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Laureate says primary school tests kill joy of books
Published July 4, 2009, 4:35 pm, Tiscali
LONDON (Reuters) - An uninspiring regime of testing and targets in primary schools is damaging education and turning a generation of children off reading, Britain's laureate for children told Reuters.
Chargers bear down
Published July 4, 2009, 4:33 pm, Huntington Beach Independent
There weren’t a ton of highlight-reel moments from either team.
Recruiting Film Production to West Virginia
Published July 4, 2009, 4:32 pm, WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia
The West Virginia Film Office is sponsoring a workshop to help communities recruit more film production to the state.
Portsmouth Fireworks Rescheduled
Published July 4, 2009, 4:32 pm, WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia
The city of Portsmouth has decided to postpone their fireworks show until Sunday July 5th.
David Bain tells of prison violence
Published July 4, 2009, 4:31 pm, The Press
David Bain was on suicide watch and chronically depressed at times during his 13 years in prison.
George W. Bush to spend 4th of July in rural Okla.
Published July 4, 2009, 4:31 pm, AP via Yahoo! News
Former President George W. Bush, who has turned up in a handful of out-of-the-way places since leaving office, was set to spend part of Independence Day speaking at a remodeled rodeo arena in rural northwestern Oklahoma.
Easy rider memories
Published July 4, 2009, 4:26 pm, Huntington Beach Independent
Editor’s note: Mark Montgomery, a Sunset Beach resident, was killed in a motorcycle accident in Huntington Beach on Friday. Montgomery, 59, was a longtime participant in the Sunset Beach Community Assn. and a frequent volunteer at events around town. The Independent’s food critic, John Reger, was a close friend of Montgomery and submitted the following tribute.
You Know, Herbie Did It All for Love
Published July 4, 2009, 4:25 pm, New York Times
Herbert Weitz, 75, and Erica Conyers, 32, lived together for five years as lovers. Then a ferocious quarrel over milk mushroomed into a courtroom drama.
Wendy Perriam: How grief drove the author to writing a new collection of haunting short stories
Published July 4, 2009, 4:19 pm, Independent
We're perched in a coffee shop in central London waiting for the photographer, who has just phoned to say he is five minutes away. "Don't you think we ought to buy something?" Wendy Perriam asks, glancing nervously towards the staff at the counter. "They might not like us taking up their seats and not buying anything." It is a line that one of her characters could so easily have spoken. For the ...
Sarah Palin: why did you quit, crazy lady?
Published July 4, 2009, 4:18 pm, Crikey
So why did Sarah Palin resign as governor of Alaska? Is she running for President? Is she knocked up again? Is she just plain crazy? Wonkette covers all the speculation currently doing the rounds.
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