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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

La Porte , city (1990 pop. 21,507), seat of La Porte co., NW Ind.; inc. 1835. It is a manufacturing center in fertile farmland on the edge of the Calumet industrial region. The city's products include machinery; plastic, paper, wood, rubber, and metal products; furniture; and chemicals. Seven lakes adjoin the city, which also has summer resort activities and tourism. Author not available, LA PORTE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Porte
Porte in full, the Sublime Porte or the Ottoman Porte: the Ottoman court at Constantinople. The name dates from the early 17th century, and comes from French la Sublime Porte ‘the exalted gate’, translation of the Turkish title of the... Read more

Porte-Saint-Martin, Théâtre de la
Porte-Saint-Martin, Théâtre de la, Paris, celebrated playhouse, built in 1782 to replace the Opéra, which had been...1827 Frédérick played for the first time with Mme Dorval , whose career was to be linked spectacularly with the Porte-Saint-Martin. The great days of the theatre were in the ... Read more

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	Accounting firm Porte Brown expands client base.(Business)(Success stories) ; ...News Service Business profile Company: Porte Brown LLC, accounting services for individuals...St., Elk Grove Village Founded: By Jim Porte in Chicago, 1946 Revenues: $8 million in...Elk Grove Village-based accounting firm Porte Brown LLC is growing, despite a choppy... Read more
	Ald. La Porte charged in slapping ; Ald. La Porte charged in slapping Deferred prosecution...Waukesha County Supervisor Joseph C. La Porte was charged Friday with disorderly conduct...also outlines other alleged incidents of La Porte striking his wife, Marion. Attached to the... Read more
	La Porte resigns; District 1 alderman cites medical reasons in letter ; Waukesha -- Ald. Joe La Porte, a former Waukesha mayor who first held...northeast side due to medical reasons. La Porte notified Mayor Larry Nelson in writing...residents of Waukesha for many years," La Porte wrote. La Porte is the second longtime... Read more
	Akmut trying to unseat La Porte from council ; ELECTION 2004 Akmut trying to unseat La Porte from council By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ denriquez...time to prevent veteran politician Joe La Porte from being re-elected to the Common Council, a job La Porte has held as far back as 1971. La Porte, 83... Read more
	Cycle: Mixed day for Tour rookie Porte ; ...01-22-2008 Cycle: Mixed day for Tour rookie Porte By Roger Vaughan ADELAIDE, Jan 22 AAP - Richie Porte felt his debut at the highest level of road...made his first ProTour race a memorable one. Porte, who turns 23 on January 30, was in a three-m... Read more
	La Porte agrees to deal in disorderly conduct case ; La Porte agrees to deal in disorderly conduct case...County Supervisor and Waukesha Ald. Joseph La Porte will see a disorderly conduct charge against...he abides by a prosecution agreement. La Porte, 73, of Waukesha, appeared in court Monday... Read more
	Residents must decide what kind of town La Porte City will be. ; Byline: Amie Steffen Apr. 26--LA PORTE CITY -- The town could accurately be described...nine miles south of Waterloo. But if La Porte City wants to wake up, now is the time...led the two-day process, went around La Porte City with his group. The team spoke to... Read more
	MICHAEL PORTE JOINS CLICK 3X. ; NEW YORK -- Industry veteran Michael Porte has joined the three-city Click 3X Group...managing director of its digital studio here. Porte will supervise all day-to-day activities...founder of Santa Monica's Mad River Post, Porte has a long history of creating and developing... Read more
	One person dies in single-vehicle car crash near La Porte City. ; Byline: Matthew Wilde Dec. 17--LA PORTE CITY -- One person died in a single-vehicle...morning south of town. David Loeb, 56, of La Porte City died in the crash, according to the...on Highway 218 about 3 miles south of La Porte City when something happened to the vehicle... Read more
	Boiler Explosion In La Porte Kills 2 ; ...the cause of a boiler explosion in a La Porte, Ind., factory that killed two workers...found. Killed were Joan Erickson, 18, of La Porte, and Linda White, 38, of Michigan City...were farther away from the boiler, said La Porte County Coroner Barbara Huston. Christopher... Read more

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