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- Interview: Daniela Barone Soares - Guardian Unlimited
Daniela Barone Soares had spent a decade working as a private equity banker when she began to reassess her career goals. Her initial plan had been to amass a fortune and give it all away to charity. But life, she realised, was too short. "It came to ...
- Martin fought for gay rights (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
Campaigner was first to marry partner legally in California.
- writee on! - The Ledger
that I thank God you're my mother each and every day. You have been here for me from the very start. Smothered me with love straight from your heart. Listened to my problems with silent ears Watched as I grew up throughout the years Taught me right ...
- Palestinians plan big funeral for poet Darwish - Reuters
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Mahmoud Darwish, whose poetry encapsulated the Palestinian cause, will get the equivalent of a state funeral in the West Bank on Tuesday -- an honor only previously accorded to PLO leader Yasser Arafat. Tributes for ...
- The little-known Worcester sweetheart of Emily Dickinson - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
The evidence is that Emily Dickinson was not quite the shy recluse of legend. Call it coincidence, call it serendipity, call it what you will. Within two days a few weeks ago, I read two accounts relating to Emily Dickinson. The first was a New ...
- Aspiring teen artists have brush will mural (The Toledo Blade)
Earlier this summer, when concrete walls flanking its garage-level level entrance were still a stark white, 11 aspiring artists visited the Lucas County Public Library in search of historical facts and inspiration. After studying old newspapers and photos, the youths emerged from the downtown Main Library ready to tackle their commission: the design and execution of a mural that would visually ...
- Quickly's Neighbors/Porter County - Post-Tribune
All kids have fun outside and are loud, but the excessive screamers and loudmouths usually have parents who are no better. We have one on Park Avenue in Chesterton with a lot of kids, and you can literally hear the parents a block away. I get more ...
- After 10 years, Rev. Diane Teichert says goodbye to First Parish - Canton Citizen
Canton CitizenAfter 10 years, Rev. Diane Teichert says goodbye to First ParishCanton Citizen, MA - 2 hours agoOne discussion in First Parish’s Infinite Hope Forum supported gay marriage, she said. Another addressed the struggle between Israel and Palestine. ...
- Musharraf's turbulent 9 years in power - AP report (GMA News)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistani president who took power in a high-altitude coup and later dragged a reluctant Islamic nation into the US-led war on terror, submitted his resignation Monday after a turbulent nine years in office.
- Avondale poet wins top award - Auckland stuff.co.nz
Avondale poet wins top awardAuckland stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 2 hours agoShe says her sixth poetry collection, Cold Snack has focused on her life as a former secondary school teacher. But it also looks at her experiences as a ...
- How the Pulitzer Prizes are chosen - Austin American-Statesman
How the Pulitzer Prizes are chosenAustin American-Statesman, TX - 1 hour agoIt would be wrong to say that brevity informs my love of poetry more than the weight of thought or the beauty of verse, but when the Ides of March approach, ...
- Teachers get refresher on creativity - Spartanburg Herald-Journal
A group of 21 teachers is participating in the college’s Creativity Institute this week, which is funded by the South Carolina Department of Education. This is the third session the college has organized in three years, and its long waiting list is ...
- Jon Vickers - Guardian Unlimited
Amid such legendary trade union leaders of the 1970s as Jack Jones, Hugh Scanlon and Joe Gormley, the Cambridge-educated Jon Vickers, of the Civil Service Union, who has died aged 92, cast a smaller shadow. But his wartime bravery and politically ...
- A ‘prose’ should smell as sweet by any other name - Inverell Times
A ‘prose’ should smell as sweet by any other nameInverell Times, Australia - 6 hours agoINVERELL’S famous Celebration of the Outback Bush Poetry weekend has undergone a name change and a revamp for this year’s festival, to be known as the ...
- Observances set for Juneteenth (The Bryan-College Station Eagle)
"People think of it as a predominantly black holiday. But it's a day for all of us." Wayne Sadberry Curator, Brazos Valley African American Museum ...
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