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- A day in the life of Glens Falls - Post-Star
Glens Falls patrol officer Nick Maille runs a drivers license on his squad car's computer of a motorist he pulled over for not having any taillights on while traveling down Ridge Street in Glens Fall around 3 a.m. on Wednesday May 15. To order copies ...
- Branch more than cool space - News-Leader.com
"Juggler, author, comic, mime. "The Park Central Branch Library Community Stage is your place to shine." This bit of poetry describes what is unique about the Springfield-Greene County Library District's new facility. The Park Central Branch Library ...
- End-of-year school obligations drive parents batty (AP via Yahoo! News)
My son's baseball teacher scheduled an end-of-year, mother-son game the other day, and it was a blast. The 5-year-old boys "won" (wink wink), but not before us moms got to hit a few grounders and run the bases in Central Park in the middle of a work day.
- This funny thing called marriage - Sun.Star
This funny thing called marriageSun.Star, Philippines - 44 minutes agoBeverley Nichols seemed to agree: "Marriage is a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters are written in prose. ...
- 'Wildfire' artist sings for Cowboy Poets (Eastern Arizona Courier)
Wonderful doesn’t begin to describe the evening Gila Valley fans shared with cowboy singer Michael Martin Murphey on April 25.
- Cancer battles were inspiration for book (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Two years ago, Carlsbad author Mary E. Pearson thought her writing days were over when her oldest daughter, Karen, was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Come celebrate Riverfest 2008 - La Crosse Tribune
Riverfest 2008! A time to celebrate our “Old Man River.†A time for family, fun, food, fellowship and fireworks! But let us not forget that this holiday is Independence Day — a time to reflect on our independence, our freedom, our country, our ...
- I love you back - Observer Today
5/6/2008 - An English professor at the State University at Fredonia read the following quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne to his publisher William D. Ticknor in 1855: “America is now wholly given over to a damned mob of scribbling women and I should have ...
- Rhyming in the rain - Hornell Evening Tribune
Rhyming in the rainHornell Evening Tribune, NY - 2 hours agoPoffo started out his pro wrestling career as “Leaping Lanny,†known as a good guy who produced a book of wrestling poetry entitled “Leaping Lanny: ...
- Jay Parini: A case of poetic justice -- literally - The Capital Times
Jay Parini: A case of poetic justice -- literallyThe Capital Times, WI - Jul 2, 2008As it happened, I had just finished a book called "Why Poetry Matters," a study on the role poetry can play in our daily lives that deals extensively with ...
- Café provides arts a setting to thrive - Orlando Sentinel
When describing Café; D'Antaño, it's easier to say what it's not. "We're not a bar, but we have beer, wine and house sangria," said owner Lorna Rolón. "We're not a gallery, but we show the work of local artists. We're not a nightclub, but we do ...
- Bobby recalled (BBC News)
The life of Robert Kennedy, 40 years on
- Kay Ryan, UCLA graduate in English, named 16th poet laureate of U.S. - UCLA News
With poetry's lofty reputation, the uninitiated might think that humor and poetry overlap only in dirty limericks. For UCLA alumna Kay Ryan, who was named poet laureate of the United States on July 17, "much of the best poetry is funny." In an essay ...
- Pope Calls Irish Monk a Father of Europe - Zenit
VATICAN CITY, JUNE 11, 2008 ( Zenit.org ).- An Irish monk -- "a tireless builder of monasteries" -- became one of the true fathers of Europe through his work of nourishing the Christian roots of the Continent, says Benedict XVI. The Pope said this ...
- Winners named in African-American History Contest - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Winners named in African-American History ContestPittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 32 minutes agoDozens of local students using a variety of media were named winners Tuesday in the 16th annual National City African-American History Contest. Using poetry ...
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