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- Lincoln's Home Away From The White House - NPR News
The atrium of the Lincoln Cottage visitor education center features a mural of the 16th president. Weekend Edition Sunday , August 31, 2008 · For nearly a quarter of his presidency, Abraham Lincoln lived not in the White House, but rather three ...
- Madison poets finish third in second national bout (The Capital Times)
After coming in third at the second bout Thursday evening at the 2008 National Poetry Slam, members of the the Madison Slam Team won't be going on to the semifinals Friday night for individual pieces. They find out Friday afternoon if they'll be competing in the Group Piece Championship (Friday, August 8 at 10 p.m. in the Overture Center, 201 State ...
- Quote of the day - Salon
It's my feeling that the weighing, for comparative purposes, of prejudices and inequalities is not useful and can never be accurate. The sexism vs. racism horse race that has stemmed from 2008's primary season has been frustrating and dispiriting ...
- Oakland Township man puts Dempseytown in book of poetry (The Derrick)
William Bucholz's "Real Fantasy Dreams" has been published by AuthorHouse. A rural highway, a junkyard and a race track are poetic muses for 49-year-old William Bucholz of Dempseytown, Oakland Township, author of a newly published volume of sonnets and poems.
- City’s future hunts its past Humayun’s tomb - Delhi Newsline
City’s future hunts its past Humayun’s tombDelhi Newsline, India - Aug 7, 2008The conservation work by ASI and many monuments featuring in list of world heritage sites seems to provide a ray of hope in the dark these monuments are in. ...
- ‘Sweet Dreams’ At The Maldives This Summer - e-Travel Blackboard (press release)
‘Sweet Dreams’ At The Maldives This Summere-Travel Blackboard (press release), Australia - 20 hours agoThe Sweet Dreams packages start from US$160 per adult and can be pre-booked online at www.sunsparesorts.com or booked on arrival at the resort.
- Getting motivated (The Post and Courier)
While senior year for some high school students is about late "ins" and early "outs," for Katie Hilleke, it's all about advanced placement. Instead of trying to make her last year of high school as easy as possible, the Academic Magnet High School senior is taking seven AP classes: physics, calculus BC, statistics, English literature, Spanish and two semester courses, government and economics.
- STA - Slovenska tiskovna agencija / Slovenian Press Agency - STA - Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija
STA - Slovenska tiskovna agencija / Slovenian Press AgencySTA - Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija, Slovenia - 8 hours agoWhile also active as a translator, Pavcek has produced an impressive oeuvre of poetry and children's books, with his most recent collection having come out ...
- Artist describes work as 'my life on canvas' - Roanoke Times
Gallery owner Beverly Bishop talks with customers and family members at the grand opening of her gallery, Studio 325, in Radford. The building started as a theater about 1915 and remained a performance space until about 1953, Bishop said. "Once I ...
- The Footsteps of Giants with Little Feat’s Bill Payne - jambands.com
The Footsteps of Giants with Little Feat’s Bill Paynejambands.com, NY - 2 hours agoBefore that, I was into the world of writing, writing poetry, and writing some pieces for three-and-a-half years for this Japanese magazine, ...
- CARRIE McCRAY NICKENS 1913-2008 (The State)
A storyteller with grit and grace By the time she was in her 70s, Carrie Allen McCray Nickens had already had a long and productive live. She had taught school and been a social worker, earned a master’s degree and was active in the civil rights moment. But she still had another career in her. At 73, she began writing seriously, and during the final two decades of her life published poetry and a ...
- Lollapalooza 2008: Day 3 Recap - Chicagoist
ChicagoistLollapalooza 2008: Day 3 RecapChicagoist, IL - 1 hour agoWe've seen his rap/slam poetry in the past and were impressed by the intensity of his politically-charged set yesterday. Stomping through material like ...
- Cowboy Symposium does it up with music, food and more (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
This side of the 1900s you might be hard-pressed to find someone who can masterfully strum a washtub bass.
- The Wheel Thing (Baltimore City Paper)
A friend in Pigtown says, "I've got a Charmed Life for you. There's this guy who lives down here who fixes up old bikes. He's a real character." His name? "Sam Fitzsimmons."
- BOOK REVIEW: Mother's mysterious friend drives 'Nothing Is Quite Forgotten in Brooklyn' (Centre Daily Times)
"Nothing Is Quite Forgotten in Brooklyn" by Alice Mattison; Harper Perennial ($14.95)
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