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Abraham Lincoln

Sussex
Sports
'Score' Free Lift Tickets Mountain Creek 'Score' Free Lift Tickets Mountain Creek
'Score' Free Lift Tickets Mountain Creek If you want to hit the slopes for free, you're going to have to hit the books. In honor of Abraham Lincoln's birthday on Monday, Feb. 12, Mountain Creek Resort in Vernon, Sussex County is giving away free lift tickets. That is, if you can recite the Gettysburg Address from memory. "'Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new mountain, conceived in snow, and dedicated to the proposition that all riders are created equal to shred this sweet snow and raise their stoke.' — Abraham Lincoln, probably." "In the spirit of Honest Abe, no cheating (this means n…

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by Cecilia Levine
Frederick
Politics
House Passes Legislation To Remove Maryland Native Roger Taney Bust From US Capitol House Passes Legislation To Remove Maryland Native Roger Taney Bust From US Capitol
House Passes Legislation To Remove Maryland Native Roger Taney Bust From US Capitol Federal officials are one step closer to removing the bust of a US Supreme Court justice with ties to Southern Maryland who found himself on the wrong side of history. The House passed legislation this week to remove the bust of Calvert County native Roger B. Taney, the nation’s fifth chief justice, former Attorney General of Maryland, and controversial Democratic lawmaker most known for writing the now-infamous 1857 Dred Scott decision that ruled African Americans were not citizens. "While the removal of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney's bust from the Capitol does not relieve the Congres…

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by Zak Failla
Essex NJ
Real Estate
Crown Jewel Of $7.5M NJ Listing Might Be Family's Secret Squash Court (PHOTOS) Crown Jewel Of $7.5M NJ Listing Might Be Family's Secret Squash Court (PHOTOS)
Crown Jewel Of $7.5M NJ Listing Might Be Family's Secret Squash Court (Photos) A squash court wasn’t part of the plan for Evan Lamp when he was renovating his Short Hills dream home in 2010.  But when he saw the measurements of the garage he was building, he knew he could make a U.S. regulation court work, too. And so, underneath his four-car garage at 85 Stewart Road, Lamp built a squash court to the World Squash Federation's standards.  The project was the only commercial construction done on a residential property Short Hills, and the court itself among the few in-home squash courts in North Jersey. Lamp's court became the cornerstone of his home, where two of h…

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by Cecilia Levine
Worcester
News
Trump Built a National Debt So Big - Before COVID-19 - It’ll Weigh Down The Economy For Years Trump Built a National Debt So Big - Before COVID-19 - It’ll Weigh Down The Economy For Years
Trump Built a National Debt So Big - Before Covid-19 - It’ll Weigh Down The Economy For Years The “King of Debt” promised to reduce the national debt — then his tax cuts made it surge. Add in the pandemic, and he oversaw the third-biggest deficit increase of any president. One of President Donald Trump’s lesser-known but profoundly damaging legacies will be the explosive rise in the national debt that occurred on his watch. The financial burden that he’s inflicted on our government will wreak havoc for decades, saddling our kids and grandkids with debt, Propublica reported. The national debt has risen by almost $7.8 trillion during Trump’s time in office. That’s nearly twice as much …

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by Allan Sloan, ProPublica, and Cezary Podkul for ProPublica Jan. 14, 5 a.m. EST
Suffolk NY
News
Juneteenth Now Official State Holiday Juneteenth Now Official State Holiday
Juneteenth Now Official State Holiday New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed new legislation that will officially designate Juneteeth as an official holiday each year on June 19 to celebrate the end of slavery. After making Juneteenth a holiday for state employees this year, Cuomo has officially recognized it as an annual holiday statewide. Cuomo said that Juneteenth is "a day to commemorate the end to slavery and celebrates Black and African American freedom and achievements while encouraging continuous self-development and respect for all cultures." "I am incredibly proud to sign into law this legislation declaring Junet…

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by Zak Failla
Hackensack
Lifestyle
Another Giant Clothier Falls: These NJ, NY, CT Brooks Brothers Stores Are Closed For Good Another Giant Clothier Falls: These NJ, NY, CT Brooks Brothers Stores Are Closed For Good
Another Giant Clothier Falls: These NJ, NY, CT Brooks Brothers Stores Are Closed For Good It was the clothier that dressed 40 presidents, brought us the button-down polo shirt and survived not only the Great Depression and two world wars but also casual Fridays. But like so many other traditional retailers, Brooks Brothers was no match for the coronavirus. The 202-year-old company – considered America's oldest apparel seller -- on Wednesday filed for bankruptcy protection while announcing that 38 stores that it closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic weren't reopening. The shuttered stores in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut include: The Shops at Riverside, Hackensack; 2381…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Morris
Schools
SUP'T: Morris County HS Speaker Told Students Hitler Was 'Good Leader' SUP'T: Morris County HS Speaker Told Students Hitler Was 'Good Leader'
SUP'T: Morris County HS Speaker Told Students Hitler Was 'Good Leader' A good leader with bad moral character and intentions. That's how a guest speaker described Hitler to a room full of Madison High School student athletes over the weekend, NJ.com reports. The speaker was not identified by Superintendent Mark Schwarz in a letter co-signed by three other district officials sent to parents, nor was the presentation screened in advance, he said. Schwartz called the presentation “unnecessarily provocative and insensitive," the news outlet said. The Saturday assembly was aimed at promoting “positive leadership values and a culture of sportsm…

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by Cecilia Levine
White Plains
Politics
Presidents' Day Survey: Here's Who Scholars Rate No. 1, Where Trump Ranks Presidents' Day Survey: Here's Who Scholars Rate No. 1, Where Trump Ranks
Presidents' Day Survey: Here's Who Scholars Rate No. 1, Where Trump Ranks Who is the only president ranked among the Top Five of all time who does not have a 60-foot sculpture of his head on Mount Rushmore?If you guess Franklin D. Roosevelt, you are correct. At least according to the Siena College Research Institute’s (SCRI) Survey of U.S. Presidents, which was released just in time for Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 18. Mount Rushmore features (from left), No. 1-ranked George Washington, No. 5 Thomas Jefferson, No. 4 Theodore Roosevelt and No. 3 Abraham Lincoln. FDR is ranked No. 2 in the Siena survey and took office as president in 1933, six years af…

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by Joe Lombardi
Norwalk
News
Primaries Fast Approaching: Here's How To Get An Absentee Ballot Primaries Fast Approaching: Here's How To Get An Absentee Ballot
Primaries Fast Approaching: Here's How To Get An Absentee Ballot Connecticut Primaries are Tuesday, Aug. 14 with elections Tuesday, Nov. 6. Statewide – including governor – and local positions will be decided. Make your opinion count by voting. If you haven't registered to vote or can't make it to the booth, consider a Connecticut Absentee Ballot. Your vote matters. Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.― Abraham Lincoln

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by Daily Voice
Armonk
Weather
Super Blue Blood Moon Will Be Something We Haven't Seen Since 1866 Super Blue Blood Moon Will Be Something We Haven't Seen Since 1866
Super Blue Blood Moon Will Be Something We Haven't Seen Since 1866 The weather should not interfere with sky gazers across the tristate area -- and much of the United States -- viewing a celestial event that has not happened in more than 150 years, according to AccuWeather.com. North America will be treated to a blue moon, supermoon and a lunar eclipse all at once during the early morning hours of Wednesday, creating a rare trifecta known as Super Blue Blood Moon. Area residents should be treated to good viewing conditions with the timing of the event scheduled for 6:48 a.m. EST, when a partial eclipse starts and should be viewable in this region. "T…

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by Daily Voice