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In Bay Area, Woodstock memories still linger

Aug. 10, 2009
The 40th anniversary of the legendary Woodstock music festival is here to fill the air with lore, most of which has been heard already. One piece of trivia that hasn't: The Santana Blues Band played both Woodside (the high school) and Woodstock (the festival)...
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Town wants zero carbon dioxide emissions

WOODSTOCK, N.Y., March 18 (UPI) -- Woodstock, N.Y., famous for the Woodstock music festival four decades ago, is planning to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions to zero in the next decade.

Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock coming on DVD

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch