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- Madison poets finish third in second national bout (The Capital Times)
After coming in third at the second bout Thursday evening at the 2008 National Poetry Slam, members of the the Madison Slam Team won't be going on to the semifinals Friday night for individual pieces. They find out Friday afternoon if they'll be competing in the Group Piece Championship (Friday, August 8 at 10 p.m. in the Overture Center, 201 State ...
- Obama answering on Russia question ( I dream, MS) - OpEdNews
Obama answering on Russia question ( I dream, MS)OpEdNews, PA - 11 hours agoRussia must become our friend. It has to be our top foreign poliicy priority. It willbenefit both sides immensely. We have to work on that first and ...
- The true meaning of Oktoberfest - La Crosse Tribune
Oktoberfest first began in Munich, Germany, almost two centuries ago, as a celebration of blessed gratitude for the bounty received and the promise of joyous love to be shared. About 150 years later, the city of La Crosse inaugurated its own ...
- Sussex shows creative side of ex-chancellor - Guardian Unlimited
Denis Healey, in a photo taken using an automatic timer, having lunch in a field of cows. Photograph: Denis Healey The vice-chancellor of Sussex, Prof Michael Farthing, has a next-door neighbour who is 91, prone to burst into song and capable of ...
- Hitmaker from the '70s and '80s finds new fans - Grand Rapids Press
Don't nobody worry about Kenny Loggins. He's doing all right. The singer-songwriter's tunes may no longer get the radio airplay they did back in the '80s -- when he was the undisputed king of soundtracks thanks to hits from such movies as ...
- Teacher of the Year to be honored on Sept. 16 - Black Hills Pioneer
Recognizing outstanding teachers is very important to the Rapid City Public School Foundation and Executive Director Sharon Lee. That’s why they don’t just honor a teacher of the year, but give three Golden Apples awards. “We don’t want to ...
- Time for Media and Feminists to Penetrate Prostitution: On The Issues ... - PR Newswire
NEW YORK, July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Prostitution penetrated the news in a major way in recent months -- from ex-governor Eliot Spitzer of New York and his paid binges with women to the suicide of DC madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey and the ...
- The Power of Political Theater - Brooklyn Rail
The Power of Political TheaterBrooklyn Rail, NY - 1 hour agoAs a producer of political poetry shows, I’ve encountered this notion several times. People ask, “How do you keep the work from being didactic? ...
- Defiant Musharraf stands down, an ally of the West but reviled by many ... - Newsday
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) _ Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistani president who took power in a high-altitude coup and later dragged a reluctant Islamic nation into the U.S.-led war on terror, submitted his resignation Monday after a turbulent nine years in ...
- Beck's surprise ending - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesBeck's surprise endingLos Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour ago"The imagery is coming out of whatever amalgamation of the Delta blues and Beat poetry and film and punk and the things that I grew up with," he added. ...
- Pitching an Agent: 'Build a Brand' - Mediabistro.com
This Kansas-based lawyer-turned-literary agent is actively seeking "authors with a platform, who wish to build a brand with multiple projects." Notable clients: Food consultant Nancy Tringali Piho, Nutrition for the Soul founder Deanna Minich, senior ...
- Celebrities in Denver; Leoni to skip Toronto Fest; Jerry Lewis ... - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Pittsburgh Post GazetteCelebrities in Denver; Leoni to skip Toronto Fest; Jerry Lewis ...Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 35 minutes agoThe UK's Daily Mail reports that doctors fear that the overdose the troubled singer suffered in July has left her permanently disabled. ...
- Laguna Dance Festival spreads its wings - OCRegister
Laguna Dance Festival spreads its wingsOCRegister, CA - 2 hours ago"Form and Poetry," choreographed in 2003, "comes from a time when I was really falling in love with classical movement vocabulary. ...
- In small town, an immense loss - Boston Globe
Boston GlobeIn small town, an immense lossBoston Globe, United States - 24 minutes agoHe enjoyed writing poetry, and many remembered him for his mohawk hairstyles, studded belts, and wacky clothes. Amanda Abbott, 21, of Barnstable, ...
- Lincoln's Home Away From The White House - NPR
Lincoln's Home Away From The White HouseNPR - 34 minutes agoHe even read some poetry aloud. Pinsker says the cottage served as a refuge that allowed Lincoln to grow into his job. "He was struggling in the first year ...
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