 "Worthington Daily Globe (Worthington, MN)")
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Project Linus offers comfort through blankets.
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Byline: Beth Rickers
Jan. 19--WORTHINGTON -- For more than 50 years, the character Linus in the Peanuts comic strip has been stubbornly toting around his blanket. In fact, the term "security blanket" was first coined in the popular Charles Schultz strip. So who better than Linus to be the symbol of an effort to provide comforting blankets to children in crisis situations?
Project Linus is a national organization with a two-fold mission: To provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or ...
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Joaquin Balaguer, who ruled Dominican Republic for 22 years, dies at 95
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream
; ...DOMINGO, Dominican Republic Joaquin Balaguer, who ruled the Dominican Republic...antique cars. As president, Balaguer invested billions of dollars...hardship for the United States. Joaquin Antonio Balaguer Ricardo was born Sept. 1...
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 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
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Joaquin Balaguer
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
; ...strongmen in Latin America, Joaquin Balaguer, who ruled the Dominican Republic...Few people had access to Balaguer. He never married or had children...by glaucoma in the 1970s. Joaquin Antonio Balaguer Ricardo was born Sept. 1...
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Obituary Joaquin Balaguer
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman
; JOAQUIN Balaguer, who ruled the Dominican Republic...States. Even after leaving office, Balaguer remained the axis around which all...appeared in public in July 2001. Joaquin Antonio Balaguer Ricardo was born on 1 September...
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Former President Joaquin Balaguer, who ruled Dominican Republic for 22 years, dies at 95
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream
; ...Dominican Republic Former President Joaquin Balaguer, who ruled the Dominican Republic...municipalities. As president, Balaguer invested billions of dollars...hardship for the United States. Joaquin Antonio Balaguer Ricardo was born Sept. 1...
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: EX-PRESIDENT JOAQUIN BALAGUER DIES; CAUDILLO ERA COMES TO AN END.
Newspaper article from: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs
; Joaquin Balaguer, former president of the Dominican Republic...of cardiac arrest at the age of 95. Balaguer was an ally of former dictator Rafael...Trujillo's assassination in 1961. Balaguer was the oldest active politician in Latin...
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Joaquin Balaguer Dies at 95; Longtime Dominican Leader
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; Joaquin Balaguer, 95, the authoritative and paternalistic...time from 1986 to 1996. President Balaguer, who has been called one of Latin...to thread needles when in office." Joaquin Balaguer Ricardo was born in the small town...
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Dominican Republic ends era with death of Joaquin Balaguer
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream
; ...curtain on an era with the death of Joaquin Balaguer, one of Latin America's last...22 years. Even out of office, Balaguer continued to influence the Caribbean...pressure from the United States _ Balaguer engineered the election of his...
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 "The Economist (US)")
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Joaquin Balaguer; Joaquin Balaguer, former president of the Dominican Republic.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US)
; Joaquin Balaguer Ricardo, poet and strongman, died...would insult him in the street--"Balaguer, the paper doll!"--but most of...that the Caribbean wind would blow Joaquin Balaguer off: a tiny man, neat as a bantam...
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Thousands attend state funeral of Joaquin Balaguer, longtime leader and father of modern Dominican politics
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream
; ...DOMINGO, Dominican Republic Joaquin Balaguer's state funeral was delayed...follow the flag-draped coffin of Balaguer in a procession that had begun...at times with gloves of silk, Joaquin Balaguer has no substitute in Dominican...
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Balaguer builds a lighthouse. (Joaquin Balaguer; elections in the Dominican Republic)
Magazine article from: The Nation
; ...Dominican leader and current President Joaquin Balaguer. The lighthouse is under construction...wistfully toward the water. If Balaguer's government completes the lighthouse...Christopher Columbus in this hemisphere. Balaguer says that no matter what happens...
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