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- Ford marks 100th birthday of the Model T - Eagle-Tribune
RICHMOND, Ind. — Ford Motor Co. is marking the 100th anniversary of the Model T, the first low-priced car that introduced motoring to the masses, at a time when Americans are cringing at the cost of filling their gas tanks and the U.S. auto ...
- A year after raid, lives still on hold - Portland Tribune
Abdias Cortéz and others snared by the June 2007 immigration raid at Portland’s Fresh Del Monte produce plant call themselves “women of the bracelet,” after the electronic monitoring devices they wore during their subsequent house arrest. A ...
- Athens Boys Choir -- no boys, no choir, just offbeat hip-hop - Wisconsin State Journal
Athens Boys Choir isn't a choir. It's just one guy from Athens, Ga., his microphone and some beats. It's part hip-hop, part spoken word, and part goofball aerobics dance music. Harvey Katz, the guy behind the mic, calls it "the poetry your mama ...
- Update on homelessness discussions (York Daily Record)
Representatives of local congregations, social-service agencies and faith-based groups continue to discuss ways to help the homeless and transient populations in York County.
- Panel exchanges tips for all kinds of writing - IdahoStatesman.com
Panel exchanges tips for all kinds of writingIdahoStatesman.com, ID - 18 minutes agoPoetry, prose, screen plays, whatever. It's great fun!" (7 pm, Library Coffee House, 141 E. Carlson St., Meridian). Kelly couldn't help crowing about one ...
- Clarkstown North students recite poetry (The Journal News)
Clarkstown North students participated in the Foreign Language Poetry Recitation Contest at William Paterson University in Wayne, N.J. Keika Jones, a senior, won fourth prize for the Native Japanese level and ninth-grader Sophia Chawala won third prize for the Intermediate Japanese level.
- Kenneth Goldsmith on Uncreative Writing - The Skinny
Kenneth Goldsmith on Uncreative WritingThe Skinny, UK - 1 hour agoHe teaches at the University of Pennsylvania, and is the editor of UbuWeb, the most comprehensive collection of avant-garde poetry video and music online. ...
- The Month In: Techno (Pitchfork)
You don't have to be a former raver to mourn the complacency behind today's dance music-- to mourn the atrophy of a particular sense of optimism, of possibility, once encoded in the ceaseless advancement of electronic music's shifting stylistics-- so we went loooking for some good news by asking a few dozen electronic music aficianados to cure what's ailing this music. read more
- A Few Words About Religion - NewsBlaze
A Few Words About ReligionNewsBlaze, CA - 5 hours agoAmerica is on the verge of electing the first African American to the White House, but it may be generations before we have our first atheist or agnostic ...
- Atlanta storyteller will talk bugs - Albany Herald
Free performances begin at 10 a.m. at Dougherty County Public Library’s Tallulah Massey Branch and 2 p.m. at the Southside Branch. “Meet an oddball who loves bugs and stories — especially stories about bugs,” states a recent news release ...
- Indian River County community connection: June 16 (Vero Press Journal)
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- Aspen gets poetic about poop (Vail Daily)
ASPEN, Colorado — The winners of Aspen’s first-ever Dog Poo Poetry Competition have been chosen. The contest of rhymes, limericks and haikus were inspired by the town’s No. 1 summer complaint — dog poop littering the parks, open space and city sidewalks.
- Qingdao, China -- a six-pack of surprises - Los Angeles Times
Qingdao, China -- a six-pack of surprisesLos Angeles Times, CA - 3 hours agoCelebrated in classical poetry and scroll painting, the coast north of Qingdao attracted sages of Taoism, an ancient faith inspired by nature. ...
- Cultural Hot Spots (The Gleaner)
Cultural Hot Spots
- Pope Calls Irish Monk a Father of Europe - Zenit News Agency
Pope Calls Irish Monk a Father of EuropeZenit News Agency, Italy - 38 minutes agoThe Pope continued: "A man of great culture -- he also wrote poetry in Latin and a grammar book -- he proved himself to be rich in gifts of grace. ...
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