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- Celebrating the life of Ben Linder (Oregon Daily Emerald)
Inspired by the Sandinista National Liberation Front, a socialist political party that ruled Nicaragua in the 1980s and helped some of the nation's poorest people, Ben Linder of Portland moved to Nicaragua after graduating from the University of Washington in 1983. A mechanical engineer, he worked on hydroelectric projects to provide energy to schools, clinics and farms.
- Lightning from skies - Guardian
Lightning from skiesGuardian, UK - 13 minutes ago... her own powers at the time, claiming in 1929 that poetry was all she wanted to read or write: "My fingers drop myrrh. I really am writing a poem a day. ...
- Briefly... CITY/REGION - Philadelphia Daily News
Southwest Philadelphia: Biosolids Recycling Center, 7800 Penrose Ferry Road; Northwest Philadelphia: Queen Lane Water Treatment Plant, Fox Street near the Roosevelt Extension; and Northeast Philadelphia: Baxter Water Plant, 8800 block of State Road ...
- The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford - DVDTimes.co.uk
The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert FordDVDTimes.co.uk, UK - 4 hours agoIn fact, the American civil war was not necessarily fought to free slaves, and the "liberators" of yore did not behave themselves impeccably after their ...
- Saratoga celebrated National Library Week - San Jose Mercury News
Saratoga celebrated National Library WeekSan Jose Mercury News, USA - 5 hours agoA 3 pm poetry reading by Mary Lou Taylor is scheduled April 15 in the library's community room, followed by a question-and-answer session. ...
- Peter Mark Roget: Bringing order to world of words (International Herald Tribune)
The "categorical imperative" means something quite different, but it does sound like the right term for the self-protective psychological urge that drove Peter Mark Roget, creator of the Thesaurus, to classify and categorize all manner of things over a long lifetime.
- Posted By Garvey, Pete - Owen Sound Sun Times
Posted By Garvey, PeteOwen Sound Sun Times, Canada - 1 hour agoI wanted to draw things and write things, especially poetry. It was about this time that my first book of children's poems, "Mrs. Tiggiewinkle Meets Idi ...
- Meet the employees who fulfill your library dreams (within reason) (Kearney Hub)
The most important function of Kearney Public Library, or any other public library, is this: free information on any topic (or as many topics as we can afford and can fit on our shelves) covering a variety of points of view and delivered by trained information professionals.
- £73million impact of Glastonbury Festival - eFestivals.co.uk
£73million impact of Glastonbury FestivaleFestivals.co.uk, UK - 21 hours agoTickets for Glastonburyare on sale either online or through a free phone call from a normal landline. The ticket costs £155 for a weekend ticket, ...
- Food for the soul: Movies to celebrate Easter weekend - TCPalm
Food for the soul: Movies to celebrate Easter weekendTCPalm, FL - 1 hour agoThere are moments of real power and poetry here, paralleling Zeferelli’s operatic background and instincts. Yet this is no Scriptures-as-Hollywood ...
- East Kingston author's "Floaty Feet" takes children to new heights (Portsmouth Herald)
EAST KINGSTON — Hovering above their parents' heads and listening to their conversations; walking on the ceiling and floating behind the moon to gather all the lost balloons — these are fantasies of many children and they are the adventures...
- Local Happenings - Louisville Courier-Journal
Local HappeningsLouisville Courier-Journal, KY - Jan 25, 2008Professional wedding vendors meet with brides-to-be, food samplings from leading caterers, entertainment and modeling. Free. (502) 426-3000. ...
- The moral divide (Journal Inquirer)
We are one nation under God divided, always, by the rich and the poor, the just and the unjust. Those with wealth and prestige argue their position. After all, they’ve worked hard, worked honestly, and earned their keep. They are the elitist, the moral upright citizens.
- '10,000 B.C.' quest for early flair is just too Neanderthal (New York Daily News)
Anyone who thinks they don't make 'em like they used to will be glad to discover "10,000 B.C." The movie is a simple, old-style adventure. But for every well-thrown spear, there are 10,000 moments that have all the gracefulness of a woolly mammoth stampede.
- Victoria writer wins top prize - Times Colonist
Victoria writer wins top prizeTimes Colonist, Canada - 6 hours agoHis latest book Falsework (2007) recounts through poetry the impact of the 1958 Second Narrows Bridge disaster. Currently, he is preparing Serving Ginger, ...Poet Gary Geddes wins BC literary award Globe and MailPoet Gary Geddes gets BC literary prize CBC.caall 5 news articles
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