Thursday, June 30, 2011

Nelson G. Gross: regular contributor

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Image from the Evening News Nelson G. Gross was the type of politician who, though deeply influential in government, worked more out of t...
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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Melba Till Allen: We are not amused

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Image from the Tuscaloosa News Working to root out corruption at the state level early in her career, Melba Till Allen is credited with...
Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Herman Methfessel: the racketeer housewives of Staten Island

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Image unavailable For most of his career, Herman Methfessel stayed out of the news. In the midst of his career as a New York City pros...
Saturday, January 15, 2011

Walter E. Brehm: nothing but the tooth

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President Harry Truman signs the bill creating the National Institute of Dental Research. Walter E. Brehm is second from the left. It took...
Saturday, December 11, 2010

Richard T. Hanna: jumping the gun

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Richard T. Hanna at the Miles Square Park groundbreaking. Image courtesy of the Orange County Archives. Though Richard Thomas Hanna deser...
Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Donald Edgar Lukens: deliniquent girls, delinquent bank book

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Image from nytimes.com The first sex charge against Donald Edgar Lukens emerged when he was nothing more than a college kid. He was in...
Monday, October 25, 2010

Daniel E. Sickles: through the perilous fights

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Image from nps.gov Congressmen with murderous tempers were not new to Philip Barton Key, but his prior experience had not exactly prepared...
Sunday, October 3, 2010

Harry M. Daugherty

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Image from britannica.com The controversial existence of Harry Micajah Daugherty in the world of politics is probably best exemplifi...
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