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- Prose watch: Obama acceptance speech - Politico.com
As a record 38 million tuned in to watch Barack Obama accept his party’s nomination on Friday and 85,000 more saw the speech live from Invesco Field at Mile High, the nominee seemed determined to disprove Mario Cuomo’s adage that “You campaign ...
- Gentleman Ronnie made everyone around him feel better about themselves - Independent
Only his family would have known how much Ronnie Drew depended on and drew strength from his wife. Her loss was devastating As a man who appreciated poetry, Ronnie Drew would probably have seen something of himself in this doggerel: "Between the ...
- MP criticizes Tabriz City Council’s claim over Shams tomb - Tehran Times
MP criticizes Tabriz City Council’s claim over Shams tombTehran Times, Iran - 35 minutes agoShams has been immortalized in Rumi’s collection of poetry named the “Divan of Shams ad-Din of Tabrizâ€. Rumi’s love for him and his bereavement at his death ...
- Tellin’ stories and singin’ songs - Hot Springs Star
K.G. and The Ranger, from Madison, Wisc., thrilled the Saturday night audience at the Badger Clark Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering, showing some of the award-winning yodeling harmony on “Sagebrush Symphony.†Hot Springs police and Fall River ...
- Studies in Crap: License to Kill PLUS: Enjoy Your Pigeons - Pitch Weekly
Studies in Crap: License to Kill PLUS: Enjoy Your PigeonsPitch Weekly, MO - 2 hours agoThis chapbook of loose, chatty, beat-influenced, table-napkin poetry is a study in just how much white space an author can squeeze onto 24 pages and still ...
- Tribute: David Lester was a man who gladly helped anybody - Kansas City Star
David Lester in retirement became a favorite of children as a Wal-Mart greeter. One girl called him “the best grandpa ever.†Who: David Franklin Lester, 85, of Belton. When and how he died : July 26, of congestive heart failure. He greeted people ...
- Charles Ivins 'Stunned' By Evidence Against Brother - NPR News
Morning Edition , August 11, 2008 · In the past week, details about former army scientist Bruce Ivins' possible role in the 2001 anthrax attacks have been at the top of the news. Friends and former colleagues have expressed disbelief. Over the ...
- At Our Best - Corvallis Gazette-Times
Two Corvallis women were recently honored as recipients of P.E.O. Oregon Marguerite Scholarships. Rebecca Otto and Jennifer Yarrow were selected after their nomination by Chapter CL of P.E.O. in Corvallis. Otto graduated from Crescent Valley High ...
- E-Free residents celebrate State Fair Day Monday - Boone News Republican
E-Free residents celebrate State Fair Day MondayBoone News Republican, IA - 6 hours agoResidents participated in veggie decorating, a poetry contest, ping pong fish toss, duck shoot, ring the bottles, a spelling bee, a best smile contest, ...
- Major festival marks tenth anniversary of death - Hebdenbridge Today
Major festival marks tenth anniversary of deathHebdenbridge Today, UK - 1 hour agoHe said: "In later life Ted Hughes always acknowledged the profound effect on his poetry of his boyhood spent in Mytholmroyd exploring the woods and moors ...
- Prolific Japanese writer Masahiko Shimada visits the UI - Media Newswire (press release)
Prolific Japanese writer Masahiko Shimada visits the UIMedia Newswire (press release), NY - 8 minutes agoRecent projects have included two opera librettos and participation in a poetry boxing match. Most recently, Shimada published his serial fiction piece "The ...
- Growing Pains - Forbes
A dark-haired teen named Elizabeth comes clean on MyYearbook.com about her obsession with self-mutilation. "One night in my room I found a pocket knife and started to cut my arm up," writes Elizabeth, whose profile says she is 14. Her 1,240-word ...
- John Milton - guardian.co.uk
John Miltonguardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour agoWho kills a man kills a reasonable creature; but he who destroys a good book kills reason itself" - Milton's real work was always learning; even at the age ...
- Modern--day troubador PERFORMS TONIGHT AT CAPITOL THEATRE (Aberdeen American News)
The Juan L. Sanchez Trio will complete its residency in Aberdeen this week with a public performance tonight at the Capitol Theatre, 415 S. Main St....
- Horse racing: Elko residents take to stables - Carson Times
Horse racing: Elko residents take to stablesCarson Times, NV - Aug 30, 2008... race brings in anywhere from 5000 to 10000 people. It has become the largest event in town except for Cowboy Poetry held in the last weekend of January."
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