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    Jul 27, 2012 |Story| Daily Pilot

  1. A Word, Please: The reason why is historical

    In a 1974 edition of the journal College English, 70% of university teaching assistants surveyed said they marked "the reason why" as an error on students' papers. That's a lot of red ink. The phrase "the reason why" is extremely common, especially in...

    Tags: George Bernard Shaw, Jonathan Swift, Colleges and Universities, Emily Dickinson

    2. Jul 4, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  2. 88 books that shaped America, at the Library of Congress

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    The 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?...
    3. May 12, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Elizabeth K. 'Bitze' Glaser, deacon

    Elizabeth K. "Bitze" Glaser, an ordained Presbyterian deacon who was active in the affairs of Govans Presbyterian Church, died Wednesday at Roland Park Place from complications of dementia. She was 95.
    Elizabeth K. "Bitze" Glaser, an ordained Presbyterian deacon who was active in the affairs of Govans Presbyterian Church, died Wednesday at Roland Park Place from complications of dementia. She was 95. The daughter of a Baltimore Gas and Electric Co....

    Tags: Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Roland Park, Alzheimer's Disease, Govans, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.

    4. Apr 13, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. The poetry of discussion

    <strong>Our story</strong>
    Our story Our Sulzer Regional Library Great Books Discussion Group has been meeting for more than 30 years. Annually, we pick a theme to guide our book selections and discussions. This year's theme is morality. Last year we read books dealing with...

    Tags: Upton Sinclair, Literature, Mark Twain, Lifestyle and Leisure, Poetry

    5. Dec 22, 2011 |Story| Coastline Pilot

  5. Chasing Down the Muse: This year, give the gift of learning

    "They know enough who know how to learn." — Henry Adams * On a cloudy Monday morning our new resident owl hooted in a nearby eucalyptus tree as dawn brought gray light to the sky. The sound haunted me, reverberating in my mind as I rose to...

    Tags: Holidays

    6. Mar 7, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Barbara Tuchman's opening lines

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    Barbara Tuchman's masterful accounts of history in "The Guns of August" and other works have now been reissued in a volume from the Library of America....
    7. Oct 5, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Oscar Handlin dies at 95; Pulitzer-winning Harvard historian

    Oscar Handlin, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian at Harvard University whose classic portrait of 19th century European emigrants launched the modern study of immigration as the predominant American story, died Sept. 20 in Cambridge, Mass. He was 95.
    Oscar Handlin, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian at Harvard University whose classic portrait of 19th century European emigrants launched the modern study of immigration as the predominant American story, died Sept. 20 in Cambridge, Mass. He was 95. The...

    Tags: Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), New York University, Migration, Politics, University of Minnesota

    8. Jun 13, 2011 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  8. Gregory Rodriguez: A political history lesson

    God bless the American media. Over the last two weeks, thousands of well-educated journalists and political experts have made their mortgage payments by commenting on the antics of an idiot congressman who tweeted a picture of his genitals, and an idiot...

    Tags: Petroleum Industry, Politics, Barack Obama, Government, Republican Party

    9. Feb 11, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  9. Letters to the Editor - Feb. 11

    My teacher, my role model, my friend To the editor: I remember art classes with Clyde Roberts from old Hagerstown High School. He had a knack for getting an artistic rendering from all students and got us involved in community projects as well....

    Tags: Politics, Sex, Values, Elections, Maryland General Assembly

    10. Oct 5, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Last week in GOP triage punditry

    Opinion L.A.
    It's not clear what precipitated this convergence, but the opinion pages of the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times and the Washington Post all devoted space last weekend to op-eds ruminating on contemporary conservatism. For those who missed this odd...
    11. Apr 13, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Jacket Copy

    Shiver me timbers R.L. Stine, author of the beloved "Goosebumps" series of creepy, crawly stories, is heading to "HorrorLand." The ghoulish theme park will be the springboard for 12 new tales, with Scholastic Books planning to release the first two...

    Tags: Primo Levi, Arthur Schnitzler, Auction Service, Transportation Accidents, Cancer

    12. Jul 5, 2008 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Walter Nugent's "Habits of Empire"

    Many of those who oppose U.S. intervention in Iraq say President Bush has recklessly abandoned America's long tradition of peaceful diplomacy and replaced it with an aggressive policy of starting wars, seizing lands and oppressing nations. Not true,...

    Tags: Mexico, Thomas Jefferson, California, Government, Rebellions

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