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Alice Munro, Master of Short Story, Dies at 92
Time via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFinding the short story form Alice and James Munro moved to Vancouver in 1951. Between 1953 and 1966, the couple had four daughters: Sheila, Catherine,...
Jacob Burns gives forgotten films second chance with 'Restored and Rediscovered' festival
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoParticipants will have the opportunity to experiment with basic film repairs. "The Stronger" (1976) and "Tell Me a Riddle" (1980) at 1 p.m. This screening features two films by the former blacklisted ...
Why Indianapolis 500 winners drink milk and the history of other race-day traditions
Stacker via AOL· 7 days agoThe first record of him saying something close to, "Gentlemen, start your engines," came in 1951; by...
Jacob Burns gives forgotten films second chance with 'Restored and Rediscovered' festival
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoParticipants will have the opportunity to experiment with basic film repairs. "The Stronger" (1976) and "Tell Me a Riddle" (1980) at 1 p.m. This screening features two films by the former blacklisted ...
Meet the American who invented sliced bread: Otto Rohwedder, hard-luck hawkeye
AOL· 10 hours agoOtto Rohwedder gave the world an innovation by which all others are compared. Rohwedder, a native of Davenport, Iowa, invented sliced bread. "Sliced bread is the standard of all innovation, ...
Remembering North Jersey's greatest high school sports winning streaks
The Record· 1 day agoSue Montegari was there for the beginning and the end of one of the most remarkable win streaks in...
Backstory of San Fernando Cathedral’s second Kilgen organ
San Antonio Express-News· 6 days agoCompleted in 1755 for our city’s first civilian settlers, San Fernando (covered here March 5, 2022)...
In Roob's Observations: Do the Eagles have their 3rd wide receiver yet?
NBC Philadelphia· 5 days agoThe Eagles’ options at third receiver, a curious comparison of Saquon Barkley and D’Andre Swift and...
Cahokia 187 is getting a new high school. Here’s the timeline, design & financing
Belleville News-Democrat· 6 days agoHow does the district plan to do it without raising local property taxes?
New London-based group helps granddaughter of Lucille Ball care for pets of domestic abuse victims
The Day· 4 days agoThe granddaughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Sr. is putting her celebrity behind what she says is her next good cause: providing housing and care for the pets of domestic violence victims ...