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- Cops on Fatal L.I. Wal-Mart Stampede: "This Crowd Was Out of Control" (Gothamist)
The Wal-Mart worker killed during yesterday's morning Black Friday sale stampede at the Valley Stream store was identified as 34-year-old Jdimytai Damour of Jamaica, Queens. Newsday reports that the Wal-Mart entrance doors were broken down by a restless crowd of 2,000 shoppers--many of whom had been waiting for hours--as workers were getting the store ready for the 5 a.m. opening. Damour, a ...
- Debut novel: Costa winner Sadie Jones - This is London
This is LondonDebut novel: Costa winner Sadie JonesThis is London, UK - 7 hours ago... former publisher Diana Athill, 91, of north London, for her memoir Somewhere Towards The End; Adam Foulds for poetry with his narrative The Broken Word; ...
- Writer forever mindful of horrendous past - The Age
Writer forever mindful of horrendous pastThe Age, Australia - 3 hours agoEventually he published three volumes of prose and poetry in Yiddish: Snow in Spring (1984), Wooden Clogs Shod with Snow (1988) and Light-Shadow-Light ...
- Dissident poet is allowed to speak, but Egypt's leaders aren't listening (Los Angeles Times)
Iman Bakry has risen to national prominence with her politically barbed verse about repression, corruption and poverty, appealing to the intellectual as well as the illiterate. Iman Bakry has a fortuneteller's voice, husky and cracked. It coaxes you into her colloquial poems, which once were about romance, but have since shifted to a cutting critique of President Hosni Mubarak's government ...
- Dorothy A. Campbell - Desert Valley Times
Dorothy A. CampbellDesert Valley Times, UT - 9 hours agoShe loved office work, flowers, watching birds and butterflies, going to the ocean, reading books, poetry, and letter writing her friends. ...
- An evening of poetry reading - Tavistock Times Gazette
An evening of poetry readingTavistock Times Gazette, UK - 22 minutes agoShe has been surprised and delighted that her four poetry collections have found favour locally and further afield. Her work is accessible and traverses a ...
- Jump-off point for festival action - Aberdeen Press and Journal
BBC NewsJump-off point for festival actionAberdeen Press and Journal, UK - 3 hours ago... an evening of poetry, prose, photography film and music. In a new feature, climber Dave MacLeod will offer free bouldering master classes for a day. ...Fort William launches 2009 Mountain Festival programme Allmediascotlandall 3 news articles
- Of roller skating muses, princesses and those Plaid guys - Gay and Lesbian Times
Of roller skating muses, princesses and those Plaid guysGay and Lesbian Times, CA - 27 minutes agoHere’s the plot: The muses are lounging around Mount Olympus one day when Clio, muse of historical and heroic poetry (Elizabeth Stanley) notices that mortal ...
- Boosting online sales (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
CHICAGO – ’Twas the week before Christmas and despite all the sales, fewer presents were shipping to shoppers by mail. Photo caption: An Amazon.com team member selects merchandise from one of the product aisles at a Fernley, Nev., warehouse Dec. 1. Many online retailers found that free shipping helped boost sales. Photo by Associated Press
- News briefs for the week of Nov. 6, 2008 (The Times Express)
The following free programs for adults (no registration required) will be offered in Gallery Space at Monroeville Public Library.  read more »
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- Wordsmiths see inauguration's poetic possibilities - San Jose Mercury News
Wordsmiths see inauguration's poetic possibilitiesSan Jose Mercury News, USA - 4 hours agoNow, poets and poetry lovers around the country are hoping that Barack Obama, known for his own skillful use of language, will be the third. ...
- Kimberley tale wins Premier’s fiction prize (The West Australian)
The harsh beauty of the Kimberley was a major inspiration for writer and The West Australian travel editor Stephen Scourfield, who has won the fiction category of the Western Australian Premier’s Book
- Resilience of printAmong the guest writers - Salt Lake Tribune
Resilience of printAmong the guest writersSalt Lake Tribune, United States - 27 minutes ago... and a teen poetry slam. And if you find yourself on the fence between the world of print and online reading, there's a workshop about how to make zines. ...
- Carol Muske-Dukes appointed California poet laureate - Los Angeles Times
Carol Muske-Dukes appointed California poet laureateLos Angeles Times, CA - 2 hours agoMuske-Dukes, who has reviewed for the Los Angeles Times, has written seven books of poetry; her most recent, "Sparrow," was nominated for a National Book ...USC English professor named Calif. poet laureate San Jose Mercury NewsOn tour: With Carol Muske-Dukes Los Angeles Times BlogsNew poet laureate of California announced The Salinas CalifornianSacramento Bee - Sacramento Beeall 52 news articles
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