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- I hit my sister in the head with my purse when I drink (Salon.com)
I feel trapped in wifehood and motherhood and sisterhood; I lash out; I become a monster.
- Weekender - A&E - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Filmed in Plattsburgh and the surrounding area, “Frozen River†opens with a riveting shot of actress Melissa Leo, playing Ray Eddy, an obviously depressed trailer mom with two sons. Ray wants to buy a double-wide for her family, but her husband ...
- Sensitive Gangstas? (Free Times)
No doubt you’ve been hearing a lot about Columbia’s gang problems lately. Well, here’s a new book sure to challenge a few stereotypes and piss some people off: The Bandana Republic: A Literary Anthology by Gang Members and Their Affiliates from Soft Skull Press.
- Why William Shatner Can Save Gaelic - Cape Breton
Although I have a Scottish name, I do not claim to have any of the Gaelic in me. If I also profess no desire to learn Gaelic, it is not because it is not a poetically expressive tongue with a rich, long history (which it is), it's only because I ...
- Poetry in motion: over London by airship - Guardian Unlimited
There are certainly much cheaper ways to see London, but few can be as serene as to glide over the capital 1,000 feet above the ground at 30mph in an airship. Laid out below you are the great landmarks: the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace and ...
- AP Top News at 6:12 p.m. EDT (The Washington Times)
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois sealed the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the nation's first black president. A defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton maneuvered for the vice presidential spot on his fall ticket. Obama's victory set up a five-month campaign with Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, a race ...
- Parting gifts for Martin's mate - BBC News
What's the power of poetry? As a parting gift, Martin McGuinness presented Ian Paisley with a couple of hand-written poems. Mr McGuinness wrote one of the poems himself One was a passage from Seamus Heaney's The Cure At Troy in the laureate's own ...
- Help needed with cemetery flag work (Stamford Advocate)
NORWALK - Northrop Grumman Norden Systems is sponsoring the placement of flags at all veterans' graves at 10 a.
- Trentonian Community Calendar (Trentonian)
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- Farewell to ‘God’s Country’ - La Crosse Tribune
As I leave this area, I wish to say to the entire community that it has been a privilege to live and pastor here. This is a wonderful area to raise a family and enjoy “God’s Country.†My prayer for each of you is that you would truly seek God ...
- Pollin': Best Potential Coach - Bullets Forever
Pollin': Best Potential CoachBullets Forever, WA - 2 hours agoIt might be a little weird to see some 50 year old guy in dreadlocks writing poetry on the sidelines, but it could work. How about Gilbert Arenas? ...
- Trouble finds Tim McGraw at Auburn's White River Ampitheatre - Seattle Times
Trouble finds Tim McGraw at Auburn's White River AmpitheatreSeattle Times, United States - 2 hours agoAtwood, 68, has written more than 25 books of poetry, fiction and nonfiction, including "The Edible Woman," "The Handmaid's Tale" and "The Robber Bride. ...
- Brookline High headmaster wins Administrative Leadership Award - Brookline TAB
Brookline High headmaster wins Administrative Leadership AwardBrookline TAB, MA - 1 hour ago... which is fine, because I pick out books I love. Barack Obama’s book. The yearbook is there. And a book called “Poetry and Mysticism†by Colin Wilson, ...
- Letters: Cuts hit all learners (Independent)
Congratulations to Neil Merrick for high-lighting the extremely disturbing shallowness of the Government's approach to lifelong learning ("Adult education fights for its life", EDUCATION & CAREERS, 1 May). There are, however, broader contexts than just cost-cutting which need stressing.
- Edison student graduates, looks ahead (Miami Herald)
Never had Jeislee Alvarez imagined something so cold and humiliating as jail. There she was, all of 18 with her whole life ahead of her except for the grimy cell holding her back. Poet, pacifist and now jailbird No. 08-18621. Despite her tough-girl shell, the five-foot-four Miami Edison Senior High student feared using the toilet with other inmates and guards watching. Disgusted by the smell of ...
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