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Irish 'Bard of Peace' Tommy Sands back in Bethlehem
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGA conversation with Irish folk singer Tommy Sands reveals yet one more reason why he is known by many as the “Bard of Peace.” The man who has dedicated his life to the struggle for peace in Northern Ireland has a voice that, even in... -
George brings a missionary's viewpoint to the conclave
The 115 Roman Catholic cardinals who are about to elect the next pope took different roads to Rome. Some prepared for the priesthood as proteges of renowned prelates. Others followed an academic path, becoming scholars of theology, literature or canon...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Vatican City, Benedict XVI, Christianity, Roman Catholicism
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'Mary Coin' imagines 'Migrant Mother's' life
A photograph, Marisa Silver writes at the end of her new novel, "Mary Coin," is "an alchemy of fact and invention that produces something recognizable as the truth. But it is not the truth." It is as if Silver is writing about her own new novel here...
Tags: Arts, Chicago Tribune, Library of Congress, Polio, Arts and Culture
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Mount Dora Center for the Arts hosts traveling exhibit of art meant to be touched
MOUNT DORA — Here's a first — you're supposed to touch the art in the new exhibit at the Mount Dora Center for the Arts. In "See It My Way — Sight Unseen," which opens at a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 8, a traveling...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Arts, Mount Dora, Travel, Arts and Culture
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First clash of the ironclads
Few days opened more darkly for the U.S. Navy than March 9, 1862. Mangled by the lethal guns and armored sides of the CSS Virginia on the previous afternoon, the Union fleet in Hampton Roads still reeled from the brutal loss of two warships and 300...
Tags: Basketball, Unions, Career and Workplace, U.S. Navy, Hampton Roads
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Prairie blindness? Blame meningitis.
More than a century after she went blind, a new study casts doubt on how bright, blue-eyed “Little House on the Prairie” older sister Mary Ingalls lost her vision. Using medical papers from the 19th century, unpublished family journals and...Tags: Melissa Gilbert, Diseases and Illnesses, Stroke, Physical Conditions, Measles
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Regular aspirin use tied to age-related vision loss
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking at least one aspirin every week is linked to the development of age-related vision loss, according to a new study. The Australian researchers, however, caution that there's still not enough evidence to say taking the...Tags: Macular Degeneration, Drugs and Medicines, Medical Specialization, Medical Research, Health and Medical Professionals
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SFJAZZ plays another bold riff
SAN FRANCISCO — "This is one of my favorite rooms," said SFJAZZ founder and Executive Artistic Director Randall Kline, smiling as he stepped over exposed pipes and dusty planks in the SFJAZZ Center. "Then again, they're all my favorite rooms," he...
Tags: New York City, Bill Cosby, John Coltrane, Central Park, Ornette Coleman
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Commentary: Lifelong dream of cold, snow comes true
The day I was born, a snow storm was brewing in Tehran — or at least that's what my mother tells me. I am starting to suspect that my introduction into the world on such a turbulent day has played a part in a lifelong obsession I've had with...Tags: Weather Reports, Snow Storms, Fiction, Weather, London Heathrow Airport
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Carl Hall keeps rolling for Shockers
KWCH 12 Eyewitness SportsWatch Carl Hall play basketball and you'll know why the Missouri Valley Conference fears him. He is a tenacious rebounder, a true force in the paint at 6'8" and 238 pounds and don't forget about his hair. It all adds to the intimidation factor he has on...Tags: College Football, Illinois State Redbirds, Heart Problems, Football, Missouri Valley Conference
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Grammarnoir 5, The Shame of the Prose, Part 2
The Baltimore Sun“Grammarnoir 5: The Shame of the Prose” is a four-part serial, running on Mondays from February 11 until the thrilling conclusion on March 4, National Grammar Day. Grammarnoir is a work of fiction. Any resemblance of characters to any...Tags: Fiction, Scrabble (game)
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Nonprofit Spotlight: Humane Society helps animals in Aberdeen area
Carole Kiesz is president of the Aberdeen Area Humane Society. On March 2, the Aberdeen Area Humane Society will have its annual fundraiser, Cause for the Paws. This was previously known as the Bow Wow Boogie. It will be held at the Eagles with Yappy...Tags: Bow Wow, Human Interest, Auction Service
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