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Learn anything in 40 years? Maybe not
Earlier this month, I completed my 40th year of working for The Aegis. I'm not exactly sure what day I started back in July 1972, but it was a Monday in the third week of the month. Coming to work when I did, I thought I really had missed most of the...Tags: Judges, Local Elections, Elections, Justice System, Sears
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I suit myself
The Baltimore SunYou know the story about William Faulkner at the Oxford, Mississippi, post office, don't you? Sacked for sitting in the back reading the magazines instead of waiting on customers, he said, "Good, now I won't be at the beck and call of every son of a bitch...Tags: Coughing
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Black History Month movie: 'Intruder in the Dust'
Hollywood never provided a richer picture of the Jim Crow South than Clarence Brown's "Intruder in the Dust," a fresh, inspired adaptation of William Faulkner's 1948 novel. It's not a message movie about racial injustice. It's about the American...Tags: Justice System, Ralph Ellison, Racism, Murder, Black History
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Dining@Large contest results
Dining@LargeYou were asked to come up with a literary-inspired name for a BBQ restaurant adjacent to an Irish Pub named Finnegan's Lake.Later, we found out that the Irish Pub is actually named Finnegan's Wake (zzzzzzzz), or, Finnegans Wake - we'll......Tags: James Joyce, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Literature, Restaurants
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Review: Story rings false in 'Language of a Broken Heart'
In "Language of a Broken Heart," we are asked to believe that romance novelist Nick (played by the film's screenwriter, Juddy Talt) knows how to write with authority about love without any firsthand knowledge of its real-life workings. It's a bit of a...
Tags: Julie White, Movies
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I wish I could meet ..., the literary edition
A quick perusal of the popular hashtag #IWishICouldMeet on Twitter led to a couple of conclusions. First, more than anything, people want to meet Justin Bieber, although Jesus is a close second. And a lot of people would like to be able to be another...
Tags: Jane Austen, Justin Bieber, Social Media, Google+, Truman Capote
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Ron Rash's 'Nothing Gold Can Stay' disappoints
The stories in Ron Rash's new collection, “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” are set in the American South, and the American South Rash envisions is a haunted, hazardous place. The characters in these stories drown, freeze to death, lose limbs in...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Understanding 1963 milestones helps clarify today's issues
Remembering dates and events is important to understanding history, but that’s not what makes history most valuable. What’s most valuable is understanding how we got to where we are, having context for the present and a guide toward to the...Tags: Lyndon B. Johnson, World War II (1939-1945), Immigration, Civil Rights, Migration
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Tying up the loose ends of 'the Troubles'
The recent death of an Irish terrorist has raised the possibility of a resolution of a tangled legal controversy pitting the U.S. Department of Justice against a college that sponsored a research project about the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland. But it...Tags: John Kerry, Judges, Justice System, United Kingdom, Personal Finance
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Now that's a wall of books
Circle City Books in Pittsboro, N.C., has just completed an eye-catching mural: a side of a building covered in books. Huge, oversize books, with titles that even this myopic passerby could read. What's on it? Forty-eight titles, some of which are...
Tags: Maya Angelou, Paul Green, Social Media, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, O. Henry
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'Leaving Iowa' a journey of reconciliation, fond memories
Based off of William Faulkner’s classic story "As I Lay Dying", Western High School’s production of "Leaving Iowa" is a touching comedy that is a concurrently moving and amusing play that brings a whole new meaning to "unpredictable." ...Tags: Jeff Daniels
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Hilarious mishaps fill Western High's 'Leaving Iowa'
Fingers grip the edge of a car seat. A mouth opens to let out a final scream. A young boy’s life flashes before his eyes. However, the source of terror is not a bloodthirsty murderer but a father’s foolhardy driving and is just one of the many...Tags: Celebrities, High Schools, Schools
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Jan 23, 2013
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