6:27 PM Mar 23, 2010
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Oh yeah, that other war

I’m assuming our new president is busy trying to figure out a way to get out of the war in Iraq, just as he promised during his campaign, but don’t forget that we’re actually in the middle of two wars. I’m unclear on what’s going to happen with the apparently endless war in Afghanistan.

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6:27 PM Mar 23, 2010
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Tell the Sandusky Library what you think

The Sandusky Library has a suggestion box and “Tell us what you think” forms for patrons to fill out and put in the box.

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6:27 PM Mar 23, 2010
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Transition at Whitehouse.gov

The official White House Web site has already changed. While the new administration obviously has just begun posting material to the site, there’s already an official blog with several items.

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6:27 PM Mar 23, 2010
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Beatlemania comes to Sandusky Library

The Sandusky Library is hosting a program at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 on the Beatles’ 1964 and 1966 visits to Cleveland. The event is the 45th anniversary of the band’s first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”

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6:27 PM Mar 23, 2010
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Breaking cat news from the animal shelter

The Erie County Humane Society reports that it has two all white 6-month-old cats available for adoption.

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6:27 PM Mar 23, 2010
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Writing obituary features for the paper

Yesterday, I was tapped to write what might be termed an “obituary feature” story for the paper, an article about Sue Reardon, a longtime Sandusky Library employee with a strong interest in history and the arts.

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6:27 PM Mar 23, 2010
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Keeping healthy at home

Erie County’s health department is joining the national “healthy homes” movement to help people stay safe where they live and rest. It is hosting a conference at Kalahari Waterpark and Resort on Jan. 21.

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6:27 PM Mar 23, 2010
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Voinovich and his entourage

U.S. Sen. George Voinovich’s announcement that he won’t seek another term reminded me of when he came to visit the Sandusky Register a couple of years ago.

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6:27 PM Mar 23, 2010
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Spend those gift cards now

My fellow blogger Sue Daugherty, who never seems to run out of causes,  has a new issue she’s trying to call attention to.

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6:27 PM Mar 23, 2010
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Lake Erie from the air

Every third Saturday of the month, NASA Glenn Research Station (located at Cleveland Hopkins airport) has a special program at its visitor center.

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