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- News » Local - Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier
DIKE --- Yankee Doodle has traded in his tried-and-true pony for a bunny. He also has sloughed off his old hat and feather in favor of a pair of shades. Well, at least he has at the Dike-New Hartford School District. The kindergarten, first- and ...
- Politics And The Arts, Internationalism And Activism - CounterCurrents.org
Politics And The Arts, Internationalism And ActivismCounterCurrents.org, India - 15 minutes ago(In this regard, my take is that the American public is almost oblivious to poetry and fine art. But I consider Barak Obama’s victory a sea-change in ...
- Great poet's grave stokes Civil War dispute - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Members of the Historic Memory Association give a press conference in Madrid, Monday, Sept. 22, 2008. Relatives of the people killed during the Civil War took their case to crusading investigative magistrate Baltasar Garzon, who had recently begun a ...
- Today's top things to do in Fort Collins (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)
Faces of America is a one-person show tonight that is both educational and entertaining. The show tells the story of seven very different people, from an African-American male to a Filipina-American doctor to a mixed-blood American lesbian.
- Scottish book of the year goes to Kieron Smith, Boy - Guardian Unlimited
Former Booker prize winner James Kelman has won the Saltire Society's Scottish book of the year award for his novel Kieron Smith, Boy, which is told from the perspective of an 11-year-old Glaswegian child. Kelman was the judges' unanimous choice from ...
- Governor Doyle appoints Marilyn Taylor as poet laureate - WKOW-TV.com
Governor Doyle appoints Marilyn Taylor as poet laureateWKOW-TV.com, WI - 4 hours ago"Marilyn Taylor is committed to bringing poetry to all corners of Wisconsin," stated Governor Doyle. "She has impressive credentials and an obvious love for ...
- Jimmy D Robinson's "A Tiny Shoe" Jumps Up The Billboard Club Play Chart (PRWeb)
Jimmy D Robinson's International Dance Hit "A Tiny Shoe" Jumps to #32 on the Billboard Club Play Chart This Week! (PRWeb Nov 20, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1644644.htm
- Bono: World has a stake in upcoming US election - Grand Rapids Press
Bono, left, and The Edge accept the Herbie Hancock Humanitarian Award on behalf of Paul G. Allen at "The Blues & Jazz" Gala Concert at the Kodak Theatre on Sunday. NEW ORLEANS -- U2 frontman and activist Bono said Wednesday that next week's ...
- Haunted by the ghosts in a child soldier's life - Sydney Morning Herald
Haunted by the ghosts in a child soldier's lifeSydney Morning Herald, Australia - 53 minutes agoAbani throws a lot of poetry onto the page and, while some of it sticks, some also slides off. It's hard to reconcile the same writer laying down a sentence ...
- Talent showcased in Paws - Towerlight
Talent showcased in PawsTowerlight, MD - 8 hours agoStudents performed poetry readings and various forms of dance as well as acoustic guitar sets and standup comedy. "Anything [that] the students have talent ...
- Calendar: Oct. 2-10 - Allentown Morning Call
Calendar: Oct. 2-10Allentown Morning Call, PA - 12 hours agoPoetry Reading: Mark Doty reads. Reception, book signing follow. 7 pm Free. Cedar Crest College, Tompkins College Center, 100 College Drive, Allentown. ...
- Urban Planner: December 3, 2008 - Torontoist
TorontoistUrban Planner: December 3, 2008Torontoist, Canada - 1 hour agoWORDS: This month's edition of the Rowers Pub Reading Series is a celebration of the recently released (and modestly titled) The Best Canadian Poetry in ...
- 101 History Facts - Chortler (satire)
101 History FactsChortler (satire), Canada - 7 hours agoThe Renaissance thinker Petrarch was truly a Renaissance man - not only was he known for his thinking, poetry and essays, he's also credited as being the ...
- Saving the Zululand wilderness - The Witness
The WitnessSaving the Zululand wildernessThe Witness, South Africa - 5 hours agoThey peppered their notebooks with bad poetry, and many of them were amateur scientists. McCracken’s book ends in the early years of the 20th century. ...
- The Poetry of Pain Slam poet Gayle Danley teaches children how words ... - Washington Post
She starts off with a poem titled "Round Like Bubbles": "Round like a big fat green birthday balloon kissing the sky," Gayle Danley begins, then turns her backside to the audience of fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders at Deerfield Run Elementary ...
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