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The library of the Mark Twain House, which features hand-stenciled paneling, fireplaces from India, embossed wallpapers and an enormous hand-carved mantel that the Twains purchased in Scotland (HABS photo)
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Mark Twain of Huntsville defeats Steelers, Higbee

07/18/11 Mark Twain of Huntsville age 14U baseball team improved its Moberly Midget League record to 10-2 by earning decisive wins against Centralia Steelers and Higbee recently.
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Great Lakes Burning River Fest has us thinking about rivers in music, literature, sports

07/17/11 Its imagery resonates through generations in writing and music. Mark Twain lived on it. Paul Robeson became synonymous with it. Bruce Springsteen's body of work would be incomplete without it.
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Project progress: Bleigh pouring floor slabs

07/15/11 A week ago, Bleigh Construction crews were preparing the base of the foundation for the middle section of the new Mark Twain Elementary School. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY/COURIER-POST
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The Okee Dokee Brothers - Living Art(and fun) on the Mississippi River

07/14/11 The Okee Dokee Brothers Find Living Art(and fun) on the Mississippi River To say the Okee Dokee Brothers, Joe Mailander on guitar and Justin Lansing on banjo, are like a breath of fresh air is very close to the literal truth. Their music finds its birth in the wild outdoors and in the spirit, wit and imagination of Mark Twain. Like modern pied pipers their music feels like deep breath of ...
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More information on Pasco teacher who died in car crash in Mexico

07/13/11 PASCO, Wash. --  32 year old David Ruiz was a very private man, but loved by many. fellow teachers and friends  shared photographs of the 3rd grade bilingual teacher at Mark Twain Elementary.
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Area athletes selected to Senior Softball Salute

07/09/11 Outfielder Taylor Stuart hits a pitch during practice for the eighth annual Illinois vs. Missouri Senior Softball Salute All-Star Game. Stuart is one of two players selected to play in the game from Mark Twain High School, the other being Kelsey Anderson.
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Review: Mark Twain comes alive at Hoogland

07/09/11 If you missed The Muni's production of "Big River" last month, you now have a second chance to see Mark Twain's work brought to life on a local stage.
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Tri-State Original: Mark Twain Impersonator

07/08/11 HANNIBAL, Mo. (WGEM)-- There may be all kinds of Mark Twain impersonators in Hannibal, but Jim Waddell's performance is truly one of a kind.
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Do you know your American history?

07/03/11 American writer and humorist Mark Twain once quipped, "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." In honor of Mark Twain - and
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Quincy business gives personal watercraft to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

07/02/11 Outdoor Power of Quincy is providing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Mark Twain Lake in Monroe City, Mo., with a Sea Doo personal watercraft to use for safety checks and boater education this Summer.
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Exhibit on Civil War on display this summer at Mark Twain Lake

07/02/11 MARK TWAIN LAKE, Mo. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Mark Twain Lake will have an exhibit on the Civil War in Missouri on display at the M.W. Boudreaux Memorial Visitor Center now through the end of September.
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4 Missouri state beaches closed after bacteria tests

07/01/11 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's Department of Natural Resources says that swimming beaches at four state parks are closed because of high levels of E. coli bacteria. The agency said Thursday the affected beaches are at Cuivre River, Finger Lakes and Mark Twain state parks and the Grand Glaize Beach at Lake of the Ozarks State Park. However, the Lake of the Ozarks' other swimming beach, in ...
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4 Mo. state beaches closed after bacteria tests

06/30/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Missouri's Department of Natural Resources says that swimming beaches at four state parks are closed because of high levels of E. coli bacteria. The agency said Thursday the affected beaches are at Cuivre (KWIH'-vur) River, Finger Lakes and Mark Twain state parks and the Grand Glaize Beach at Lake of the Ozarks State Park. However ...
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Book ahead

06/26/11 It is a humorous sort of paradox that Samuel L. Clemens himself would probably have chuckled over: The U.S Postal Service Saturday issued a new stamp honoring Mark Twain.
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Postal Service unveils a Forever stamp of Mark Twain

06/26/11 Mark Twain (a.k.a. Jon Decles) entertained a delighted crowd of about 70 people Saturday from a stage inside the historic Central Pacific Railroad Passenger Station in Old Sacramento.
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New postage stamp honors Mark Twain

06/25/11 A new postage stamp features the face of Mark Twain, and the hometown of the author and humorist is celebrating.
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Mark Twain honored with new stamp

06/25/11 Mark Twain is on a new commemorative stamp unveiled by the US Postal Service Saturday in Hannibal.
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Civil War discussed by Twain (Waddell)

06/25/11 Mark Twain, aka Jim Waddell, explains his brief experience in the Civil War as one of the founders of the Marion County Rangers. This program will continue until October at the Mark Twain Museum Gallery.
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New Madison City high school on County Line Road named after town's founder, James Clemens

06/24/11 The new Madison City high school being built on County Line Road finally has a name. The school board voted unanimously at its meeting Thursday night to name the school after the town's founder, James Clemens, a relative of Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain.
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Family Events: Powwow, Ghost Tours, Festivals And A Circus

06/22/11 Family-friendly events in Connecticut this week include a Native American powwow as well as the return of the Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours at the Mark Twain House & Museum.
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Mark Twain Stamp Issued June 25

06/22/11 A new commemorative stamp that will honor Mark Twain will be unveiled Saturday at 11 a.m. by Gov. Dannel Malloy at the Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford. Saturday will be the first day of issue and first day of sale of the 44-cent "Forever" stamp, good for first-class mail even if the price increases.
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"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the things you did. - Mark Twain
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Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. - Mark Twain , a Biography
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Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured. - Mark Twain
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Quote of the day: Nothing helps scenery like ham and eggs. Mark Twain
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"Don't let schooling interfere with your education." - Mark Twain
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