Ghost towns of the southwest metro (copy)
It’s interesting how the southwest metropolitan area of the Twin Cities grew into a patchwork of cities, but there might have been more today if a few more places had survived. Today, we consider them ...
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There will be another open Democratic Senate seat in 2026 midterms
Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota announced Thursday she won't seek re-election in 2026, forcing the Democratic Party to defend another open seat in next year's midterms.
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B.C.’s third oldest municipality, North Cowichan, finally gets own mailing address
People in North Cowichan have long listed “Duncan” as their mailing address, but starting in March, Canada Post is officially recognizing the municipality.
The New York Times29d
THE NON-INTERCOURSE BUBBLE.; Condition of Trade between the North and South. Absurd Exaggerations of the Incendiary Press. The Dry Goods Trade.
We have already, several times, expressed the belief, from the facts within our knowledge, that the statements with which the Herald and other incendiary journals, both North and South ...
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North Korea's New Map Shows State of Confrontation With South
You can get in touch with Micah by emailing m.mccartney@newsweek.com. A new North Korean map shows the peninsula split in two, further cementing Kim Jong Un's break from the long-held goal of ...
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Google Maps now shows Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America for app users in the U.S.
The Gulf of Mexico is now called the Gulf of America for Google Maps users in the United States ... of water bordered and nearly landlocked by North America with the Gulf's eastern, northern ...
The Hamilton Spectator24d
Opinion | Trump’s new map of North America
President Donald Trump’s proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” exemplifies a focus on symbolic gestures rather than addressing significant global challenges.
Railway Age4d
Book Review: ‘The Lost Subways of North America’
A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been.” Written and illustrated by Jake Berman. University of ...
The New York Times14d
HISTORY OF THE CONTEST.; THE SCATTERING VOTE--WITHDRAWALS AND SUBSTITUTION OF CANDIDATES.
The scattering vote on this ballot was divided among eleven candidates. Mr. GILMER, (American,) of North Carolina, received three votes on the first ballot; was dropped after the seventh ...
Polk, Trump, and Manifest Destiny
His was, no doubt, the most accomplished presidency in the 64 years between George Washington’s and Abraham Lincoln’s. And where Washington and Lincoln had arrived at moments freighted with destiny ...
North Jersey manor built by Scranton, Pennsylvania founders listed for $1.15 million
The North Jersey home built by the founders of Scranton, Pennsylvania and home to an accomplished musician, on the market for ...
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Missouri Pacific history remembered
Missouri Pacific history is easier to understand if the railroad is considered in three parts: the lines west of St. Louis, ...