ASHLAND Throughout the recent electricity collapse, snow-covered roads, closed schools and businesses, and the country s No. 1 battle for the last year, COVID-19, there have been numerous acts of goodwill
Documenting local ruins is a passion for Trumbull man
Donald Eng
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TRUMBULL Abandoned buildings are a bit like time capsules, containing artifacts of a world that hasn’t existed in decades and for decades, Trumbull resident Rob Dobi has been drawn to them.
“There’s something about it that’s so serene,” Dobi said. “Especially when you think of places where thousands of people once worked that one day they just locked up and left.”
Dobi is an urban explorer. He and others who enjoy the hobby painstakingly document modern ruins, photographing the dusty factories, offices, resorts, schools, theaters and anything else old and abandoned he can find. He has gathered hundreds of such photos on his website, newenglandruins.com.
Who scoops the litter box? Answers about the mysterious lives of White House cats.
Bonnie Berkowitz, The Washington Post
Feb. 17, 2021
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1of2Guard Benjamin Fink returned Calvin Coolidge s wandering cat, Tiger, to the White House after hearing a plea from the Secret Service on the radio in 1924.National Photo Company Collection/Library of CongressShow MoreShow Less
2of2Sure, they looked cute the day they arrived at the White House in 1923, but Blacky, left, would become a stone-cold hunter, and Tiger appeared to already be planning an escape.National Photo Company Collection/Library of Congress)Show MoreShow Less
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have said they plan to add a rare first feline to their White House family, which already includes dogs Champ and Major.
Q: Iâm looking for a needle in a haystack. I have an 83-year-old father who wants nothing more than to watch Lawrence Welk episodes 24/7. I have exhausted every possible means to find the entire Lawrence Welk series, color episodes only, from eBay, Amazon and so on â to no avail. I have only been able to find four episodes here and there. Can you possibly assist?
M.D.
Answer: The reason you can t find any Lawrence Welk DVDs is because they don t exist. Susie Dowdy, the publicist for the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority, which has produced several Lawrence Welk specials said, âWe syndicate the series therefore no DVDs are available for purchase. Any found on the internet are made by fans and are illegal. We do have DVDs of our specials but those are few and only available through stations for a pledge of support.