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- Surfside honors Aventura man behind Elvis Presley hits (Miami Herald)
Almost 90, Sid Tepper is being honored for the songs he wrote for famous singers -- especially Elvis -- and he's still making music. He was honored Tuesday by the Town Commission in Surfside, where he lived for 35 years.
- Letters: Blair's fluffy thinking (Independent)
Sir: Far from making the case that we need to learn to live with "a diverse religious ecology", Tony Blair, in his article (14 June) plugging his Faith Foundation, merely succeeds in reminding us of the intellectual poverty of his signature "focus-group" approach.
- Hollins gets $5 million creative writing gift - roanoke.com (Roanoke Times)
The donation from alumna Susan Gager Jackson and her husband will nurture the university's program in a variety of ways. Hollins University will receive a $5 million gift to establish what will be known as the Jackson Center for Creative Writing. The university announced Monday that alumna Susan Gager Jackson and her husband, John Jackson, have pledged the $5 million to create the center.
- On Shakey Ground - Philadelphia citypaper.net
On Shakey GroundPhiladelphia citypaper.net, PA - 3 hours agoA song like the clumsy "Let's Impeach the President" has all the righteous indignation of "Ohio" with none of the poetry.
- Gaia Online Answers Teens' Call for Prom Version 2.0 - Business Wire (press release)
Business Wire (press release)Gaia Online Answers Teens' Call for Prom Version 2.0Business Wire (press release), CA - 2 hours agoWith everything from art contests to discussion forums on poetry, politics, celebrities and more, to fully customizable profiles, digital characters and ...
- Who says there's no poetry in a game? (The Japan Times)
In Ueno Park in Tokyo, among the museums and other attractions, there is a baseball ground. It is not large, and its name is not translated on the map available to visitors, but it is notable in one way. Called the Masaoka Shiki-kinen-kyujo in Japanese, it commemorates a haiku poet who died more... Read the full story.
- British star Natasha Bedingfield crosses the pond for U.S. tour - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Three years after Natasha Bedingfield had a smash hit with "Unwritten," the upbeat British pop singer is sitting pretty with another Top 10 single, "Pocketful of Sunshine," from her new album of the same name. Bedingfield, 26, gave us a ring last ...
- Frederick, Md. poet, painter inspire each other (WTOP Radio Network)
Bernard Jankowski took a stack of his poetry and scribbled a message to a painter he admired. The note said: "Here you go Ed. Let me know if they spark a response."
- Building Bridges School reaches out to Hispanic parents through ... - Register-Guard
Gina Pearson (left), a student teacher from Northwest Christian College, and Maria Avila, a parent volunteer, read in both English and Spanish to third-graders — including Avila’s son Giovanni (seated) — at Maple Elementary School in ...
- Poetry festival - Fakenham and Wells Times
Poetry festivalFakenham and Wells Times, UK - 2 hours agoSaturday, May 3, 9.30am, £2 or £5 for a family group (up to four), Schools Reading with Anne Osbourn at The Maltings. The meeting point of poetry and ...
- Thursday Best Bets - MetroMix
Feeling strummy: The 20 hopefuls at this year’s U.S. Air Guitar Championships Regional Finals are poised to prove that you don’t need an actual instrument to rock out on stage. Last year’s regional winner, Nordic Thunder, competes again this ...
- My language, my birthright - Dispatch Online
My language, my birthrightDispatch Online, South Africa - 38 minutes ago“They forget that hip- hop is just poetry. Rapping in isiXhosa is not as easy as it seems because our lyrics have to flow nicely with the instruments and ...
- Sheldon Firth, shared his love of outdoors (San Jose Mercury News)
Sheldon William Firth, an avid outdoorsman and mountaineer who shared his love of the trail by leading monthly hikes for more than two decades, died May 3 at Kaiser-Santa Clara hospital at the age of 75.
- Let's go to camp - Georgetown Record
Let's go to campGeorgetown Record, MA - May 21, 2008Teens can produce a short film; learn 3-D illustration or a new dance step or two; act in a play; write a song, a poem, or a story; paint; draw; ...
- Bend's brew pubs cure what ales you (Seattle Times)
Sunriver Resort, Mount Bachelor and 300 days of sunshine a year draw hordes of visitors to the town of Bend, a central Oregon vacation spot...
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