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- 19 years later, crash survivor is college graduate - Chicago Tribune
SIOUX CITY, Iowa - The statue down by the river shows a little boy, but Spencer Bailey is all grown up. He was 3 years old on July 19, 1989 when United Airlines Flight 232 crash landed at Sioux Gateway Airport. His mother, Frances, was one of 112 ...
- Newsmaker of the day: Jose B. Gonzalez - Norwich Bulletin
In the news: Jose B. Gonzalez of Quaker Hill will read his poetry at 7 tonight at the Hygienic Art Gallery, 79-83 Bank St., New London. About the poetry: Gonzalez came to America from El Salvador when he was 8. He writes about the social acclimation ...
- International Russian-Georgian Poetry Festival opens in Tbilisi (Itar-Tass)
TBILISI, July 17 (Itar-Tass) - The second International Russian-Georgian Poetry Festival with the participation of Russian poets from more than 20 countries, including from Russia, opens here on Thursday.
- The New Quarterly reaches for the top - Exchange Morning Post
Exchange Morning PostThe New Quarterly reaches for the topExchange Morning Post, Canada - 1 hour agoJudges cited his recent memoir The Names of Things, his book-length poem The Year One (winner of the Atlantic Poetry Prize in 2004), and his novella The ...
- Qasmi’s death anniversary observed - The News - International
Qasmi’s death anniversary observedThe News - International, Pakistan - 2 hours agoHe was the publisher and editor of the prestigious literary journal "Funoon", which helped groom a whole generation of young writers. ...
- Conquering the wild west of internet domains - Daily Telegraph
Like 17th century tulip bulbs, internet domain names have been sought after, fought over and hugely over-valued. Companies with more budget than sense have seen a memorable address for their website as the sure route to traffic and riches, so have ...
- Showdown in Gotham Town - New York Times
New York TimesShowdown in Gotham TownNew York Times, United States - 4 minutes agoPitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment, it goes darker and deeper than any Hollywood movie of its comic-book kind ...
- Uganda: Ebenezer T. Bifubyenka - AllAfrica.com
Uganda: Ebenezer T. BifubyenkaAllAfrica.com, Washington - 55 minutes agoIt goes beyond my bookshelf because even on my coffee set in the living room, there is a heap of poetry that Winning Writers Newsletter sends to me on a ...
- I'll Take the Manhattan - Las Cruces Sun-News
H.L. Mencken famously called the martini "the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet." The sonnet, as anyone who took freshman English may remember, is a poem with a specific meter, a structure of exactly 14 lines and a strict rhyme scheme ...
- The Week In Letters - National Post
The Week In LettersNational Post, Canada - 5 hours agoA few correspondents even turned to poetry to make their statements. Here's a short excerpt from writer/ poet Dennis Hayes: "Beguiled and foolish, ...
- Mirroring JonBenet story (Baltimore Sun)
Work of fiction tells of young girl's murder from her brother's point of view My Sister, My Love: The Intimate Story Of Skyler Rampike By Joyce Carol Oates Ecco / 562 pages / $25.95
- Past As Prologue - The Bulletin
President George W. Bush signed a proclamation that honors the 60th Anniversary of Armed Forces Integration Wednesday. On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed an executive order to end segregation in the armed forces. It stated that all in ...
- Theater review: Kapil's 'Love Person' - San Francisco Gate
Love Person: Comedy. By Aditi Brennan Kapil. Directed by Gia Forakis. (Through May 18. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. Two hours. Tickets: $20-$35. Call (415) 388-5208 or go to www.marintheatre.org . ) "Maybe we don't speak the ...
- TAPPING BARACK OBAMA'S PHONE - OpEdNews
TAPPING BARACK OBAMA'S PHONEOpEdNews, PA - 2 hours ago... when Obama eschewed the pundit’s red-blue-purple state preoccupation during his ’04 Democratic Convention speech, he was choosing poetry over polls. ...
- London show of Bob Dylan paintings could be Million Dollar Bash - Earthtimes
London - Even before opening, the exhibition in London of 300 paintings by legendary US singer Bob Dylan promises to be a million dollar bash, as most of the work has already been sold. The Drawn Blank Series, comprising some 300 colourful canvasses ...
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