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- Local author talks about her novel - Journal Times
When Patricia Cumbie wanted to set her first novel in a working-class neighborhood, she knew exactly where it should be. “To me, Rubberville and Racine, it’s as much of a character in the book as anyone,†Cumbie said. “I grew up in a working ...
- McCain's amazing Iraq somersault - Salon
Sen. John McCain delivers a speech Thursday in Columbus, Ohio. May 16, 2008 | For a straight-talking maverick, John McCain certainly knows how to parse and pander. During this year's campaign he has already flipped and flopped on such major issues as ...
- Young American Indians Find Their Voice in Poetry (New York Times)
Students at the Santa Fe Indian School are drawing national attention for their decidedly American Indian take on an art form that has grown increasingly popular with young people.
- De'Medici: Not such a bad guy? - Philadelphia Inquirer
De'Medici: Not such a bad guy?Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - 2 hours agoUnger also uses Lorenzo's poetry and letters as well as eyewitness accounts of his character to suggest that Lorenzo wasn't the ardent sensualist his ...
- Spell-bound no longer - Chicago Sun-Times
Spell-bound no longerChicago Sun-Times, United States - 2 hours ago''Not poetry, no,'' he said. ''It's a progress in motion, so you make adjustments.'' Is this team on such cruise control that the manager can be both ...
- [Best Bets] Saturday, May 24 (Jackson Free Press)
The Greater Belhaven Market opens today at 9 a.m., with local artists, craft-makers and food magicians selling their best items until 1 p.m. in the Belhaven McDade’s parking lot.
- IRAQ: Marine convicted of murder sent to Leavenworth prison - Los Angeles Times Blogs
Pvt. Lawrence Hutchins, convicted as the ringleader in the execution of an unarmed Iraqi by a squad of Marines, has been transferred from the brig at Camp Pendleton to the military's only maximum-security prison, at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. Hutchins, 24 ...
- Black Country folk duo take to the caverns - Dudley News
BLACK Country folk duo Lozz and Billy are bringing their unique blend of blend of entertainment to the ‘Singing Caverns’ below Dudley. Lozz and Billy, who performed as RoosterSpake, have teamed up with the Dudley Canal Trust to provide an evening ...
- IRAQ: The Love Stories Are Gone - Inter Press Service
BAGHDAD, Jun 14 (IPS) - As statistics go, at least 655,000 Iraqis have died as a result of the occupation, now in its fifth year. Every one of them has left behind once loved ones to mourn the loss and to think of what might have been. This is the ...
- Shakespeare gets groovy in Kingsmen's comedy "WALL•E" (Moorpark Acorn)
Forsooth and far out! The 12th season of the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival kicked off last weekend with the frothy comedy "As You Like It," directed by Kevin P. Kern in his festival directorial debut.
- Library announces top writers in contest - Denton Record Chronicle
Library announces top writers in contestDenton Record Chronicle, TX - 1 hour agoThe Denton Public Library recently announced winners of its creative writing contest, which included poetry, essay and short story categories. ...
- Magazine editor fired over Depayin poem - Democratic Voice of Burma
Magazine editor fired over Depayin poemDemocratic Voice of Burma, Norway - 10 hours agoJun 30, 2008 (DVB)–Htay Aung, the poetry editor of the Rangoon-based Cherry monthly magazine, was fired for carrying a poem in the June issue which ...
- The Presence wins Welsh award (Guardian Unlimited)
Dannie Abse's memoir of his 50-year marriage, written after his wife Joan died in a car crash, took the prize for a Welsh author writing in English
- When saving lives morphs into torture and killing (Sydney Morning Herald)
Behind the doctor-poet who wrote Let's Go Down To The Town And Kill Some Scum .
- London bishop to investigate gay church ceremony - The Associated Press
London bishop to investigate gay church ceremonyThe Associated Press - 1 hour agoDavid Lord exchanged rings, read each other poetry and took part in communion, the paper said. While not technically a marriage, the ceremony's liturgy, ...
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