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- LETTERS FOR OBAMA (The Florida Times-Union)
Dear Mr. President (-elect):
- School has colorful history - Billings Gazette
Getting an education was a difficult, sometimes dangerous, proposition for children of the first white settlers along Blue Creek. Before there was a school south of the Yellowstone River, children had to ride horses across the river to get to Newman ...
- The Numbers on Teen Pregnancy - New York Times Blogs
It is amazing to me that in the several days after it was announced that the second-ever woman was nominated for a major-party vice-president slot, so much of the news has concerned her and her daughter’s reproductive activities. Part of the reason ...
- LKJ analyses 'Writing Reggae' - Jamaica Gleaner
Jamaica GleanerLKJ analyses 'Writing Reggae'Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica - 1 hour agoThe works of poets John LaRose (Trinidad), Andrew Salkey (Panama), Claude McKay (Jamaica) and WEB DuBois (African American) changed Johnson's life. ...
- Annual tap festival, 'Tapology', takes place in Flint this weekend at ... - MLive.com
Arthur Duncan. FLINT, Michigan -- Many of the tap dance world's biggest stars -- including legends Arthur Duncan, Dianne "Lady Di" Walker and Mabel Lee -- will conduct workshops for dancers from Michigan, Ohio and Indiana in October. The annual tap ...
- Committing Guy Clark to the air - Austin Chronicle
He hasn't lived in Texas for decades, but Guy Clark is still considered the dean of Texas songwriters. A Mount Rushmore of Texas troubadours would slot his granite face, as well as the sharp features of his best friend, Townes Van Zandt. The reason ...
- The feminine touch - Malaysia Star
Malaysia StarThe feminine touchMalaysia Star, Malaysia - 14 hours agoOrganisations such as Young Women’s Christian Association or the Girl Guides generally followed the interests or activities of similar Western organisations ...
- WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING - Chicago Tribune
Here's the real problem with Mr. Obama: the jarring gap between his promises of change and his status quo performance. There are just too many contradictions between the eloquent poetry of the man's stirring rhetoric and the dull, familiar prose of ...
- The next act: Jeune Lune vet takes part in Pinter play - MinnPost.com
MinnPost.comThe next act: Jeune Lune vet takes part in Pinter playMinnPost.com, MN - 3 hours ago"It's like good poetry," he says. "There are layers of meaning. And it feels political, but there's no sense of it having an agenda or being didactic. ...
- Nonfiction review: 'Letters of Allen Ginsberg' (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Letters of Allen Ginsberg Edited by Bill Morgan Da Capo; 468 pages; $30 Allen Ginsberg was a hawk. In an unpublished letter written to the New York Times in 1942, when he was a precocious 15-year-old, he defended American involvement in World War II,...
- Billy Collins, 'sociable guy' and ace ambassador for poetry (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Let's be frank: Popular poets who also attracted critical acclaim were a rarity in the 20th century. They still are. Robert Frost had both a large audience and approval from critics and scholars. Allen Ginsberg ultimately did too, though they had divergent audiences.
- Review: 'Crank' gives readers a look at drug culture - Wausau Daily Herald
It is October, the time of year for tales of the supernatural and monsters. The monster you are about to meet, however, is not a fantasy. Crank is all too real, and it is destroying people at an astonishing rate. Crank is a monster that doesn't let ...
- Hilton Blogs on the USCL at the Halfway Mark - US Chess Federation (press release)
Hilton Blogs on the USCL at the Halfway MarkUS Chess Federation (press release), TN - 36 minutes agoThere, you’ll be able to find links to League videos, blogs, essays, pictures, polls, and even poetry. From time to time, I wonder what inspires chess ...
- Poetry in the thick of the commuter rush - Inquirer.net
Poetry in the thick of the commuter rushInquirer.net, Philippines - 7 minutes ago“When you ride the train … when you read the poems, it gives you something that is not found in ordinary life.” Every day, passengers are treated to ...
- Symphony composers embark on voyage of discovery - Daily Gazette
Albany Symphony Orchestra conductor David Alan Miller wanted the 2008-2009 season, which opens today, to reflect something of the Henry Hudson Quadricentennial. “I hope it gives a sense of exploration and the sea,” Miller said. So his assignment ...
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