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- Afghan free press struggles to take root - San Francisco Gate
Monday, October 6, 2008 Foreign journalists trying to report on the mounting insurgency face numerous dangers. But their Afghan counterparts run the risk of being killed by Taliban fighters and harassed, arrested or beaten by at the behest of ...
- Revisit times that inspired Key's 'Star-Spangled Banner' - Courier-Journal
Aug. 1 was Francis Scott Key's birthday, making this an ideal time to visit Fort McHenry in Maryland and learn about the battle that inspired Key to write the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner." The fort sits on the Patapsco River, and it was from ...
- Broward College takes its lessons to iTunes - Miami Herald
For class assignments, English professor Michael Minassian podcasts self-made videos of the homes of noted writers on his blog. Now, Broward College wants to take the podcasts of professors like Minassian to the next level. By the end of this year ...
- Howard Jacobson: God knows, we like a mirthster, but this smart-arsery ... - The Independent
Nothing is sacred but not every act of satirical disrespect is funny. I say this after reading another of those lists of books which the list-compiler considers grossly over-estimated, or which he contends we only pretend to like and cannot wait for ...
- Classic moment: Broadway says goodbye to Rosie's show - Broadway World
The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry.
- The art of healing - Daily Inter Lake
The art of healingDaily Inter Lake, MT - 22 minutes agoFollowing “Rita and Inez” this month, they plan to present original poetry readings in November. “Teenagers are so creative,” Schickendantz said. ...
- Credo: Living in time with the rhythm of the Church’s year - Times Online
Credo: Living in time with the rhythm of the Church’s yearTimes Online, UK - 13 hours agoWe appreciate music, poetry and drama. We become more balanced in our quality of life when rhythms develop naturally. A man of wisdom once wrote: “Hurry is ...
- Analyzing Alliterations Affect (Psych Central)
The poetic or literary style using several words that begin with the same or similar consonants is an ageless method to communicate in a format that fosters memory while being fun to read. In several experiments, researchers R. Brooke Lea of Macalester College, David N. Rapp of Northwestern University, Andrew Elfenbein and Russell [...]
- Assessing Palin's Big Speech - Newsweek
Assessing Palin's Big SpeechNewsweek - 2 hours agoThere was plenty of praise of John McCain's character and courage, some of it even bordering on poetry. "He's the kind of fellow whose name you will find on ...
- Man Charged With MLK Community Center Shooting Appears In Court (KRXI-TV Reno)
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- A man charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting another man during a barbecue at the Martin Luther King Community Center in San Mateo Aug. 23 appeared in San Mateo County Superior Court Tuesday and will return next week for further arraignment.
- Sustainable Life Calendar - Sherwood Gazette
Sherwood GazetteSustainable Life CalendarSherwood Gazette, OR - 17 minutes ago... www.belmontbusiness.org, 503-774-2832 The Friends of William Stafford, Oregon’s celebrated poet laureate, will hold its third annual Poetry and Potluck. ...
- No Shame Theatre to kick off in Lincoln (Daily Nebraskan)
As a high school student in Waterloo, Iowa, Gail Gallagher was a regular attendee of No Shame Theatre at the nearby University of Northern Iowa. No Shame is an independent, somewhat underground series of performances whose first show was performed out of the back of a pick-up truck in 1986.
- Band teacher charged with having sex with student - Hartford Courant
A school band teacher faces child molestation charges for allegedly having sex with one of his 14-year-old students repeatedly at the school over a 10-month period. James Ciammetti, 41, of Oak Lawn, Ill., was charged Friday with five felonies -- two ...
- My best friend does not know me anymore (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
MANILA, Philippines - She stares at me. Just stares. As if she doesn’t know me.
- Just Asking … Amy Tan - Kansas City Star
Just Asking … Amy TanKansas City Star, MO - 45 minutes agoI think that whatever form you write, whether it’sa story, an opera, a play, a novel, short stories or poetry, a writer has to have the same innate ...
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