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- Gospel concert is fundraiser for youth (Muskogee Phoenix)
Muskogee Academic, Cultural, Technological, Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) will present the gospel edition of the Women Who Sing Gospel concert series at 6 p.m. Saturday at The Roxy theater.
- Des O'Connor to leave Countdown - BBC News
Veteran TV presenter Des O'Connor has announced he is stepping down as the host of Countdown at the end of the current series in November. He began as quizmaster on the Channel 4 show two years ago, replacing Des Lynam, who took over the reigns when ...
- It's Not My Party - Boston Globe
It's Not My PartyBoston Globe, United States - 2 hours agoJuly 10 is Clerihew Day, celebrating quite possibly the silliest form of poetry ever invented - four-line biographical poems in AABB rhyme scheme, ...
- UCR professor wins book award - Riverside Press Enterprise
Christopher Abani, a professor of creative writing at UC Riverside, has won the PEN/Beyond Margins Award for his novel "Song for Night." Abani said the award is a particular honor for him because it is from a prestigious writers' organization and is ...
- BUNCH: A case of bad karma - Washington Times
" Austin Powers : International Man of Mystery" became a hit on DVD and cable, spawning two massively successful sequels, and mixed in with those flicks were "Shrek" and its sequels. Then came the massive bomb that was "Cat in the Hat" in 2003, and ...
- How a ballerina commits fraud - Globe and Mail
The Word Play files are near to bursting, and must be winnowed. Beware the casual metaphor. The Canadian Press's report on a fire that destroyed much of a military armoury this spring included this sentence: "Lt.-Col. [Eric] Gosselin said Quebec City ...
- Manning Up (Baltimore City Paper)
What I came to understand was the great democracy in this, and that what mattered to these boys was not so much what you came to the street with but how you carried what you were given.
- Homer's Presence in Australian Literature - The Cud
The CudHomer's Presence in Australian LiteratureThe Cud, Australia - 54 minutes agoWithin this wide-ranging area of influence from Greece, a significant and multifaceted source of inspiration is that of Homer and his epic poetry. ...
- Female poets share their work (Nanaimo Daily News)
For over 15 years, a local group of writers have been meeting every two weeks to read and workshop their writing.
- a Monument to Itself - Weekly Standard
Nearly half of Democrats (48 percent) think Hillary Clinton has a better chance of beating John McCain in November — 10 percentage points higher than the 38 percent who think Barack Obama can win, according to a FOX News poll released Wednesday ...
- Dick Martin, half of "Laugh-in" comedy team, dies (AP via Yahoo! News)
Dick Martin, the zany half of the comedy team whose "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" took television by storm in the 1960s, making stars of Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin and creating such national catch-phrases as "Sock it to me!" has died. He was 86.
- Poetry party performers - Portage Daily Graphic
Poetry party performersPortage Daily Graphic, Canada - 59 minutes agoA trio of Grade 4 students from La Verendrye School brought “Lyin’ Larry,” a humourous poem about a five year old who likes to tell fibs, to life with ...
- Exhibit reveals refugee hopes, struggles - Times Union
ALBANY -- Seyed Bagher, an Iranian refugee, took a photograph of his large work boots laced to his 3-year-old daughter Malika's tiny Mary Janes. "The picture means I want to lead my little girl to better things in America. She'll get a good education ...
- Rush to Revitalize Redux - fairfieldweekly.com
fairfieldweekly.comRush to Revitalize Reduxfairfieldweekly.com, CT - 5 hours ago“I had a savings account of $7500 for me and the two little guys,” says Parsons, of her grandson and a foster child. “I lost it all. ...
- No plea from NH child-sex fugitive on FBI's most-wanted list (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi)
BRENTWOOD, N.H. -- An FBI most-wanted fugitive charged with molesting the 5-year-old son of a couple who befriended him is being held without bail after his years on the lam abruptly...
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