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Book review: 'The FSG Book of Twentieth-Century Latin American Poetry'
Los Angeles TimesThe FSG Book of Twentieth-Century Latin American Poetry An Anthology Edited by Ilan Stavans Farrar, Straus & Giroux: 729 pp., $50 Here's the answer to a hypothetical "Jeopardy" query: "Who are Pablo Neruda and, um…?" And now, the question:...Tags: Walt Whitman, Jorge Luis Borges, Ricky Martin, Pablo Neruda, Book
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Alfred A. Knopf Jr. dies at 90; influential publisher
Associated PressAlfred A. Knopf Jr., son of publishing legends and an influential publisher in his own right, died Saturday in New York of medical complications from a fall in mid-January, according to his wife, Alice. He was 90. Knopf, known as Pat, was the only...Tags: The Godfather (movie), Marketing, World War II (1939-1945), Companies and Corporations, Death
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Riverside County teen booked in connection with child's death
L.A. NOWA 16-year-old Riverside County boy was booked on suspicion of homicide in connection with the death of a 20-month-old girl who was physically abused, authorities said today. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department responded to a medical... -
Dark end to a hunt for love
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt was a dream of love, and a dread of loneliness, that drew Raymond James Merrill from his comfortable home in suburban San Francisco to this industrial city in southern Brazil. Dumped by his girlfriend and approaching his 56th birthday, Merrill was...Tags: Crimes, Brazil, Trips and Vacations, Medical Services, Credit and Debt
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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: Ray Bradbury, Constitutional Issues, Teen-agers, Literature, Laurence Sterne
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Poetry's Rock Stars Light Up Sunken Garden
When hundreds of people showed up for a outdoor poetry reading in Farmington in 1992, causing a traffic jam, "it dawned on us," said an organizer, "this was going to be a yearly thing." That was an understatement. That first blockbuster evening has...
Tags: Richard Wilbur, Mary Cassatt, Poetry, Arts and Culture, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Man Dies After Found Shot Along Road in Perris
KTLA NewsPERRIS, Calif. (KTLA) -- Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a Mead Valley man who was shot on the side of a road in a Perris neighborhood. Riverside County sheriff's deputies responded just after 6:35 a.m. to a report of a man lying in...Tags: Larry Barnes, Shootings
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Mayor talks to NewsChannel 3 about cuts to Beach Schools
The mayor of Virginia Beach, Will Sessoms, is making big promises after radical cuts were proposed for Virginia Beach Schools.
The mayor’s promises aren't making a lot of teachers and parents very hopeful.
After devastating news about nearly 40...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, College Baseball
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Beach schools propose several cuts
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WTKR) Can you imagine a public school without sports, summer school, or field trips? The superintendent of Virginia Beach Schools, James Merrill, tells NewsChannel 3 that could be a reality next year.
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Man kills 5 in W.Va., then commits suicide after police chase
Associated PressA man shot and killed five people at a residence in northern West Virginia and then fled to Kentucky, where he fatally shot himself during a police chase, state police said Tuesday. Troopers found the victims' bodies Monday at the residence in the U.S....Tags: The Associated Press, Murder
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Poetry magazine well-versed in criticism
Poetry makes nothing happen.
So saidW.H. Auden.
Who never lived in Chicago.
Or knew Don Share. Share is the senior editor of Poetry magazine, the venerable Chicago-based literary institution. It turns 100 next year and has seen far more than nothing...Tags: Garrison Keillor, Rivers, NPR, Neko Case, Awards and Prizes
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Hampton Roads City Employee Salary Survey
WTKR-TV3Portsmouth City Manager - Ken Chandler $164,800 City Attorney - Timothy Oksman - $161,800 Sr. Deputy City Attorney - George Wilson - $128,244 Chief Financial Officer - Betty Burrell - $121,540 Public Works Director - Richard Hartman - $119,712...Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Lawyers, Finance, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hampton Roads
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