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BOSTON – When the sun doesn't shine and rain tumbles down, the gloom may now be brightened for some Bostonians by the recently unveiled "Raining Poetry" series of public art installations that reveal lines of verse on wet sidewalks. The displays are the work of the city&
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U.S. institutions of higher education and U.S. local governments are under extraordinary pressure to cut costs and eliminate from institutional or governmental ledgers any expenses whose absence would cause little or no pain.
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Faith
U2's lead singer, Bono, during performances sometimes quotes passages from "The Message," a translation of the Bible known for its more casual, 21st century vernacular. In 2002, he said in an interview that he read parts of the Psalms from "The Message" to his
Fidel Castro
WASHINGTON – "They've taken everything away from me – or almost everything – I still have my smile, the proud sense that I'm a free man, and an eternally flowering garden in my soul," wrote Armando Valladares, a Cuban poet and artist jailed for 22 years after
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NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Laura Bush and daughter Jenna Bush Hager are working on another children's book. HarperCollins Publishers told The Associated Press on Thursday that the Bushes are collaborating with illustrator Jacqueline Rogers on "Our Great Big Backyard," a picture story about a
Massachusetts
Only 20 miles from Boston, a lake sits quietly glistening — surrounded by sweet-smelling pine and oak trees. It can be seen dotted with visitors of every walk of life: elderly couples treading in the water, toddlers splashing in the shallow perimeters, and youthful athletes making steady strokes through the pond&
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