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- May Day Festival, organizers serious about 'going green' - Herald-Mail
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. - Organizers say part of the appeal of the Shepherdstown May Day Festival, a parade and celebration of spring, comes from what won't be there. Motorized floats detract from the organic vibe. So do amps - all the live music is ...
- Muslim doctors to open clinic - Dayton Daily News
Its mission is to help people. "That's why we named it the mercy society. The Holy Quran says you should show mercy to all mankind, " said Ramzieh Azmeh, a member of a group of Muslim physicians who are opening a walk-in clinic Thursday, May 1. The ...
- Elizabeth Edwards - Chicago Tribune
Give props to Gil Scott-Heron for the cutting-edge topicality of his best street poetry and jazz-inflected R&B over the last four decades, and the activist performer will accept the compliment graciously, albeit with reservations.
- Kate Clanchy's workshop - guardian.co.uk
Kate Clanchy's workshopguardian.co.uk, UK - 21 minutes ago... poetry prize (best poetry collection of the year) and won a Scottish Arts Council book award. Her latest collection is Newborn, a collection of poems ...
- Knitters go warm and fuzzy for disadvantaged kids (Scoop.co.nz)
Nimble fingered New Zealanders have knitted an amazing 16,500 beanies to help keep disadvantaged Kiwi kids warm this winter.
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- Heritage role for St Andrews-based Scottish poetry festival (Fife Today)
StAnza: Scotland's poetry festival, and a major date in Fife's cultural calendar, has been selected to take part in Scotland's year-long celebration, Homecoming Scotland 2009. (19/06/2008 16:34:19)
- Woman's family suing Green Cove over Taser death - Florida Times-Union
The family of a schizophrenic woman who died after being shocked by a Taser 10 times during a mental health crisis is suing the city of Green Springs and two of its police officers in federal court. An autopsy categorizes 56-year-old Emily Delafield ...
- DEATH OF LEGENDARY NEWSPAPERMAN GEORGE SAMPLE MARKS END OF AN ERA - Niagara Falls Reporter
CORRY, PA. -- They hung black crepe wreaths on the doors of the old Corry Journal building last week. A great man had died. George Raymond Sample, reporter, editor, publisher and finally the owner of this small-town daily newspaper for the past 61 ...
- Mother's Day messages - Poughkeepsie Journal
I love you. You are a good mom to me. You're the best! You deserve a special day for yourself and on Mommy's Day I'm giving you a special gift. Because you already got me. Mommy you are so special to me and always will be. So when Mommy's Day gets ...
- Police find body of drowned Idaho writer - Twin Falls Times-News
BOISE, Idaho - Authorities say they have found the body of an Idaho writer who drowned in a river near Yellow Pine. Authorities say that the body of William Studebaker was found Monday on the East Fork of the South Fork of the Salmon River. Relatives ...
- Festival poetry winners named - The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
Festival poetry winners namedThe Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com, MI - 18 minutes agoWinners of the 40th annual Kent County Poetry Competition will read their poems at 1 pm Saturday at The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, ...
- Arts Council seeking artists (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
The Arts & Humanities Council of Charlotte County and the Charlotte Airport Authority are inviting artists to submit renderings for a bas relief bronze plaque commemorating the contributions that the Bailey brothers of Punta Gorda made to their county.
- Angelou delivers uplifting message - Cincinnati Enquirer
Angelou delivers uplifting messageCincinnati Enquirer, OH - 1 hour agoI love her poetry and am thrilled to get to see her." Nancy Morris, a property manager from Westwood, echoed Smith. She said that while she and her friend, ...
- Cleveland teen wins national filmmaking contest - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Timothy Kay, an 18-year-old from Cleveland, gambled when he invested all of his $3,000 in college money in his movie. But he hit a big payoff: a full tuition-paid scholarship to Regent University's School of Communication and the Arts. He was among ...
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