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Former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr talks leadership in Bay Harbor
BAY HARBOR — It takes a lot to become a good leader. Staying true to your word, learning from mistakes, showing genuine care and surrounding yourself with good people all helps. Former University of Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr spoke of...
Tags: Jon Jansen, University of Michigan, Aaron Shea, Ohio State Buckeyes, Heisman Trophy
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Book Review: Douglas Brinkley's Biography of Walter Cronkite
Cronkite By Douglas Brinkley (Harper, 2012) Judging from the reviews of this book, a lot of people have a fixed idea of Walter Cronkite, one that seems seriously at odds with what the famous newscaster actually represented to millions of people. You...
Tags: Book, Walter Cronkite, Biography (genre), Television, Entertainment
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The view from there: Wrap-ups of Book Expo America
Jacket CopyA roundup, from afar, of roundups of publishing's big annual conference, Book Expo America.... -
Werdesheim case blown up out of proportion
I've followed the Werdesheim case closely in the 18 months since the incident on Fallstaff Road took place ("Elder brother guilty in assault," May 4). I've lived a few streets from the occurrence for over 40 years. From The Sun's perspective, two...Tags: Government, Religion and Belief, Teaching and Learning, Crime, Law and Justice, Crown Heights
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What it takes to get writers writing
Jacket CopyWhen it comes to writing, authors can be pretty superstitious.... -
English 101
Each novelist requires circumstance — a situation to describe, from which a conflict arises — and the ivy-covered college hall or dormitory room provides such context readily. It would take research and, thereafter, expertise to write about...
Tags: University of Michigan, Robert Frost, Jeffrey Eugenides, Education, Teachers
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Levon Helm dies at 71; drummer and singer with the Band
Levon Helm is most widely known for the songs he sang that found their way onto the pop charts during his long tenure as drummer and singer for the Band: "Up On Cripple Creek," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Don't Do It," earthy and infectious...
Tags: Loretta Lynn, Max Weinberg Experience, Ringo Starr, Music Industry, Elvis Presley
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Along with the Warm Temperatures comes Something Not so Welcome
![<span style="font-size: small;">The temperature's are high. The sun's out and so is something else that's making many people miserable right now. It is pollen.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-03/196759780-14145040.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">The temperature's are high. The sun's out and so is something else that's making many people miserable right now. It is pollen.</span>")
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterThe temperature's are high. The sun's out and so is something else that's making many people miserable right now. It is pollen. Wednesday was a gorgeous day and that brought people outside at Wasena Park in Roanoke. Some were pushing strollers. Others...Tags: Asthma, Allergies
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Hey Ravens fans! Readings for Purple Friday
![As the <a href="http://www.baltimoreravens.com/" target="_blank">Baltimore Ravens</a> get ready for this weekend's game, folks are geared up for a special playoff edition of Purple Friday, with colorful sweatshirts, caps, shirts, sweaters, etc. For the bookish, here are some favorite purple titles, to get in the m<span style="font-size: x-small;">ood for the game.</span>](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/340406120-13084644.jpg "As the <a href="http://www.baltimoreravens.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Baltimore Ravens</a> get ready for this weekend's game, folks are geared up for a special playoff edition of Purple Friday, with colorful sweatshirts, caps, shirts, sweaters, etc. For the bookish, here are some favorite purple titles, to get in the m<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">ood for the game.</span>")
As the Baltimore Ravens get ready for this weekend's game, folks are geared up for a special playoff edition of Purple Friday, with colorful sweatshirts, caps, shirts, sweaters, etc. For the bookish, here are some favorite purple titles, to get in the...Tags: Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Abusive Behavior, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Zane Grey
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The Bad Sex in Fiction Award goes to David Guterson's "Ed King"
Tribune NewspapersDavid Guterson has won 2011's Bad Sex in Fiction Award. The tongue-in-cheek prize was presented at a ceremony in London on Tuesday. As in years past, the award-winning author was not in attendance. Guterson was awarded the prize for writing a marathon...Tags: Norman Mailer, James Frey, Los Angeles Times, Religion and Belief, Bible
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The Bad Sex in Fiction Award goes to David Guterson
Jacket Copy2011's Bad Sex in Fiction award went to David Guterson's "Ed King," a modern retelling of the Oedpius story.... -
Robert Noyce, superstar of Silicon Valley, gets a Google Doodle
Nation NowRobert Noyce: Google Doodle honors Robert Noyce, the co-inventor of the microchip. Robert Noyce. The microchip was small in size, enormous in impact....
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