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Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 also expressed an aversion to the council's vision of a large center with room for student groups and student socializing...
...morning an abortion clinic in Asheville, N.C. was bombed. While no one was hurt in the blast, the continued violence against abortion clinics and abortion providers is a threat to Americans' constitutional rights. The bomb, which did not explode completely, was placed next to a wall near the waiting room. Had it achieved its aim, it could have killed or injured people waiting to be seen for any of the number of services that the clinic provides...
...where Laura was born in 1867 in "the little house in the big woods," as she titled her first book. Though the Ingalls log cabin is gone, a faithful reconstruction now occupies the site. Upstairs is a large attic; downstairs are a bedroom, a pantry and a living room with a stone fireplace like the one where Laura and Mary warmed their toes on snowy nights as they listened to Pa's songs and stories. Tourists will also want to see the Pepin Historical Museum and its displays of local history. The town sits on Lake Pepin, where youngsters...
...until his death at 76 in 1914. In Martinez, visitors can roam the grounds of the John Muir National Historic Site; hike Mount Wanda, named after one of Muir's daughters; and snack on ripe fruit from the orchard that helped bankroll his conservation activities. In Muir's 17-room mansion, young children will enjoy seeing the toys that belonged to Muir's daughters; older kids will gravitate to the "scribble den," where Muir did his writing. Among the artifacts on display: a spear presented to Muir by Native Americans in honor of his courage...
Muir was a serious student of natural science, but his contemporary Mark Twain was a class comedian whose best subject was human nature. Twain tried his luck at mining in the little gold town of Angels Camp, a 2 1/2-hour drive east of Martinez; a replica of his one-room shack sits on top of Jackass Hill. His comical tale of a compulsive bettor, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, made Twain a household name and inspired an annual Jumping Frog Jubilee, held the third weekend in May in Angels Camp. Current world record...