became famous for the novel "Kings Row," the setting of which is his hometown. Fulton has set aside April 28 as Kings Row Day. Prizes will be awarded in three categories: poems of 20 lines or fewer, essays/nonfiction of 1,200 words or fewer, and short stories of 1,200 words or fewer. Entry deadline is 5 p.m. April 14. Winners will be announced April 28; ...

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Author, 'There's a Business in Every Woman'

Recent accomplishments: Professional women tired of being in the rat race find their ears perk up when they hear the title of Ann Holmes' book.

There's a Business in Every Woman: A 7-Step Guide to Discovering, Starting and Building the Business of Your Dreams (Ballantine Books), is a mix of interviews, case studies and advice for every woman who dreams about owning her own business and working for herself.

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A naked man was taken into custody in the 300 block of Franklin Street shortly before 9 p.m. Friday after police received several reports about a man yelling on the sidewalk.

When police responded, the man, who already had been removing items of clothing, stripped off his remaining clothing and lay down in a puddle in a gravel parking lot, said Olympia police Sgt. Aaron Jelcick.

The man, who is in his 30s, was taken to Providence St. Peter Hospital for a mental evaluation, Jelcick said.

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Rex Ferrer made two free throws with five seconds remaining to lift the North past the South 84-83 in the 13th annual Palm Beach County Senior All-Star Basketball game at Lynn University on Saturday night.

Forward Juan Lizcano of Lake Worth led all scorers with 24 points for the North to earn Most Outstanding Player honors while Mike Crowley of Pope John Paul II chipped in with 12 points.

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LOS ANGELES - Spartans continued to fend off the box-office competition as the battle epic "300" took the No. 1 spot for the second-straight weekend with $31.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.The Warner Bros. movie, the story of vastly outnumbered Spartans defending against Persian invaders, shot past the $100 million mark after just a week in theaters, bringing its total to $127.5 million.Disney's road comedy "Wild Hogs" also crossed the $100 million mark, remaining the No. 2 movi...

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LOS ANGELES ? Spartans continued to fend off the box-office competition as the battle epic "300" took the No. 1 spot for the second-straight weekend with $31.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The Warner Bros. movie, the story of vastly outnumbered Spartans defending against Persian invaders, shot past the $100 million mark after just a week in theaters, bringing its total to $127.5 million.

Disney's road comedy "Wild Hogs" also crossed the $100 million mark, remaining the No. 2 movie with $18.8 million to lift its total to $104 million.

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Five area baseball teams ranked in The Palm Beach Post Top 10 are among the 16 teams invited to this year's National Grand Slam tournament that begins today at three sites in Palm Beach County.

Cardinal Newman, which was ranked No. 5 in the area last week, and Dwyer open the tournament at 10 a.m. today against out-of-area teams.

Newman faces Jacksonville-Providence, one of the top-rated teams in Class 2A, at West Boca Raton High's field.

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The Columbia City Council will hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the Daniel Boone Building, 701 E. Broadway. The meeting will be open to the public.

INTRODUCTORY ITEMS

A. Roll call.

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Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau Advisory Board, noon, Walton Building, 300 S. Providence Road.

PedNet Executive Committee, 1:30 p.m., third-floor conference room, Daniel Boone Building, 701 E. Broadway.

Boone County Commission, work session with the United Way, 3 p.m., Room 243, Boone County Government Center, Eighth and Ash streets.

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- R.W. Allen & Associates for school, 310 Kentucky Ave., Feb. 28, value unavailable

- B&B Mechanical & General for Cock & Dawg Restaurant, 129 Ninth St., March 2, renovations, value unavailable

- David Miles Construction for Sheik Maternity, 229 Furys Ferry Road, No. 113, March 2, renovations, value unavailable

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Opportunities abound in the Volusia-Flagler area. Here are a few options.

Throughout April, Daytona Beach Community College is hosting a series of open houses from 5 to 8 p.m. at each of its six campuses. The open houses will be:

· April 5 at the Daytona Beach campus, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd.

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Ramirez The UTEP women's tennis team turned in its most dominating performance on the year Sunday against Memphis at the El Paso Tennis Club, thrashing the Lady Tigers 7-0. The Miners won every match played on the day.

The triumph moved UTEP to 8-7 on the year, including 2-0 in Conference USA play. Moreover, the Miners now have won seven of their past nine matches.

"Any conference win is a big win," head coach Jamie Campbell said. "Memphis fought really hard, and I was proud of how we kept our focus. We shut the door when they could have gotten back into the matches."

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NEW ORLEANS - Florida leads the nation in field goal percentage but didn't make a strong impression with city officials here as far as the Gators' fan support.

Memphis, the No. 2 seed in the South, also played first- and second-round NCAA Tournament games here and brought about 6,000 fans. Nevada, Memphis' second round opponent, also had a large following.

Florida fans took up a large portion of the seats behind the Gator bench at the New Orleans Arena on Sunday. Attendance for the session -- which included both the Florida and Memphis games -- was a combined 13,594.

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Free Diabetes Screenings, offered by Aurora Pharmacy locations, 1:30-4 p.m. March 20, 913 E. Summit Ave., Oconomowoc, (262) 569-8204; 9:30-noon March 20, 204 E. Main St., Watertown, (920) 261-1776; 10 a.m.-1 p.m., March 22, 1566 E. Sumner St., Hartford, (262) 670-9858.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Adult Children of Alcoholics (or of other dysfunctional parents) will meet every Friday from 7-9 p.m. at Mount Zion Lutheran Church, 12012 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa. Call Jackie at 453-9590.

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Many rulers of the army and Queen's Navy would have gladly dispensed with doctors (I believe) and let the wounded take their chances but for the need to keep troops healthy enough to fight.

Large, concentrated bodies of men were vulnerable to communicable disease from biblical times. Wars turned on plagues; the halting of an invasion or the lifting of a siege, ascribed to Providence, was usually caused by sickness in the ranks. Historically, more soldiers and sailors died from "flux" and fevers than from enemy fire.

The huge disparity between actual losses and recorded battle deaths in the Civil War was due to rampant disease on both sides. More Americans died from fevers in the Spanish-American War of 1898 than from combat. Adm. Horatio Nelson wrote of the horrors of the West Indies station, and commissions in tropically serving regiments sold cheaply in the British army, but health problems were found everywhere.

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Baseball: St. Ambrose at Warner Southern (DH), 1 p.m.; College of St. Rose at Florida Southern, Thomas University at Webber, 7 p.m.; Southeastern at Geneva College, TBA.

Tampa Bay at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Baseball: Fort Meade at McKeel Academy, 4 p.m.; Auburndale at Winter Haven, East Ridge at George Jenkins, 7 p.m. Kathleen at Bartow, 7:30 pm.

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Caring For Kids God's Way: "Understanding Their World," 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 24, United Methodist Temple, 2700 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland. $25. Register by March 18. 688-3114.

GUEST SPEAKERS

Aaron DeLoach: Head of missions outreach for the Charlotte, Va., Eagles professional soccer team, 8:30 and 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Sunday, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Lakeland. Soccer clinic at 2 p.m.

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Women's Council of Realtors Easy Way to Network Community

Special to The Ledger

There are many occupations that rely on networking, not the least of which is selling real estate. In both hot and cold markets, the more people you know the better.

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* Evanescence: Evanescence will perform at 7 p.m. Monday at NMSU's Pan American Center in Las Cruces. Special guests will include Chevelle and Finger Eleven. Tickets cost $40, $37 and $33, plus service charges, at the Pan Am Center ticket office, all Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at (505) 532-2060.

* FREE -- Andy Schneider: Guitarist Andy Schneider will perform from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cactus Caf? & Bookshop, 7500 N Mesa, Suite 107. 833-2233 or www.cactuscafeandbookshop.

* Crash Kennedy: Crash Kennedy will play at 9 p.m. Wednesday at Uncle Paulie's, 106 Shadow Mountain, free; 9 p.m. Thursday at Chic's Bar & Billiards, 9809 Montana, $3; and at 10 p.m. Friday at Zeppelin's, 111 E. Robinson, $5. 21 and older. 867-2023.

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Behind hospital doors, state-of-the-art exam rooms were empty.

The new X-ray machine was quiet, unused supplies waited on shelves and hospital employees sat at home, preparing for the next day's festivities to dedicate Tyler's first major hospital.

The date was March 18, 1937.

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National Restaurant Association can't take an ad, not even a botched ad.

It is suing Nationwide Insurance Co. over the commercial during the Super Bowl in which a burger flipper dreams of being a rap star. The association asserted that the ad was an "insult" to burger flippers, but the ad was unclear.

Indeed, wasn't the real "loser" Kevin Federline (who played the burger flipper), or anyone who would daydream of being a rap star, or, for that matter - this is America after all - anyone who doesn't know that Mr. Federline was the rap star dumped by Britney Spears? If you don't study TV hard enough, you could end up in fast food.

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NEW SERVICES New Life Tabernacle will have services at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. each Sunday and 7 p.m. Thursday at 29 Village Terrace, Wake Village, Texas. For more information, call the Rev. Brian Glenn at 870-774-0118. Faith Chapel Pentecostal Church of God will have Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, with worship at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; other services are 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at 5311 Poole Road, Texarkana, Ark. The pastor is Randy Smith.

MUSIC Texarkana Seventh-day Adventist Church will have a musical at 4 p.m. today followed by a Mexican/Italian buffet. For more information call Betty Phillips at 903-667-2820 or Reggie Phillips at 903-908-1988. Vessels of Honor Ministries, Marshall, Texas, will have a song and praise service at 7 p.m. today at the LaQuinta Inn, Highway 59 and I-20 exit, Marshall. The speaker will be Bishop J. Peters. For more information, call 903-972-2524.

Polly Chapel Missionary Baptist Church will have the Gospel Musicshop of America Youth Choir in concert at 7 p.m. today. For more information, call Joytina Lewis at 903-792-7338 or Cynthia Johnson at 903-701-0994. First Baptist Church, Midway, will have Southern Grace in concert at 6 p.m. today. For more information, call the church at 903-334-9707 or Bill Nichols at 903-838-9493. Everett Baptist Church, Leary, Texas, will have the Gospel Souls in concert at 6 p.m. today. For more information, call the Rev. Jesse Haynes at 903-826-1211.

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Ballard Folk Dancing Classes Mar 7, 13, 14, 20, 21 and 27, 7-8:45pm, $40, $35 for museum members, Nordic Heritage Museum, 3014 NW 67th Street, Ballard, (206-789-5707 ext.19 or charlotte@nordicmuseum.org). No partner, costume or experience required. No individual sessions offered. Instructor Pat McMonagle started teaching Scandinavian dancing in 1968, leads the folkdance events at the Swedish Cultural Center and has also taught in Denmark. He founded the Seattle Fsolkdance Festival and helped organize the Folklife Festival. He guarantees smiles and exercise.

Nordic Heritage Day Mar 10, 10am-4pm, free, 23905 Bothell-Everett Highway. The event will feature food demonstrations, craft demonstrations, music, dancing, Fjord horses, and Viking life-style education. Free Parking. No reservations required.

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Dillon School Students Visit Former President Carter In Georgia

The Dillon group with former president Jimmy Carter in Plains, Georgia.

Students at Dillon Country Day School in Loxahatchee Groves recently had the opportunity to reach into history and be inspired by former president Jimmy Carter during a school-sponsored trip to Plains, Georgia.

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The organization recognizes 12 places each year for their dedication to historic preservation and recommends them as vacation destinations.

The Distinctive Destinations list included Charlottesville, Va., home to Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello and James Monroe’s Ash Lawn-Highland, along with Hillsborough, a North Carolina town with interesting historical connections.Also among the National Trust’s Distinctive Destinations: Chatham, Mass., a coastal fishing town noted for its “architecturally rich walkable downtown” and “unspoiled” beaches. Chestertown, Md., an 18th-century port on the Eastern...

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Aronda Kirby and Digit Murphy were once married to men, received the tax breaks for married couples and were legally permitted to take family leave if their husbands or children got sick.

Both women lost those protections when they came out as lesbians, divorced their husbands and set up a new household together with their six children.

Now, with couples like Murphy and Kirby in mind, some gay rights advocates who previously fought for "marriage or nothing" are shifting strategies. Rather than fighting to legalize marriage for same-sex couples, they're lobbying for the protections marriage provides.

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