Monthly Archives: November 2016

NASA’s New, Super-Efficient Airplane Wing Comes With a Twist

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HISTORICALLY SPEAKING: In the age of Lindbergh, every boy had an aviator’s cap

Richard Curland For The Bulletin Some boy would bring his “leather” aviator cap to school to be used as a football by wrapping it up and snapping it when there were no footballs.  Many of today’s senior citizen men once … Continue reading

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EDGE, the region’s economic engine, operates on many levels

It has a hand in just about every major economic development project the area has seen in the last two decades, yet few outside of the world of government and business know much about Mohawk Valley EDGE. Philip A. Vanno … Continue reading

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Oscar August Meyer Jr.

By Terry Ruscin, columnist One could say Hendersonville’s first airstrip spanned a stretch of First Avenue West. That’s where teenaged Oscar August Meyer Jr. (1913–1998) would find a willing driver to tow him or a buddy, on roller-skates and gripping … Continue reading

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The radical idea behind Canton’s Radial Engine – The Repository

C. Mitchell Boulton hopes to bring jobs to the area by building redesigned radial engines that will be used in a variety of equipment. By Edd Pritchard 
Repository staff writer CANTON  Over the past 15 years C. Mitchell Boulton has … Continue reading

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A presidential campaign that turned on what we refused to see

Some people devote themselves to model airplanes. Others prefer model trains. Alan Abramowitz builds election models — formulas that use data, economic and otherwise, to predict the outcomes of presidential political contests. In August, the Emory University political scientist took … Continue reading

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A presidential campaign that turned on what we refused to see

Some people devote themselves to model airplanes. Others prefer model trains. Alan Abramowitz builds election models — formulas that use data, economic and otherwise, to predict the outcomes of presidential political contests. In August, the Emory University political scientist took … Continue reading

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