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- Who Knew Tip O’Neill Could Sing & Dance? - Canada Free Press
During his two terms in the White House Ronald Reagan’s most formidable political rival was Tip O’Neill, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives for seven of the Gipper’s eight years in office. But who knew Tip could sing and ...
- Small business profile - Asheville Citizen-Times
Small business profileAsheville Citizen-Times, NC - 4 hours agoThe play areas include a large book nook with a rubber “reading tree,” a wardrobe of costumes and toys, a gigantic magnetic poetry wall, and a hands-on art ...
- Grant hopes to put human face on day labor site - Portland Tribune
Day laborers wait in the December rain at Southeast Sixth Avenue and Ankeny Street for possible work. The city of Portland is providing a grant to help a day labor site reach out to the community. Despite ongoing controversy about the city’s day ...
- Forging ahead, with art and determination - Sayreville Suburban
Forging ahead, with art and determinationSayreville Suburban, USA - 2 hours ago"I have seen people write poetry by blinking to operate a computer," she noted. The Red Horse Gallery operates in space donated by the Freehold Raceway Mall ...
- Hayden Carruth: Poet who produced work of 'unapologetic affection ... - The Independent
Hayden Carruth was a gentle, gifted man (though with a marvellously ornery side) who suffered such inner mental torment that he wiped himself off the American poetic map for many years. It was only in relatively old age that he enjoyed the acclaim ...
- LRT-2 passengers enjoy piped-in poetry readings (Philstar.com)
Rather than listen to Rihanna’s latest ditty, how about a poem by Rio Alma? The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) started broadcasting throughout the LRT Line 2’s stations and trains yesterday the poems of Filipino authors as read by celebrities.
- A story of love and books in Bohemian New Orleans - Daily Reflector
Every morning in this Southern town of big-box stores and Bible readers, the Beat Generation can still be found dissing the system in the form of a 91-year-old woman in a red beret and cowboy boots. The acts of rebellion take place in the bingo hall ...
- Visiting Israeli Scholar Gabriel Levin (Knox College)
Gabriel Levin, the 2008 Joseph B. Glossberg Visiting Israeli Scholar at Knox College, will deliver three free, public lectures in September and October about Middle Eastern literature and his work as a translator.
- Angelou, Lear Honored as Humanitarians - Washington Post
Angelou, Lear Honored as HumanitariansWashington Post, United States - Aug 5, 2008Angelou, 80, has written more than a dozen bestsellers including "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," along with poetry, plays and children's books, ...
- Edinburgh Festival 2008: return to the Fringe - Daily Telegraph
Clive James is convinced that one of the many sketches he directed for the Cambridge Footlights revue at the Edinburgh Fringe 40 years ago was at least the equal of Monty Python's "Dead Parrot" sketch. 'I learnt a lot, usually by failure,' says Clive ...
- POET LAUREATE OF THE UNITED STATES: Kay Ryan - San Francisco Chronicle
POET LAUREATE OF THE UNITED STATES: Kay RyanSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 13 minutes agoRyan's work has appeared in four editions of "The Best American Poetry" and in three Pushcart Prizes anthologies. She has also received a 2004 Guggenheim ...
- 'Rome 1960' — a book worth reading - Deseret News
'Rome 1960' — a book worth readingDeseret News, UT - 4 hours agoBut that doesn't stop poets and philosophers from trying to elevate the myths that the Olympics significantly effect cultural and societal change. ...
- CD Reviews: Mellencamp, Nas delight; Hold Steady too steady - U-Wire.com
John Mellencamp's 22nd release, "Life, Death, Love, and Freedom," paints the people's champion of rockin' country in somber, reflective tones. Voice-and-acoustic driven, the album, released on the official Starbucks music label, boasts 14 tracks ...
- America Back on Track... for Thursday, July 31st - OpEdNews.com
Our Quote of the Day is from Dwight D. Eisenhower who said, "Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political ...
- High Expectations for Obama Acceptance Speech - FOXNews
Washington PostHigh Expectations for Obama Acceptance SpeechFOXNews - 7 hours agoHoward Wolfson, former Hillary Clinton spokesman and FOX News contributor, said Obama has to “do a mixture of poetry and prose.” “Barack Obama is the best ...Video: Crowds Arrive at Invesco for Obama Speech AssociatedPressall 1,257 news articles
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