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Last Summer in July 2007, I went to D.C. and had the chance to look around the nation’s capital.  Visiting Ford’s Theater was on the top of my list.  After attending the lecture given at the theater of Lincoln’s fateful night, I walked outside and was fascinated by the Waffle Shop […]

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By Ann Levin, Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — The overheated New York real estate market has claimed another classic diner.
The Cheyenne Diner, a railway car-inspired eatery down the street from Penn Station, will serve its last meal Sunday.
Restaurant owner Spiro Kasimis is closing the establishment after 19 years, narrowing the inexpensive dining options on the […]

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While browsing stories I have come across this interesting article. Check out the posts left by the city’s residents ~ Sound Familiar?
Drive-In Owner Fears Tax Bill
By Jeff Swiatek, The Indianapolis Star
Marion County’s only remaining drive-in theater might close if it can’t lower the 155-percent jump in its property tax assessed value, says Tibbs Drive In […]

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Once forced into a ditch, the stream near Lake Stevens is again lined with plants and full of fish.
By Jeff Switzer, Herald Writer
LAKE STEVENS — The air is sweeter along Lundeen Creek these days as thousands of plants take root in one of Snohomish County’s most distinctive restoration projects.
“It’s kind of refreshing out here, better […]

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By Bill Sheets, Herald Writer
LAKE STEVENS — For the second time in less than a year, Lake Stevens has put new restrictions on construction near streams and wetlands.
Whether the sometimes contentious issue is resolved once and for all, however, remains to be seen.
The City Council voted 6-0 Monday to approve the new rules, which increase […]

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