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Blog Entries by Kate Kelly from 01/2011

Professional Boxing Makes for Intriguing Movies -- Why?

| Posted 01.04.2011 | Sports
Read More: Professional Boxing, Sports, The Fighter, Teddy Roosevelt and Boxing, Fight Films, David O. Russell, Sports News

On January 16, the Golden Globes kick off the Hollywood awards season, so it seems a good time to examine a particular type of film--the professional boxing story.

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A Good American Story: Everyday People Provide the Important Details

| Posted 01.11.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Family History, American Story, Catoctin Aqueduct, Story of Transportation, Family Tree Magazine, Healthy Living News

Particularly in a week when people all over the country are filled with sadness because of the tragedy in Tucson, it is good to remember that this tragic circumstance is just a sliver of our American story.

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Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil War's Sesquicentennial

| Posted 01.18.2011 | Politics
Read More: Jr., Journey Through Hallowed Ground, Civil War Sesquicentennial, Monticello, Martin Luther King, Montpelier, Politics News

Today, on the threshold of the commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, we are fulfilling one part of Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream: ...

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Houses Tell Compelling Stories

| Posted 01.20.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Civil War Sesquicentennial, House History, Virginia, Holladay House Inn, Orange, Holladay Family, Buttermilk Biscuits, Healthy Living News

Have you ever thought about who built your house? Who lived in it before you did? What their lives were like? Sometimes people find they relate more...

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Houdini's Own Mysteries Revealed: Traveling Museum Exhibit Now in NYC

| Posted 01.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Magicians, Immigrant Story, NY Around Town, Jewish Museum, Escape Artist, Houdini, Arts News

When the crowds witnessed Houdini's escapes from handcuffs, chains, ropes, and straitjackets, audiences were left scratching their heads and saying, "How did he do that?"

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