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- Many parents ‘too busy’ to read to children (The Herald)
Fewer parents now read to their children every day than two years ago, according to new research. A report conducted on behalf of Booktime and Booked Up shows only one in three parents or carers read aloud to children on a daily basis, compared with nearly half (43%) in 2006.
- The Essentials | City Weekly's Entertainment Picks Sept. 11-17 (Salt Lake City Weekly)
BOOKS By Dallas Robbins DAVID EBERSHOFF's moving and humorous story THE 19th WIFE explores the unlikely lives of two remarkable characters: Jordan Scott, a 21st-century "lost boy" and hardscrabble gay man, who travels from Los Angeles back to the site of his polygamous upbringing to help absolve his mother of the murder of his father; and Ann Eliza Winters, the novel's ...
- John Dean to speak at Constitution Day - Ventura County Star
John Dean to speak at Constitution DayVentura County Star, CA - 1 hour agoThe first semester focuses on the American democratic process, with speakers, poetry readings, book signings, panel discussions and debates culminating ...
- Sandburg House gets gift from first lady - Asheville Citizen-Times
Sandburg House gets gift from first ladyAsheville Citizen-Times, NC - 18 hours agoBush also was treated to a poetry reading by 12-year-old Fletcher resident Abbie Biberdorf and a performance of Sandburg’s “Rootabaga Stories” by a group of ...
- Native writer explains characters, prejudices with newest book - Independent Record
It ain't easy being Indian. So says one of America's premier Native writers of contemporary Indian life. To help explain the racial complexities that permeate Sherman Alexie's work, a textbook for teachers, "Sherman Alexie in the Classroom," was ...
- Arts Lead: To Infinity And Beyond - Climbing Poetree Mixes Poetry, Politics And Neighborhood Activism (Cleveland Scene)
By Michael Gill When they planned their Uniting the State of the Americas tour in 2003, performance poets Alixa Garcia and Naima Penniman laid out a map of the United States, drew an infinity symbol from coast to coast and planned their itinerary accordingly. The Brooklyn-based duo, known as Climbing poeTree, traveled down the East Coast, diagonally back up and across the Midwest, down the West ...
- World vs. US Blockade of Cuba - La Prensa Latina
Havana, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) Famous Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and popular Puerto Rican singer Andy Montanez joined Thursday the increasing world repudiation against the US blockade of Cuba. The call by academics worldwide, entitled "With ...
- Asian Celebration continues today with focus on nature - Chicago Daily Herald
Chicago Daily HeraldAsian Celebration continues today with focus on natureChicago Daily Herald, IL - 42 minutes ago... life and each other. As Robertson and his wife, QZ, who hails from mainland China, set up for the tea ceremony demonstrations, Robertson said poetry is ...
- NAFEST takes search for national dress sense to Coal City - The Punch
NAFEST takes search for national dress sense to Coal CityThe Punch, Nigeria - 9 hours agoIn the non-competitive category are opening and closing ceremonies spectacles, the NAFEST colloquium, book fair, craft expo, command performance and poetry ...
- Michael Redhill to judge 2009 Griffin Poetry Prize (CBC)
A trio of esteemed poets and editors have been selected to judge the upcoming Griffin Poetry Prize, organizers announced Monday.
- Albert lays Wear-Tyne rivalry to rest in verse - Sunderland Echo
Albert lays Wear-Tyne rivalry to rest in verseSunderland Echo, UK - 1 hour agoIn Sunderland's defence, Albert wrote a poem called Come Home, Mackem and explained tongue-in-cheek our true Geordie-Mackem friendship. ...
- 50 Most Beautiful People on Capitol Hill 2008 - 40 More (The Hill)
There are far more pretty people on Capitol Hill than we can show you here, but here are 40 more of the "most beautiful people on Capitol Hill."
- These Colors Run - American Conservative Magazine
These Colors RunAmerican Conservative Magazine, VA - 1 hour agoIrish American Athletic Club president PJ Conway then made Roosevelt an honorary club member. Celebration of the team in song and story, poetry, ...
- William Makes The Write Move - Glasgow Daily Record
William Makes The Write MoveGlasgow Daily Record, UK - 54 minutes agoWilliam's work was published in the SQA collection Write Times and in the anthology New Writing Scotland, American literary publication Mayfly and Poetry ...
- Olympics: Shawn Johnson delivers poetry in silver motion - guardian.co.uk
Olympics: Shawn Johnson delivers poetry in silver motionguardian.co.uk, UK - 2 hours agoHer fellow American Nastia Liukin won the gold. Photographer: Lluis Gene/AFP There are two statues of Shawn Johnson in Iowa. One is carved in bronze and ...
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