WASHINGTON – ItĢƵ beginning to look a lot like ... Washington. After years of trauma, the capital feels back to itself for Christmas.The holiday ball for Congress just happened at the White House. The storied Willard Hotel, where Abraham Lincoln stayed days before he was inaugurated, ...
Strikes always hassle someone. Trolley operator strikes in the early 20th century aggravated commuters. Coal miner strikes in the 1920s inconvenienced manufacturers. Auto worker strikes in the 1950s irked new car buyers, car salesmen, and advertisers.Almost by definition, just about any work ...
Christmas lights were extinguished in Moore County, N.C., for much of the last week.And that was actually the least of the communityĢƵ problems.Gunfire crippled two electric substations in the rural county Saturday, plunging it into darkness for days on end. Because of the extent and type of ...