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Walter Nugent's "Habits of Empire"
Many of those who oppose U.S. intervention in Iraq say President Bush has recklessly abandoned America's long tradition of peaceful diplomacy and replaced it with an aggressive policy of starting wars, seizing lands and oppressing nations. Not true,...Tags: Montana, James Monroe, Puerto Rico, William McKinley, Idaho
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10 to lose: Ugly buildings NYC would be better without
dfreelander@am-ny.comEach winter, amNewYork devotes a special issue to 10 buildings in New York City that we fear will soon disappear under negligent eye of the city's real estate interests. Now, with the turning of the seasons and the sun high in the sky, we say enough with...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Greenwich Village, Music Theater, Greenwich, Manhattan
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Harlem fights for Victoria Theater
dfreedlander@am-ny.comToday, the Victoria Theater is the hulking ghost of Harlem. Dwarfed by its more famous neighbor, the Apollo, audiences haven't seen a show at the Victoria in 10 years and today it is like a movie theater kept in distressed amber. Piles of junk are...Tags: New York, Josephine Baker, Theater
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William P. Lentz, 90
William P. Lentz, a retired consulting engineer and World War II veteran, died in his sleep Monday at his Roland Park home. He was 90. Mr. Lentz was born in Baltimore and raised in Ten Hills. He was a 1935 graduate of Polytechnic Institute and earned a...Tags: Electronics, Ormond Beach, Death and Dying, Technology, Engineering
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Is NYC becoming a college town?
dfreedlander@am-ny.comColumbia's brand-new 17-acre campus in Harlem. Six million square feet of additional space for NYU dorms and classrooms, stretching from Washington Square to the outer boroughs. A Fordham "fortress" springing up on the Upper West Side. Colleges and...Tags: Greenwich Village, Connecticut, Manhattan, Greenwich, New York City
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'A Step From Death: A Memoir' by Larry Woiwode
A Step From Death A Memoir Larry Woiwode Counterpoint: 272 pp., $24 I wanted to love Larry Woiwode's memoir "A Step From Death." To begin with, what a wonderful title. I had hoped to place it on the shelf next to "The Education of Henry Adams" and...Tags: Susan Sontag, Literature, New York, New York City, Joan Didion
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NY'ers defend West Harlem against Columbia
dfreedlander@am-ny.comBackers of Columbia University's planned expansion into West Harlem contend that the neighborhood is comprised of little more than low-slung auto body shops and abandoned buildings. Preservationists, however, say look closer and youšll see spectacular...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Manhattan, New York City, Architecture, Manhattanville
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Officials OK Columbia expansion plan
dfreedlander@am-ny.comColumbia University's controversial plan to expand into West Harlem got the go-ahead Monday during a raucous meeting before a crowd of hostile protesters. The City Planning Commission approved Columbia's construction of an arts, business and science...Tags: Columbia University, Manhattan, New York City, Manhattanville, Demonstration
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The uses of history
Q&A // Gabrielle Spiegel Gabrielle Spiegel feels a bit of humility when she reads the names of those who have been president of the American Historical Association: names like Henry Adams, Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt. What am I doing in there?...Tags: Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, Prince George's County, College Park, University of Maryland
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Jacket Copy
Shiver me timbers R.L. Stine, author of the beloved "Goosebumps" series of creepy, crawly stories, is heading to "HorrorLand." The ghoulish theme park will be the springboard for 12 new tales, with Scholastic Books planning to release the first two...Tags: Middlesex County (Connecticut), Media, Civil Rights, Joan Didion, L Paul III Bremer
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