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Ripping up England’s historic counties did not go far enough, insists Lord Heseltine
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 month agoLord Heseltine says he has no regrets and stands by the 1974 reforms because local government was...
Teenage Leicestershire leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed named in England Lions squad
PA Media: Sport via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoTeenage leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed has been called up by England Lions, joining four Test players on...
Which of these weird-named Idaho places is your favorite? From Freeze to Black Cat Road
Idaho Statesman via Yahoo News· 12 months agoEvery state has its fair share of weird and colorful names, from small towns named after founders...
Greenville County saw a decrease in accidental overdose deaths in 2023. Here's why.
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Greenville County Coroner's Office reported a decrease in accidental overdose deaths in 2023,...
Gerald Ensley: Hail Tallahassee! A better name than Tonaby’s Town
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 months ago(This column was first published in the Tallahassee Democrat on May 5, 2017.) Tallahassee is a...
Storm Debi – live: Thunderstorms to hit southern England as new weather warning issued
The Independent UK via AOL· 6 months agoA yellow weather warning for thunderstorms has been issued as Storm Debi continues to bring heavy...
Origins of local history: From Indigenous and Newtown settlements to a girl named Elmira
The Star Gazette via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs the Elmira historian, I’ve always felt that our city was short-changed when we changed our name...
Towns With Oddball Names in Every State
Cheapism via AOL· 4 months agoJeffrey Beall What's in a Name? From Eek, Alaska, to Christmas, Florida, American towns have taken on some unusual names over the years. Sometimes they...
A curious take on Bucks County history
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPlace names in Bucks County history are a source of near endless entertainment and surprise to anyone doing research. Weird, funny, tragic. That’s what 300-plus years of European development ...
Mysteries of Milwaukee street names explained, from misspellings to renamings
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 months agoApparently, there are as many questions about street names as there are streets. Readers have sent...
