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Check It Out: History buffs remember the Civil War
Next month will mark the 150th anniversary of the bombardment of Ft. Sumter in Charleston harbor, the opening salvo of the Civil War (1861-1865). Commemorative efforts are underway in many parts of the country. States have formed sesquicentennial...Tags: Herman Melville, Libraries, Black History, Sociology, History
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Tea Table Community Notes Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011
Meetings FRIDAY, JAN. 7 The Up North Network of BNI meets every Friday at the Elks Club in the Beacon Center, Charlevoix. Meetings are from 7-8:30 a.m. and visitors are welcome. For information or a reservation to attend, call Pam Ulvund, (231) 881-2620....Tags: Health Treatments, Medical Services, Family, Clubs and Associations, Diseases and Illnesses
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A visit to Mark Twain's Hannibal, Mo.
Los Angeles TimesIt was long after dark when Henry Sweets brought me to Hannibal's Old Baptist Cemetery, "a graveyard of the old-fashioned Western kind." No moon. Ragged weeds, crumbling gravestones. We tried to tread lightly, but it had been raining, and mud grabbed...Tags: William Faulkner, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Hal Holbrook, Arts, Norman Rockwell
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What's on these authors' summer 2011 reading list
Los Angeles TimesHere at Book Review, we know what looked good to us on the summer bookshelves, but we couldn't help but wonder what some of our favorite authors were looking forward to tossing in their travel bag or bringing out to the backyard or the beach for one of...Tags: William Faulkner, England, San Francisco, Clubs and Associations, Philip Roth
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John Leverence's guide to giving a great Emmy acceptance speech
Gold DerbyOne of the highlights of the 2010 Emmys' Creative Arts ceremony was John Leverence's acceptance of the TV academy's Syd Cassyd Founder's Award. It's about time Leverence received a trophy. He is the king of Hollywood kudos. No one knows awards better, and... -
Storybook living in the Moody sisters cottages
L.A. at HomeIt's pretty much impossible to lead with any other photo than this: As Christine Hoehner heads up the stairs of her cottage, her dog, Emily Dickinson, sticks around for the photo op. Lucky girl. She lives in a Moody sisters...... -
Garrison Keillor envisions radio (but not bookish) retirement
Jacket CopyGarrison Keillor plans retirement from radio, but not books.... -
Climbing the bestseller list: Kate Atkinson's 'Started Early, Took My Dog'
Jacket CopyKate Atkinson's latest Jackson Brodie mystery is climbing the L.A. Times bestseller list.... -
Alvin Lawson dies at 80; UFO researcher questioned beliefs of alleged abductees
Alvin Lawson, an English professor at Cal State Long Beach who spent decades studying unidentified flying objects and questioning the beliefs of people who said they had been abducted, has died. He was 80.
Lawson died Sept. 8 at Western Medical Center in...Tags: Morningstar Incorporated, Music, Rocklin (Placer, California), Colleges and Universities, Long Beach (Los Angeles, California)
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The God Squad: Let hope lead away from loneliness
Question: I'm divorced and never remarried. My parents are deceased and my two children are grown. I recently relocated and am trying to make connections, but that's much harder to do later in life. I'm lonely and have even started thinking this will be...Tags: Charity, George Burns, Helen Keller, The Happiest News!
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"Lives Like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson and Her Family's Feuds" by Lyndall Gordon
Special to the Tribune"Lives Like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson and Her Family's Feuds" By Lyndall Gordon Viking, 472 pages, $28 Even though fewer than a dozen of Emily Dickinson’s 1,789 poems were published in her lifetime, her family and friends in Amherst,...Tags: Adultery, Family, Folklore and Mythology, Physical Conditions, Colleges and Universities
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Our Laguna: Who would you invite to Christmas dinner?
The holidays are a time to extend hospitality — to show there is room at the inn. Here is a sampling of with whom Laguna folks would most like to invite share their Christmas or Hanukkah dinner, given the choices of anyone living or dead, fact or...Tags: Leonard Bernstein, Elizabeth Edwards, Music, Family, George Gershwin
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