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- Poet laureate of American hymns dies at 89 (West Salem Coulee News)
ST. LOUIS — It wasn’t until the Rev. Jaroslav Vajda was nearly 50 that he began to pursue the craft that would leave his name etched in history. Or at least the hymnal.
- Author of Woodward tornado poem still a mystery - Woodward News
April has come and gone along with the 61st anniversary of the infamous Woodward Tornado. One more year has past and left the mysteries surrounding the event unsolved. One of the famous mysteries connected with the 1947 tornado is the disappearance ...
- Lemoore air station official gets new duty - Fresno Bee (subscription)
Lemoore air station official gets new dutyFresno Bee (subscription), CA - 3 hours agoIn the early 1990s, he was the unofficial leader of poetry jam nights at the former Avalon restaurant on Main Street in Visalia. He published his own book ...
- Rickie Lee Jones: following her fitful muse - Star-ecentral.com
"Sometimes I listen to my music," Rickie Lee Jones is saying, as she sits in a cafe here. "And I think, 'How is it that you have a job? You really suck.' And then sometimes I listen to it and I say to myself: 'How come everybody in the world doesn't ...
- Bill Murray's divorce no joke; Clay Aiken becomes a dad from a ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bill Murray and wife Jennifer in happier times. Live, from Charleston, it's ... an ugly divorce! The wife of comedian-turned-Oscar-nominated-actor Bill Murray made some nasty accusations in filing for divorce. Jennifer Murphy is claiming that he is ...
- Granite City High School student wins essay contest (Granite City Press-Record)
Although former Granite City High School student Rachel Roy didn't expect to win the Patriots in the Park Essay Contest, she certainly welcomed her victory.
- Why are ABBA songs so infectious? Science has answers (Chicago Sun-Times)
It only takes a single exposure, and in an instant, your whole day can change. The infection is rapid and feels potentially unending. One minute you’re minding your own business and the next you find that you can’t stop thinking, humming, or singing ‘‘Dancing Queen.’’
- Wednesday, May 7th - San Francisco Bay Guardian
Wednesday, May 7thSan Francisco Bay Guardian, CA - 49 minutes agoGöknar translated Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk's My Name Is Red (Knopf, 2001), and Sidney Wade is the author of five volumes of poetry including ...
- Poet considered for national award - Prince George Citizen
Poet considered for national awardPrince George Citizen, Canada - 2 hours agoHer current book Soft Geography was shortlisted earlier this year for the coveted Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize for top BC poet. ...
- Williams sees the sights in Seattle - Seattle Post Intelligencer Blogs
While it's unknown what Robin Willliams was doing Monday for his 57th birthday, he was seen over his birthday weekend at the Seattle Art Museum. Robin Williams, 57, is in town on a 25-day film shoot (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) One employee of ...
- The seven year scratch - C-Ville Weekly
C-Ville WeeklyThe seven year scratchC-Ville Weekly, VA - 11 hours agoBefore Brown was even born, Braun was publishing stories and sports poetry for the Detroit News, and in 1966 published her first The Cat Who… novel—seven ...
- World's Hardest-To-Reach Vacation Spots (Forbes)
You'll have to take more than one plane, train or automobile to get to some out-there spots, but the thrill is in the journey as much as the destination itself.
- Stylish Nashville couple shares secrets for (almost) never having an ... - Nashville City Paper
Melodie and Matty Adams are stalking me. Or is it the other way around? For a few weeks earlier this year, I was delighted to find myself running into this awesome couple everywhere I went, from yard sales to concerts to breakfast joints. Makes sense ...
- Houston teens to compete at Washington poetry slam (w/video) (Houston Chronicle)
Their inspirations come from all over — observations made while busing tables at an Outback Steakhouse, a family nightmare in Indonesia, a poster from the Vans Warped Tour.
- Brownbox Presents Chad Goller-Sojourner's Solo Show 7/11 - Broadway World
Brownbox Presents Chad Goller-Sojourner's Solo Show 7/11Broadway World, NY - 2 hours agoAt times funny, biting and somber Sitting in Circles with Rich White Girls: Memoirs of a Bulimic Black Boy chronicles the performer's life-long affair with ...
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