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- Letters to the editor (Nevada Appeal)
Understands why her father loved Northern Nevada
- Local vigil planned to remember Hiroshima - Foster's Daily Democrat
Local vigil planned to remember HiroshimaFoster's Daily Democrat, NH - 9 hours agoJim Splaine, a candlelighting ceremony and poetry readings by local poets Marin Tirabassi and Neil English. The event is free and open to the public. ...
- Other events (The Hazleton Standard-Speaker)
Today and Saturday – “Walk-Talk-Taste Tour,†a tour of historic Jim Thorpe, featuring a free gift card and free coupons, every Saturday and Sunday until fall; cost, $10; (267) 519-1599 or mair@ptd.net or www.walktalktaste.com; reservations suggested.
- 'An American hero' dies (Akron Beacon Journal)
J ohn F. Seiberling, the retired Akron congressman who helped create the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, died Saturday morning at his home in Copley Township.
- The Enchanter of Words (Deccan Herald)
Readers have voted Salman Rushdies 1981 novel Midnights Children their favourite Booker prize-winner of all time. He talks to Stuart Jeffries about surviving a fatwa, and why free speech is as important as ever.
- Poet advised young Obama (The Washington Times)
HONOLULU | At key moments in his adolescence, Barack Obama could not turn to a father he hardly knew. Instead, he looked to a left-leaning black journalist and poet for advice on living in a world of black and white.
- Labor Day weekend events (The Columbus Dispatch)
Labor Day weekend events Delaware County Labor Day Flea Market on the Square, Monday 7 a.m.-5 p.m. at Sunbury Square, Rt. 37 and Columbus Street. Admission is $1 for adults and teens; free for children 10 or under.
- Lumley attacks 'obscure' new poetry (Guardian Unlimited)
July 19: The actress has been lambasted as old and out of touch for her controversial views on modern verse
- 'Killing, for me . . . has never been difficult' (San Jose Mercury News)
From their kick-in-the-front-door infancy almost 40 years ago to their modern, post-Columbine stratagems, the elite tactical police units widely known as SWAT teams have evolved.
- Will He or Won’t He? - Foreign Policy In Focus
Will He or Won’t He?Foreign Policy In Focus - Jul 28, 2008We hope that all of you who live in or near Washington, DC will consider joining us at Busboys & Poets on Thursday, July 31 at 5:30 pm for a free screening ...
- Spell-bound no longer - Chicago Sun-Times
Spell-bound no longerChicago Sun-Times, United States - 2 hours ago''Not poetry, no,'' he said. ''It's a progress in motion, so you make adjustments.'' Is this team on such cruise control that the manager can be both ...
- First Novel at 93 - ITNews
First Novel at 93ITNews, Italy - 2 hours agoLorna Page of Surrey says: ``I started writing as soon as I could hold a pencil; fairy stories, poetry, short stories, and now my novel, a who-done-it. ...
- Tearful tribute to slain woman - Calgary Herald
Calgary HeraldTearful tribute to slain womanCalgary Herald, Canada - Aug 12, 2008In a final tribute to Sarah Nicole Rae, hundreds of family members and friends gathered Monday afternoon to remember the young woman they described as funny ...
- Andrei Codrescu, NPR Biography - NPR News
Poet, essayist and novelist Andrei Codrescu has been contributing commentaries to NPR's award-winning newsmagazine All Things Considered since 1983. During this time, he's also reported from Romania, Cuba and New Orleans. In 1989, Codrescu returned ...
- Do not ignore vandalism that chips away at our civilization - Democrat and Chronicle
What is the origin of the word "vandalism"? In 455 A.D., the warlike Vandals plundered, raped, killed and conquered the decaying, politically rocky Roman Empire, leaving art and culture in shambles. Understandably, their show of force signaled a ...
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