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Norm Olson's genial tone belies his reputation as a radical militiaman, yet here he is, at 63, an affable grandfather explaining why Americans should arm themselves against their government.

The rumble of Navy patrol aircraft flying overhead will soon be a thing of the past as the remaining P-3 Orions depart from Brunswick Naval Air Station.While much of the nation prepares for Thanksgiving, air crews from VP-26 are prepping to ship out for a six-month deployment to El Salvador, Italy and the Horn of Africa.

ROME -- 'Tis the season! Sewing machines are oiled. Glue guns are brought out. Saws and drills are given a review.

Main Category: Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Also Included In: Public Health Article Date: 20 Nov 2009 Scientists are reporting evidence that air pollution - a well-recognized problem at major airports - may pose an important but largely overlooked health concern for people living near smaller regional airports.

Celebrating 70 years of collecting, Collector's Choice: J. Paul Getty and His Antiquities, on view from November 18, 2009 through February 8, 2010, at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa, presents seldom-seen works of art that captured J. Paul Getty's eye and inspired the creation of a museum modeled on an ancient Roman villa.

Posted 2 hours, 41 minutes ago at 3:11 pm. Recently I had the honor of attending an event that should bring great pride to all Michiganders: the keel-laying ceremony for the USS Gerald R. Ford, an aircraft carrier that will proudly carry the name of the former president and Michigan native around the world.

The following meetings will be held in Manitowoc County: The Autism Society of the Lakeshore will meet for family bowling starting at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Rudy's Lanes, 1916 Washington St., Two Rivers.

The Experimental Aircraft Association has only known two leaders during its more than 50-year history.

The art of fashion will be in the spotlight when a new exhibition opens Friday at the Center for the Visual Arts.

Toys from as far back as the turn of the last century will go into an auction in Chippenham next week.

CAVE CREEK Arizona's largest artist studio tour is once again set for the last two weekends of November.

The scene around him in a vast industrial space looks like Santa's Workshop, but John Piper, the man behind Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, compares organizing the annual extravaganza to planning a huge holiday meal -- with a lot of trimmings.

A pair of boots thought to have belonged to Oliver Cromwell are to be sold at auction in Newbury.

There's nothing like a handmade gift. And one that is knit will last longer and have fewer calories than one from the oven.

Glenn Beck has been crowned big media's King of Hate. In a new report that warns of the potential for anti-government violence since President Obama 's election, the Anti-Defamation League singles out Fox News TV pundit and radio host Beck for "making a habit" of promoting anti-government conspiracy theories from his mainstream media perch.

Authorities in northwestern Minnesota plan to check plane wreckage today that was spotted in a remote, wooded area in Clearwater County.

At holiday time, trains whiz through Richard Kloewer's yard, past the lighted evergreen trees, dolls, teddy bears, even a miniature Harley Davidson display.

The Pakistani arm of the Taliban has denied responsibility for a recent series of terrorist attacks in Pakistan, instead pointing the finger at Xe Services, the security contractor formerly known as Blackwater, as well as the country's own security services.

Got a skeleton in your closet? Well, seems some people actually do - just ask Mike Thorne.

TOPICS It's nice to know that we're not alone in raising concerns about the increasingly unhinged nature of the kind of rhetoric right-wing talkers are unleashing in the name of their jihad against President Obama -- in no small part because such rhetoric inevitably produces acts of horrific violence.