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- Sun Road marks 75 years - Missoulian
WEST GLACIER - There are many ways to take the measure of a road. You can measure it in miles. That'd be 52. Or in dollars spent building the route. That'd be $2.5 million. Or in lives. Three were lost building it. Or in pounds of dynamite used ...
- Screen Gems (Good Times)
(movies/screen-gems-1) San Francisco’s LGBT film fest ready to roll
- Leading Men (Washington Post)
W onderful moment in John Ford's "The Searchers," from way back in 1956: John Wayne, as the surly, violent Ethan Edwards, signals to his young compadre that it's time to move on in their pursuit of Scar, the Comanche chief who's murdered their family and kidnapped the youngest daughter, Debbie.
- A man of few words: Poet shares love, talent for beauty, simplicity of writing (McKinney Courier-Gazette)
Poetry expresses more thoughts and feelings than short stories or novels, a fact that poet A.J. Chilson said he admires because it accomplishes more by using less words.
- One great Dane (Toronto Sun)
IN TOMORROW'S PAPER:
- Parker: Candidates play el panderosa - Austin American-Statesman
Juan y Baracko have been busy lately wooing los que hablan español. That is, people who speak Spanish. With an estimated 9.2 million Hispanic votes in play this November, the stakes are high. And the pandering is in high gear. Both men have put out ...
- Sorted for rhymes and lines: the secret of great lyrics (Independent)
On a recent trip to Brazil, I commented to the bossa nova-era songwriter Carlos Lyra that so many of the great Brazilian songs contain the word coracao – heart – in them. "It's so romantic," I said to Lyra. "It seems that Brazilians can't help but sing of the pain and the joy in their hearts." "Actually," Lyra replied, "there's another reason. Coracao is the easiest word in the Portuguese ...
- Suits — Not Steroids — Skew Olympic Swimming - New York Times Blogs
Most swimmers competing in the Bejing Olympics this summer believe they will fail without a new $600 swimsuit, The Economist reports . In February Speedo introduced its LZR swimsuit and 38 of the 42 world swimming records broken since then were by ...
- Sifting through the past, savoring the flavor - Greensboro News Record
Sifting through the past, savoring the flavorGreensboro News Record, NC - 3 hours agoBut pore through those installments about food - poetry and pictures, stories and speeches - and you'll sense the editing eyes of a husband and wife, ...
- Sunken Garden Poetry & Music Festival - Boston Globe
Sunken Garden Poetry & Music FestivalBoston Globe, United States - 53 minutes agoSunken Garden Poetry & Music Festival Three-time US poet laureate Robert Pinsky kicks off the 2008 Sunken Garden Poetry & Music Festival with poetic musical ...
- COMMUNITY NEWS - Long Beach Press-Telegram
COMMUNITY NEWSLong Beach Press-Telegram, CA - 4 hours agoThe free festival, which brings together thousands of Long Beach youth through music, dance and poetry, features entertainment, booths and the final rounds ...
- ‘Chicken Soup' publishers seek stories from cancer survivors (The Morning Sun)
Every cancer survivor has a story to tell. And now could be the time. The national best selling book series "Chicken Soup for the Soul" is looking for stories to publish in a 2009 book. Editors are searching high and low for cancer survivors of any age who want to tell their story.
- Weekend Calendar: 05/25/2008 - Traverse City Record Eagle
Weekend Calendar: 05/25/2008Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - 3 hours agoOpen poetry reading, first Fri., 8-10 pm, free, musicians, comedians welcome; McClean & Eakin Booksellers, 307 E. Lake, Petoskey; 348-1180 or 347-5748. ...
- Once Upon Many Times (New York Times)
A novelist builds a bridge to the Arab soul, using the tradition of stories with a frame tale.
- Why gas is so high... - Manhattan Mercury
All you need to know is the first paragraph. "Almost all is non-operational in nature. What a ridiculous financial mindset. Again, almost all of the $6+ million budget increase is "NON-OPERATIONAL." The proposed 2009 City Budget of $ 95,470,876 ...
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