Urban, Rural & Community Life

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FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Anthony Casamento ~ 21 September 2026

56+ min ago   (253+ words) Six months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the 5th Marines was on its way to the southwest Pacific to take part in the initial invasion of Japanese-held territory as part of the 1st Marine Division. The Marine landing on Guadalcanal…...


triblive.com > local > westmoreland > the-land-and-its-people-stories-come-alive-at-native-american-heritage-celebration-at-the-westmoreland

The land and its people: Stories come alive at Native American Heritage Celebration at The Westmoreland

7+ hour, 11+ min ago   (421+ words) Imagine the woodlands of Westmoreland County, but not the small patches of today. Imagine what it might have looked like 300 years ago, with vast tracts of old-growth forest that dominated the land as it began to slope up toward the…...


newsobserver.com > news > local > article317257447.html

World War II prisoners sent to NC for peanut harvest — Today in Triangle History

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (179+ words) A look back at The News & Observer headlines from Sept. 20: prisoners of war were harvesting peanuts in NC in 1943, and the deadly 1926 Miami hurricane. A daily look at some of The News & Observer’s headlines on Sept. 20 in past years. On…...


lowellsun.com > 09/20/2026 > lowell-bicentennial-destroy-the-past-or-save-it

Lowell Bicentennial: Destroy the past or save it?

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (858+ words) Done in the name of urban renewal, the city’s efforts displaced generations, destroyed hundreds of family businesses, including the original Demoulas grocery market, and upended religious and cultural institutions. More than two thousand projects like this one took place across…...


dispatch.com > story > news > history > 09/20/2026 > big-bear-grocery-stores-brought-self-service-shopping-to-columbus > 91587392007

Brown's grocery was the Big Bear in Columbus area and beyond for decades

22+ hour, 55+ min ago   (459+ words) On Feb. 15, 1934, Wayne E. Brown brought the self-service grocery shopping experience to the Midwest when he opened the first Big Bear Store in Columbus. The building at 386 West Lane Ave., formerly the Silver Slipper roller skating rink and dance hall, was…...


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Disgwyl i Gyngor Gwynedd oedi penderfyniad ar gyflwyno ardoll ymwelwyr

16+ hour, 4+ min ago   (553+ words) Mae disgwyl i Gyngor Gwynedd oedi gwneud penderfyniad ar gyflwyno ardoll ymwelwyr yn dilyn "ymateb sylweddol" i'r ymgynghoriad cyhoeddus. Mae dadansoddiad cychwynnol o'r data yn awgrymu bod gwrthwynebiad cryf i'r mesur ymhlith busnesau ac ymwelwyr, tra bod trigolion lleol wedi…...


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The Massive South Carolina Lake That Was Built Over An Entire Forgotten Town

19+ hour, 19+ min ago   (1827+ words) Somewhere beneath South Carolina’s largest lake lies a landscape that once had roads, homes, and places people knew by heart. Above it, the water looks peaceful. Boats drift past cypress trees. Anglers watch their lines. Birds skim the surface as…...


pressherald.com > 09/20/2026 > we-surveyed-824-maine-residents-about-their-quality-of-life

Maine: The state we’re in

17+ hour, 57+ min ago   (24+ words) In our multi-part series, we explore the state's affordability, housing, health care and other opportunities through findings with the Siena Research Institute....


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Market Harborough residents demand action over 'eyesore' river

15+ hour, 37+ min ago   (595+ words) More than 600 people have signed a petition calling on authorities to deal with an "eyesore" section of river in Market Harborough. Residents have raised concerns over potential flood risks due to overgrown vegetation along parts of the River Welland, while…...