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- Jackson: Obama win 'watermark moment' (The Washington Times)
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a leading figure in the U.S. civil rights movement for decades, compared the significance of Sen. Barack Obama capturing the Democratic presidential nomination with such seminal American events as the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution that abolished slavery and the accomplishments of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther ...
- Art Therapy - Ha'aretz
Art TherapyHa'aretz, Israel - 14 minutes ago"An illustration to accompany an article about the state of poetry in Israel. You see a classic white muse with a harp and a plastic bag from the produce ...
- LITERARY DATEBOOK - Kansas City Star
POETRY READING SERIES: Listen to local and nationally known poets present their work. Co-sponsored by the Writer’s Place. 7 p.m. June 17, Johnson County Library--Central Resource, 9875 W. 87th, Overland Park. www.jocolibrary.org (913-495-9107 ...
- 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 ...
- FESTIVA: The Writer's Edition - McAllen Monitor
For three weeks this summer students at the Summer Creative Writing Institute put pen to paper. South Texas researcher and writer Rob Johnson guided students through the process of researching local history as part of the University of Texas Pan ...
- Girl from polygamist group ordered into state care (Las Vegas Sun)
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 (10:54 a.m.) A Texas judge has ordered a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly married to jailed polygamist leader Warren Jeffs to be placed in foster care.
- Scripted Through Sin 7.22.08: All Apologies - 411mania.com
Scripted Through Sin 7.22.08: All Apologies411mania.com, TX - 2 hours agoIt's like Lewis Black's infamous statement, "if it weren't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college." Like what the fuck does that even mean ...
- Little boy T, the Stalinist - OpEdNews
Little boy T, the StalinistOpEdNews, PA - 3 hours agoReally, folks it does take a village, a world to raise a child properly and how many of them are not properly raised? If only in Russia there was a December ...
- Poetry Workshop Offered at Court House Library (Cape May County Herald)
06/26/2008 - 6:00p.m. to 06/26/2008 - 7:00p.m.
- William Reed Huntington - Worcester Telegram
William Reed HuntingtonWorcester Telegram, MA - 44 minutes agoScores of his sermons were published and distributed widely along with his poetry and many books, about a dozen of which may have been written while he ...
- Author of youth novels, Eyerly dies at age 100 - Des Moines Register
Legend has it that Jeannette Eyerly started writing young adult novels when her daughters remarked that fiction for teenagers was lackluster. Her daughters don't remember making the comment, but they do remember the clickety-clack of their mother's ...
- Asia Beat: Jul 23 08 - The Asian Pacific Post
Asia Beat: Jul 23 08The Asian Pacific Post, Canada - 1 hour agoHe was also the general secretary of Bangladesh’ National Poetry Council. A popular Indonesian singer has been banned from giving a concert in southern ...
- Obituaries for August 13 (The Capital)
Retired Navy Capt. Earl Buckwalter, 87, of Austin, Texas, and formerly of Annapolis, died Aug. 6. Capt. Buckwalter was born Oct. 1, 1920, in West Chester, Pa., to the late Charles and Katherine Buckwalter. He attended West Chester High School and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1943.
- Sawan Mela Festival expands to two days - Asian Pacific Post
The South Asian Family Association (SAFA) has announced that the Sawan Mela Festival will be a two-day event this summer, spanning the Lower Mainland. The festival takes place Friday, July 11 starting at 6 p.m. in Cloverdale and on Sunday, July 13 ...
- Sick Days (New York Times)
A poet?s memoir of the rare blood disease that interrupted her life.
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