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Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, and Elmo:Tickle Me Green

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan A. Schein

It may take a Muppet to teach the benefits of renewable energy to today's youth, but it's adults that have the most to learn.

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Astoria Characters: The Octogenarian Activists

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nancy Ruhling

On the emerald green front door of Stanley and Kathleen Rygor's 1890 cottage, there's a Claddagh knocker whose well-worn brass shows that it's no stranger to visitors.

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