YOUNGTOWN, OH.- The Butler Institute of American Art has announced that George Bolge, Director of the Boca Raton Museum of Art (Florida), and a former Ohio resident, painter Gregory Strachov, are the 2011 recipients of the Butler Medal for Life Achieve…
New York Honors First Union Officer Killed in Civil War with Funeral Re-Enactment
MECHANICVILLE, NY (AP).- Col. Elmer Ellsworth and James Jackson died within feet of one another, yet the perspectives reflected in historical markers to the two men are as far apart as the 333 miles separating one tribute from the other. Ellsworth’s mo…
Power Line Hurts Workers at Astronaut Hall of Fame
TITUSVILLE, FL (AP).- Officials say two workers have been seriously injured outside the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame after coming in contact with a power line. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex spokeswoman Andrea Farmer says the workers we…
Torpedo Found at Philadelphia Construction Site
PHILADELPHIA (AP).- A police bomb squad had to be called to a Philadelphia construction site after someone found an old, inert torpedo. PennDOT spokesman Charles Metzger says a transportation department archaeological team found two men sitting on the…
Covered-Up Flag Mural Near California Freeway Restored
SUNOL, CA (AP).- The American flag mural painted on concrete siding above Northern California freeway, then painted over by order of state officials, was returned to its former glory just in time for 4th of July. The 35-foot long flag had been painte…