History

Ryan Braun signs biggest contract in Brewers' history (Republican-American)

17 May 2008

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ryan Braun grinned. He had just agreed to the largest contract in Milwaukee Brewers' history. "I really believe in the direction this franchise is headed," the NL Rookie of the Year said Thursday after his $45 million, eight-year deal was announced.

Exhibit To Commemorate Martial History (Tyler Morning Telegraph)

17 May 2008

PALESTINE - During the Armed Forces Weekend through Sunday, military displays and history exhibits will be on view at the Palestine depot of Texas State Railroad.

The 'other Keillor' stirs the pot in latest history books (Crookston Daily Times)

17 May 2008

As a historian and an academic - and, yes, Garrison Keillor's brother - it took Steven J. Keillor a while to realize that if he was going to write a book on Minnesota's history, it wouldn't be of much good to most average Minnesotans if they didn't take the time to read it, especially if part of the problem is how long it would take them to read it.