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- ENVIRONMENT: Fulbright frontline — Saleem H Ali - Daily Times
ENVIRONMENT: Fulbright frontline — Saleem H AliDaily Times, Pakistan - 5 hours agoNo doubt it was one of the states that resisted civil rights laws and was not a very welcoming place for many African Americans. Yet this beautiful Southern ...
- On Mustang Range, a Battle on Thinning the Herd - New York Times
New York TimesOn Mustang Range, a Battle on Thinning the HerdNew York Times, United States - 2 hours agoIn a 2006 article in Audubon magazine, wild horses lost their poetry and were reduced to “feral equids.†“There’s not just horses out there, there’s other ...
- McCain's Magic Formula? - Slate
Semi- amnesty in St. Paul: I asked Sen. Graham how soon, in his first term, President McCain would declare the borders secure (and move on to revive "comprehensive immigration reform"). Graham said "We'll know it when we see it," but emphasized that ...
- Belleville: A corner of Paris that was Edith Piaf's home (AP via Yahoo! News)
Tourists looking for old Paris charm and a taste of "La Vie en Rose" should head to Belleville, a largely overlooked part of the city and the birthplace of Edith Piaf.
- Library is the place for poets (The Eagle-Tribune)
METHUEN — Budding poets and others are encouraged to share their writings in a new group being formed at Nevins Memorial Library. The library, at 305 Broadway, is starting Grey Court Poets, a new group open to poets of all levels and styles as well as poetry fans who don't write, but simply enjoy the creativity of others.
- 'Solutionist' tackles downtown wall (Enterprise Mountaineer)
For Waynesville resident Rick Bohleber, the brick wall across from SunTrust Bank had been “screaming for a mural for 30 years, at least.â€
- Slamicide takes poetry off the page and into the Den (Johns Hopkins News-Letter)
What do you get when you cross poetry, theater and social justice?
- Writers work against Vancouver’s shifting backdrop - Georgia Straight
Writers work against Vancouver’s shifting backdropGeorgia Straight, Canada - 6 hours agoThese include the poets of the Kootenay School of Writing, among them former poet laureate George Bowering, who have a monthly bowling game; the slam-poetry ...
- I'll take (a) Manhattan - South Coast Today
H.L. Mencken famously called the martini "the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet." The sonnet, as anyone who took freshman English may remember, is a poem with a specific meter, a structure of exactly 14 lines and a strict rhyme scheme ...
- Father-focused group broadens role in community - Stockton Record
Father-focused group broadens role in communityStockton Record, CA - 4 hours agoThe organization has recently hosted a summer FatherFest event and co-sponsored a poetry slam for teens. In coming months, Nunez hopes to plan a celebration ...
- Pam's legacy of poetry - Eastbourne Today
Pam's legacy of poetryEastbourne Today, UK - 1 hour agoPam, whose poem The Seven Sisters won first prize in the 2006 Second Light Competition, met Ralph in London while working for the Friends House in the late ...
- Gossip: Celebrating Robert Dunn - Portsmouth Herald News
Gossip: Celebrating Robert DunnPortsmouth Herald News, NH - 4 hours agoHis Portsmouth Poet Laureate Program projects installed poetry in uncommon places such as the city's parking garage. He also initiated the PPLP monthly ...
- The Bangla Novel lives on - The Daily Star
The Daily StarThe Bangla Novel lives onThe Daily Star, Bangladesh - 3 hours agoThe odor of dust harbingers death for Sobed Ali. He smelled dust before the deaths of his father and daughter. But dust also denotes the dry season -- when ...
- Challenges await Barack Obama at home - Los Angeles Times
In Israel, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and other officials praised Obama's understanding of their country's concerns; they especially lauded his strongly worded assurance that he considers it unacceptable for Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon. "For ...
- Literary Calendar: July 26- Aug. 1 - The Gazette (Montreal)
Literary Calendar: July 26- Aug. 1The Gazette (Montreal), Canada - 4 hours agoDanielle Lafrance, Jesika Starnino, Jeffrey Mackie, Ilona Martonfi and Drew McKevitt read poetry at the Arts Café, 201 Fairmount Ave. ...
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