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Osawatomie

(Encyclopedia) OsawatomieOsawatomieōˌsəwŏtˈəmē, ŏsˌə– [key], city (1990 pop. 4,590), Miami co., E Kans., on the Marais des Cygnes River; founded 1855 by the New England Emigrant Aid Company, inc.…

Poem: Lune de Miel

Poem 6 Poem 8 Lune de Miel Ils ont vu les Pays-Bas, ils rentrent í  Terre Haute; Mais une nuit d'été, les voici í  Ravenne, A l'sur le dos écartant les genoux De quatre jambes molles tout…

James Mountain INHOFE, Congress, OK (1934)

Senate Years of Service: 1994- Party: Republican INHOFE James Mountain , a Senator and a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Des Moines, Iowa, November 17, 1934; attended public schools in Tulsa…

William Ernest MASON, Congress, IL (1850-1921)

Senate Years of Service: 1897-1903 Party: Republican MASON William Ernest , a Representative and a Senator from Illinois; born in Franklinville, Cattaragus County, N.Y., July 7, 1850; moved with…

HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom), Congress, IA (1939)

Senate Years of Service: 1985- Party: Democrat HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom), a Representative and Senator from Iowa; born in Cumming, Warren County, Iowa, November 19, 1939; attended the public…

Thomas Richard (Tom) HARKIN, Congress, IA (1939)

Senate Years of Service: 1985-2015 Party: Democrat HARKIN Thomas Richard (Tom) , a Senator and a Representative from Iowa; born in Cumming, Warren County, Iowa, November 19, 1939; attended the…

Henry DODGE, Congress, WI (1782-1867)

Senate Years of Service: 1848-1857 Party: Democrat DODGE Henry , a Delegate and a Senator from Wisconsin; born in Vincennes, Ind., October 12, 1782; received a limited schooling; moved to…

Harold Everett HUGHES, Congress, IA (1922-1996)

Senate Years of Service: 1969-1975 Party: Democrat HUGHES Harold Everett , a Senator from Iowa; born near Ida Grove, Ida County, Iowa, February 10, 1922; attended the public schools and the…

Rethinking Old Technology

Electric cars are by no means new: Americans began constructing efficient “electric carriages” as far back as 1890 when William Morrison built one in Des Moines that could travel for 13…