West Toledo is a long way from Wall Street, yet when Dennis Blubaugh turns on the lights in his office each morning, he’s ready for another day of buying, selling, and analyzing in his specialized corner of the commercial market. Blubaugh trades in music futures. His business, Musical Resources Ltd., is the go-to outlet for fine choral music, not just in Toledo, not just in the Midwest, but ...
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The first decade of the early 1900s was an interesting time in American history. In those first 10 years, teachers were paid $325 a year, 15 states adopted speed limits of 20 miles per hour and teddy bears became a national fad. Transportation changed the way people lived, sheet music sold in the millions of copies, radios began to bring music to the entire nation and in Fort Bend County, a ...
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Jose Perez often butted heads with his grandfather, who emigrated from Mexico years ago and feared his American-born grandson didn't appreciate the sacrifices his family made. Then the teenager started playing the music of the elder's homeland.
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On Dec. 11, Sun reporters and photographers looked at our region a little differently than usual. They split the day into four 6-hour shifts and chronicled a variety of events over 24 hours. From early morning at the Westerly train station to lunchtime at the Charlestown Senior Center and behind the scenes at the Mystic Aquarium, we give you a sampling of life, six hours at a time, in 24 Hours ...
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Great article Ben.
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As the new year often symbolizes a fresh start and a new beginning, Fort Bend County will look back during 2009 on the last 100 years as the old Court House celebrates it’s centennial.
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Manhattan A deranged man smiled at a female jogger - and then bashed her in the head with his clenched first in an unprovoked attack near Gracie Mansion yesterday, police sources said. Erika Dreifus, 39, was jogging on the East River promenade...
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