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Jordan High School band and choral music students will take their musical talents on the road and travel by bus to New York City during the 2018 spring break. This educational field trip will ...

About 40 percent of Americans can trace their ancestry to Ellis Island. That's what made the U.S. so prosperous.

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Stanford White lent his celebrated touch to many buildings in New York — and now, a deep-pocketed buyer can buy a prime piece ...