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- AP Top News at 10:41 p.m. EDT (The Washington Times)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Before a crowd of cheering thousands, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois laid claim to the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night, taking a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the nation's first black president. Hillary Rodham Clinton maneuvered for the vice presidential spot on his fall ticket without conceding her own defeat. "America, this is ...
- Phil W. Cauley - Staunton News Leader
Phil W. CauleyStaunton News Leader, VA - 6 hours agoHe also was an avid reader, especially fond of the poetry of Robert Browning and Robert Service. He was a longtime member of Bethany Presbyterian Church in ...
- Franklin Middle School 2nd in national contest - Green Bay Press-Gazette
Students at Franklin Middle School in Green Bay took second place Tuesday in a nationwide competition designed to raise awareness and support for cancer survivors. More than 200 schools submitted projects in the "LIVESTRONG at School" challenge as ...
- Book Art of the Year on View at The Danish Museum of Art and Design - Art Daily
Book Art of the Year on View at The Danish Museum of Art and DesignArt Daily - 2 minutes agoHe painted his entire life, illustrated several books of children's stories and poetry, designed textiles for LF Foght and was one of the founders of the ...
- Prominent Durham poet dies suddenly at his home, aged 70 - Journal Live
Prominent Durham poet dies suddenly at his home, aged 70Journal Live, UK - 27 minutes agoThey had a bond through poetry but also discovered they had attended the same Nottingham secondary school. Last year Michael celebrated his 70th birthday ...
- Cleveland students rally against violence, guns - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
Cleveland students rally against violence, gunsThe Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - 4 hours agoEvent organizers said that the school shooting at SuccesTech Academy last year and the shooting death of Cleveland police officer Derek Owens in March ...
- How Much Do Looks Matter? A Freakonomics Quorum - New York Times Blogs
We’ve written before about various “beauty premiums” : the advantages gained in the marketplace by people who are better looking, taller, or have better teeth than the average person. Empiricism and theory have their place, of course, but we ...
- Elsie von Maur, driving force of Quad-City symphony, dies at 106 - Quad City Times
Elsie von Maur, driving force of Quad-City symphony, dies at 106Quad City Times, IA - 17 minutes ago“She would write the poetry, and I would write the limericks,” he said. “We would chuckle and enjoy each other’s writings.” Von Maur was a fierce advocate ...
- Nas: Untitled - AZCentral.com
Don't be fooled by "Queens Get The Money," the bracing opener of Nas' now-untitled ninth solo album: It sounds like nothing else on the CD. The Jay Electronica-produced cut - built on a few simple piano twinkles and no drum track - is by far the most ...
- Fionnuala Halligan in London - Screendaily.com (subscription)
Fionnuala Halligan in LondonScreendaily.com (subscription), UK - Jun 18, 2008The Edge of Love is based loosely around the real-life relationship between Dylan Thomas (Matthew Rhys), Caitlin, his childhood friend and lover Vera ...
- Not So Gay Lesbians to Take Court Action - The Spoof (satire)
MWC NewsNot So Gay Lesbians to Take Court ActionThe Spoof (satire), UK - 1 hour agoShe expressed her love of other women in her poetry even though new historical research has discovered that she had a family, and committed suicide for the ...Lesbians Irate over Gay Use of Term About - News & IssuesLesbos lesbians take gay name fight to court NewsLiteall 26 news articles
- Daily Planner: June 6 - Enterprise-Record
Daily Planner: June 6Enterprise-Record, CA - 4 hours agoSound of the Foothills Quartet; cowboy poetry reading by Jim Lynch. Western wear suggested. Kicks off annual Country Faire and threshing bee weekend. ...
- Will Farrell make John Fante famous? (March 2006) - MSNBC
If you never read or even heard of John Fante don’t fret: you’re far from alone. If you’re lucky one of his books will somehow find its way to you, which is exactly what happened to me. My friend J lent me his copy of “Ask the Dust” a few ...
- How I discovered that I had a wonderful father - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukHow I discovered that I had a wonderful fatherTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 49 minutes agoBecause while I always loved him - and believe he loved me - that love was overshadowed by the intensity of my relationship with my mother. ...
- 'Port Authority,' by Conor McPherson, celebrates what might have been - Jam! Showbiz
Recollections of regret are the soul of "Port Authority," a series of three superb, interlocking monologues by Conor McPherson that offers ample evidence why the Irish playwright is one of the finest writers for the stage today. At off-Broadway's ...
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