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Pelosi's Obamacare logic would send Jefferson reeling
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Memorial Day madness: Yo-yo time for Wall Street
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Concert review: James Morrison (Video)
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Corruption fighter Patrick Fitzgerald resigns as U.S. Attorney in Chicago
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UAW and GM not protecting long-term temporary workers
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D.C. United to play Richmond Kickers in U.S. Open Cup
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It is a wonderful time to head to Lake County CA for wine (Part 2)
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Arizona Sheriff Arpaio uses taxpayers' money to send birther investigators to Hawaii
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It's just poop: Potty talk and potty training
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Be crystal for God
Martha M. Boltz
Martha Boltz is a frequent contributor to the long running Civil War features in The Washington Times America At War feature in the print and online editions. She has been a regular contributor to the original Civil War Page and its successor page since 1994, and is a civil war buff, historian, and writer. "Someone said that if we don't learn about the past, we are condemned to repeat it," she said, "and there are lessons of all sorts inherent in this bloody four-year period of our country's history." She is a member of several heritage and lineage groups, as well as the Montgomery County Civil War Round Table. Her standing invitation is, "come on down - check the blog - send me your comments and let's have fun with its history and maybe learn something at the same time."
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Recent Entries by Martha M. Boltz
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Triple Crown jockey remembered: "Never A Guy Like Sande"
Published 8:48 a.m. May 23, 2012
Damon Runyon wrote a poem about the winning Earl Sande, which put him in the books forever.
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I'll Have Another...and he did
Published 10:04 a.m. May 20, 2012
Belmont is in three weeks. Can I’ll Have Another claim the Triple Crown?
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The Preakness, the Triple Crown's second jewel, promises a strong field of fast horses
Published 2:29 p.m. May 16, 2012
The running of the 137th Preakness Stakes will be at Maryland's Pimlico Racetrack on Saturday, May 19.
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Same-sex versus traditional marriage: The die is cast, again
Published 3:00 p.m. May 14, 2012
Some of us moms hoped that Mother's Day would be all about, well, us. So why all the preaching about families with two dads?
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Goodnight, Mr. Sendak. Go where the forest is wild
Published 2:08 p.m. May 9, 2012
Sendak's was a world of imagination, of monsters with big teeth and long claws, where little boys played in their beds and then escaped to worlds afar.
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The Civil War: Abe Lincoln and Jefferson Davis lived parallel lives
Published 10:10 a.m. May 9, 2012
The author of a book on the two men says they each worked tirelessly to avoid the civil war up to the last minute before secession and each man was considered a martyr to his respective cause.
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Kentucky Derby's unknown winners: I'll Take Another and Mario Gutierrez (VIDEO)
Published 12:40 p.m. May 6, 2012
In the Winners Circle, I’ll Have Another dared one and all to look down their noses at him or Mario Gutierrez, his joyous jockey.
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Kentucky Derby Day update: track will be ready
Published 10:38 a.m. May 5, 2012
Churchill Downs has an amazing track surface, which has been known to bounce back from a rain.
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The Kentucky Derby: A day of great horses, great Bourbon, great traditions
Published 4:53 p.m. May 4, 2012
For a magical three minutes, the running of the Kentucky Derby makes all Americans honorary members of the Bluegrass state.
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Civil War: Playing baseball on the White House lawn
Published 3:52 p.m. May 4, 2012
The earliest local teams played right in President Lincoln’s front yard during the Civil War.
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Waco, TX and Oklahoma City: Two tragedies, a shared anniversary and heartbreak
Published 9:11 p.m. April 19, 2012
The events of April 19 in two different years, 1993 and 1995, are familiar to almost everyone WACO and OKC. One was provoked into action and the other allowed to happen through lack of awareness.
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The Civil War: New Forever stamps commemorate two important battles
Published 9:36 a.m. April 19, 2012
The Battle of New Orleans and the Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg are the latest Civil War scenes the U.S. Postal Service have issued for its sesquicentennial series of stamps.
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Jesuit priest's photographs of Titanic discovered in old trunk
Published 1:11 p.m. April 15, 2012
Father Browne was on the Titanic for only three days, but his photographs tell a remarkable story.
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Titanic 100th Anniversary: "Rose" and the Heart of the Ocean necklace based on real life events
Published 8:47 p.m. April 14, 2012
Cameron's movie was not based on great fictional writing, but on a real woman and the diamond and sapphire
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Titanic: the true story of the real "Heart of the Ocean" necklace
Published 9:48 a.m. April 12, 2012
Though it seemed like a pretty piece of movie fiction, it turns out that there was a diamond and sapphire necklace on board the Titanic that fatal night, given to a young girl by her lover.
