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Left Behind: Novelist Peter Heller Imagines a Post-Apocalyptic America
We never seem to lose our appetite for stories about the end of the world. And novelist Peter Heller has written a good one. The Dog Stars reads a little like Cormac McCarthy’s The Road mixed with Mad Max, Contagion, Jack London and issues of...
Tags: Literature, Cormac McCarthy, Drama (genre), Arts and Culture, Coca-Cola Co.
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Many state parks will remain open
Staff WriterIt was the vision of some and the collaboration of many that kept the Salton Sea Recreational Area and the Picacho Recreational Area opened beyond today. Since early last year these two parks were part of a plan to close about 70 of the 278 state...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Human Interest, State Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Travel
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More important than state of the art schools: State of the art teachers
I agree that state-of-the-art schools are something to aim for, but your letter writer left out the most important part of the ideal classroom: The person who sits behind the desk in the front of the room ("Baltimore needs state-of-the-art schools to...Tags: Catonsville
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88 books that shaped America, at the Library of Congress
Jacket CopyThe Library of Congress' list of 88 books that shaped America includes poetry, novels, nonfiction, a play, a polemic, books of science and grammar, cookbooks and children's books. What's it missing?... -
1,000 miles of the Yukon
Fog, thick as steam, swirls around the preparation area, as people and dogs scurry about, attending to myriad pre-race chores. It's minus 30 Fahrenheit this morning, but dry, and all the spectators are dressed in layers, some with only their eyes...Tags: Dog Racing, Sled Dog Racing, Mountains, Tourism and Leisure, Dog (animal)
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10 things you might not know about skin color
1 Melanin, the pigment that gives color to skin (and eyes) is produced in cells called melanocytes. Every person has about the same number of these cells, regardless of race, but those with darker skin have larger cells that produce more pigment....Tags: India, Martin Luther King Jr., Black History, China, Mole (lesion)
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Baseball's popularity was on the rise in 1911
100 Years Ago A Look back at 1911 • Baseball was getting very popular, but airplanes were still thought of as just for racing and sport. • Popular books in early 1900s were "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," by Frank Baum, "Up From Slavery,"...Tags: Flu, Booker T. Washington, Ellicott City, Cancer, Ellis Island
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Judy Lewis dies at 76; daughter of stars Loretta Young and Clark Gable
Judy Lewis, a psychotherapist and former actress who wrote a book about her complicated heritage as the illegitimate daughter of Hollywood legends Loretta Young and Clark Gable, has died. She was 76. A longtime resident of Los Angeles, Lewis died of...Tags: Religion and Belief, Heart Attack, Christianity, Clark Gable, Entertainment
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'The Grey' a Liam Neeson howler, in a good way -- 3 stars
The title "8 Million Ways to Die" was already taken, so "The Grey" had to settle for "The Grey," named for the plus-size wolves waging war on the desperate human survivors of an Alaskan wilderness plane crash. Tough situation. Frostbite. Wolf bite....Tags: Liam Neeson, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation Accidents, Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo
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From the Community Arts Center: If you want to be you, be you
For the Community Arts CenterIn a world full of change, it seems one thing remains the same: If you want to be you, be you. Oftentimes, artists find themselves creating works within the “traditional” definitions of their art form, or conforming to societal pressures. This...Tags: Artists, Maya Angelou, Chicago, Andy Warhol, Politics
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Amtrak Trains Collide at Oakland Station; 18 Hurt
KTLA NewsOAKLAND, Calif. (KTLA) -- Two Amtrak passenger trains collided at a railway station in Oakland Wednesday, leaving 18 people injured. Amtrak's San Joaquin train, carrying 8 passengers, was traveling at slow speeds when it struck a stationary Coast...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Broken Arm, Transportation Accidents, KTLA, Railway Accidents
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Don't miss folk singer in Aberdeen
George Santayana famously wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Santayana's point in this much misunderstood phrase, according to historian Ted McAllister, is that without memory each generation is forced to learn...Tags: Illinois, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Interest, Colleges and Universities, Mississippi
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