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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northwest Kentucky on the Ohio River west-southwest of Louisville. Settled c. 1800, it is a tobacco market and shipping point for a farm region.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a town in northwestern Kentucky on the Ohio River; a tobacco market
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OWENSBORO - In 1958, Charlotte Oberst returned to Owensboro to care for her ailing father and ended up caring for a community.
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This year, the New Mysteries Festival in Owensboro, Kentucky, two weeks of fun and plays, and authors (Kaminsky, Levinson, J.W. Hall, et alii) for the cost of the three-day Thrillerfest!
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"Transcript", a one-act I wrote a few months ago during a breather from the novels and the short stories, is on tap to be staged during the International Mystery Writers Festival at RiverPark Center in Owensboro, KY - June 12-17.
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"Transcript", a one-act I wrote a few months ago during a breather from the novels and the short stories, is on tap to be staged during the International Mystery Writers Festival at RiverPark Center in Owensboro, KY - June 12-17.
January 2007 2007
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Owensboro is a city of 55,000, 100 miles downstream from
Shelton, Charles E. 1990
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Memorial will be dedicated in Owensboro, Kentucky.
Shelton, Charles E. 1990
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Memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled Veterans Association or the Wendell Foster Center in Owensboro, Ky.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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A story and accompanying photo in this morning's Louisville Courier Journal says it all: One of the tea-baggers they were inverviewing (and photographing) at a rally in Owensboro was an unemployed late-30-something factory worker who was packing heat.
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At Glenn Funeral Home & Crematory in Owensboro, Ky., the cost of a standard steel casket has risen to $1,295, from around $1,000 three years ago.
Split in Economy Keeps Lid on Prices Jon Hilsenrath 2011
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She also performs regularly as a violinist with the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra in Owensboro, KY.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011
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