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- Stories from today's Northwest papers - Oregonian
This morning's Oregonian reports on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services decision to scrap its plans to move the Oregon office to West Linn. The immigration service will look for a new site that's easier to reach by public transit. Federal ...
- Parade set (The Camrose Canadian)
Golfer Chad Miciak of Camrose shot two rounds of 74 to win the men’s open at the Bonnyville Golf and Country Club. The tournament was held on July 12 and 13.
- Bush Vetoes Bill Outlawing CIA Waterboarding - Common Dreams
WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush on Saturday vetoed legislation passed by Congress that would have banned the CIA from using waterboarding and other controversial interrogation techniques. Lawmakers included the anti-torture measure in a ...
- The mysteries of taste - Telegraph-Journal
The mysteries of tasteTelegraph-Journal, Canada - 2 hours ago... I prefer to read the poetry of people I know, usually by New Brunswickers. If I have my choice between watching Last of the Summer Wine or Friends, ...
- Police rally around officer shattered by Cowra axe attack - News.com.au
LYING in her hospital bed yesterday, the female senior constable's physical pain was nothing compared with her emotional turmoil. The 31-year-old has not only lost her mother and two young children - but also her father, who stands accused of their ...
- In search of an authentic Arab self - Telegraph.co.uk
In search of an authentic Arab selfTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 19 hours agoHe declaims Arabic poetry to English girls at the student bar, who are drawn into his "careful net of difference". These relationships prove unfulfilling. ...
- Tuesday Writing Essentials Spotlight - Gather.com
Last week we collected recommendations of others' best work to spotlight. They include: Ivy .. Â highlighted Peter Wimsey's Yard Sale article ; he's done another this week as well: The Gather Yard Sale for the First Sunday in July dianne j ...
- "All's Well That Ends Well" at the Old Globe Theatre - SanDiego.com
"All's Well That Ends Well" at the Old Globe TheatreSanDiego.com, CA - 2 hours agoBy Welton Jones Other than the occasional burst of poetry and some swaggering second bananas, there’s just not much to celebrate in “All’s Well That Ends ...
- Metal artists celebrate opening of gallery, guest house (Rapid City Journal)
In the five years since Brett and Tammy Prang erected a 38-foot hand-welded metal cross over the family cemetery near Kadoka, the colossal piece has drawn hundreds of visitors and lots of attention.
- Summertime for teachers (The Washington Examiner)
Teachers are saddled with two different stereotypes during the summertime. The first has us lounging around a pool or on the beach, reading classics and complaining about how hard our job is and how little we're paid. The second has us selflessly teaching summer school for pennies in order to keep the evil mortgage collector at bay.
- 'Ah, Wilderness!' sets sentimental comedy in the woods (The Capital Times)
SPRING GREEN -- Punctuated by the pop of Fourth of July firecrackers, the opening of "Ah, Wilderness!" at American Players Theatre reaches back toward a simpler, sweeter time. Like Garrison Keillor's beloved Lake Wobegon, back then, fathers were strong but even-tempered, women were protected and boys snuck out at night to shyly kiss their sweethearts -- and nothing more. It's a time that could ...
- Free poetry reading tonight (Detroit Free Press)
Pat Barnes, Lori Valente, Joy G. Friedler and Mary Tischler will read poetry tonight at the Detroit Opera House.
- News in brief - Daytona Beach News-Journal
News in briefDaytona Beach News-Journal, FL - 4 hours agoNEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The public and poets at large are invited to attend an open mic poetry night at 6 pm Wednesday at Romesco's Cafe and Wine Bar, ...
- Road trip makes geography, nature more real - Olympian
Nonetheless, in mid-August, in a two-door sedan, I drove to Cuba with the family next door. It wasn't until I was forced from the car to behold the awe of the Grand Canyon, that I realized we weren't leaving the country at all, but driving across it.
- Why We Love Ryan Adams's Crazy Tumblr - Gawker
Why do I get the feeling that if I don't stop reblogging Ryan Adams , I might get stabbed en route to the Beatrice? (Or get stabbed inside, when Emily Brill shows up.) Young Manhattanite and former Gawker mastcot Andrew Krucoff concedes that Ryan ...
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