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Elections of City Councils Past
Mayor Robert J. DiPietro (left) and the City Council at the 1980 election results: Jim Cross, President, Lynn Roehrich, Dani Duniho, H....

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Before Waterloo, There Was Substation A in Laurel
In 1910 the General Assembly enacted a law creating the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles led by John E. George and was located at the Union...

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Law Enforcement in Laurel
Over the years, I’ve had the good fortune to find and preserve a number of items from the Laurel Police Department’s history, going...

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The International
Laurel Park—at other times known as Laurel Race Course, or known to longtime locals simply as “The Race Track”—has been a core element of...

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Laurel Parkaeology
Laurel Park—at other times known as Laurel Race Course, or known to longtime locals simply as “The Race Track”—has been a core element of...

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Car Shows
With spring here and summer soon upon us, now is the time to uncover that classic car, hot rod, or motorcycle and enjoy the weather...

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The Big Tree ... Before It Grew
The photo below was given to me by my neighbor Art Souder, and is the earliest image I’ve seen of the Kluckhuhn family tree—which, of...

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