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- Phelps terrific, so let it be (Deseret Morning News)
Michael Phelps is king of the world.He has won more gold medals at the Olympics than anyone else. His eight golds this summer likely never will be eclipsed. He is above comparison.
- 2008 Maine Literary Festival to Focus on the Environment - Forbes
CAMDEN, Maine, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- "For This Earth: Visions in Literature" is the theme of the Maine Literary Festival, to be held November 7 -- 9, 2008, at the Camden Opera House. The Festival explores the roles of writing, poetry, nature, and ...
- First Friday a homecoming celebration - Mount Vernon News
MOUNT VERNON — The Heritage Centre Association is planning the final First Friday of the season for Oct. 3. Knox Community Hospital and Warehouse Music are the event sponsors. With the October First Friday coinciding with Mount Vernon High School ...
- African-American series character is a role model for black girls (The Charlotte Observer)
In his mind, Derrick Barnes is already casting the film version of his new children's books. Will Smith's daughter, Willow, currently appearing in "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl," would play the lead, Ruby Marigold Booker. (But only if she can sing.) "Hancock" himself could play Ruby's father. And, of course, Jada Pinkett-Smith could play Ruby's mother. You have to forgive the Kansas City ...
- Beverly resident Hanwell a true Special Olympics champion (Beverly Citizen)
Alyssa Hanwell loves to roller skate — in competition, only, though. The longtime Special Olympics competitor typically puts away the wheels when the training season and state Special Olympics are past. “I don’t go out and roller skate on my own,†says the 25-year-old 2002 graduate of Ipswich High School.
- Palestinians Bid Farewell To Mahmoud Darwish - Infolive.tv
Palestinians Bid Farewell To Mahmoud DarwishInfolive.tv, Israel - Aug 13, 2008... of Ramallah on Wednesday, attended by Palestinian dignitaries and family members who mourned the man who fought for the the Palestinian cause in words. ...
- Aimee K. Bryant: triple-threat talent at Illusion Theater - Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
Aimee K. Bryant is a theatrical force of nature, and when she strikes at Illusion Theater this week in Child of God, you may just want to be there to catch this powerhouse performer in action. It’s an original, one-character vehicle culled from the ...
- "Acedia and Me": fighting soul-stifling malaise with great care - Seattle Times
"Acedia and Me": fighting soul-stifling malaise with great careSeattle Times, United States - 3 hours agoShe describes her own differentiation between depression and acedia, and tells of various shields she's picked up against the latter: meditation, writing, ...
- OPINION SHAPER: Memorizing poetry brings satisfaction, connection - Collinsville Herald
OPINION SHAPER: Memorizing poetry brings satisfaction, connectionCollinsville Herald, IL - 57 minutes agoWhat she did not do, however, was introduce them to the true path to satisfaction: memorizing poetry.As children we all started out learning rhymes ...
- A special feast - Inquirer.net
A special feastInquirer.net, Philippines - 2 hours agoRonald Baytan is a poet and critic. “The Queen Sings the Blues,†published by Anvil, is his first poetry book.
- A 'birthday' salute - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
A 'birthday' saluteThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - 1 hour agoThe second half served as a dizzying sampler of the composer's wit and poetry. Ebersole demonstrated Bernstein's facility for '40s pop, vivaciously growling ...
- Blog: In search of happiness - Nursing Times
Blog: In search of happinessNursing Times, UK - 23 hours agoOne man becomes half hyena, half quick-fire poetry slammer, howling his way though a tirade of vitriolic verse. My colleagues and I usually let them ...
- Comedy overrules romance in off Broadway "Tempest" (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Star Mandy Patinkin makes an aggressive, angry Prospero in the Classic Stage Company's vivid new production of Shakespeare's "The Tempest."
- St. Aidan Cancer Support Group offers hope - Rhode Island Newspaper
St. Aidan Cancer Support Group offers hopeRhode Island Newspaper, RI - 6 hours agoThey laugh, share funny stories and jokes, and always try to remain upbeat and smiling. “We come in feeling like victims, and we go out feeling like victors ...
- Gagetown's octagon barn hosts is annual Fall Family Days - MLive.com
Rural Electrification and quilting are the themes this year at the Thumb Octagon Barn's 13th Annual Fall Family Days. The two-day event celebrating farming and rural life in the early 1900s runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 6-7, in ...
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