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Thursday May 2 | Erie Times News

This Day in History for May 3

On May 3, 1973, Chicago's 110-story Sears Tower was topped out after two years of construction, becoming the world's tallest building for the next 25 years.

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Obama Advisor: 'The Law Is Irrelevant' On IRS Fiasco

MISSPEAKS Remark draws criticism from House conservative leader Steve Scalise

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How well do you know your drug laws?

You know the United States is still waging a war on drugs, but do you know how long it's been going on? Or what drug the CIA wanted to utilize? See how much you don't know in our quiz.

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Tue Apr 30, 2013

Advocate

A Tribute to a Midwestern Bard

With four consecutive Broadway hits, a Pulitzer Prize, and an Oscar, William Inge was one of the top dramatists of the mid-20th century.

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Mon Apr 29, 2013

OttawaHerald.com

Caboose connects past, present, future

While Cation shared his childhood memories about taking the train from Humbolt to Ottawa to visit his aunt and uncle during the dedication Sunday of a 1942 Santa Fe Railroad caboose on the grounds of the Old Depot Museum, 135 W. Tecumseh St., Ottawa, local economic leaders talked Monday about the potential for the railroad's resurgence in Ottawa ... (more)

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Thu Apr 25, 2013

The Capital-Journal

2 fatality crashes involve semi-trailers

One of the accidents involving a passenger car and three semi-trailers occurred at 6:45 a.m. Wednesday on US-169 highway, about three miles north of Colony in Anderson County.

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