Frank McCourt, Author of Angela's Ashes May Have Weeks to Live

Frank McCourt, the world-famous author and Pulitzer Prize winner of Angela's Ashes, may only have weeks to live as he battles the deadly skin cancer melanoma and now he has been diagnosed with meningitis. He is...

Alic Walker, Born February 9, 1944

Today marks the 65th birthday of the great American writer, Alice Walker.  This Pulitzer Prize winner is best known for her landmark novel The Color Purple.  She has specialized in making the public more...

A Suggestion: Congress Should Be Taught 'Economic Literacy'

In discussing some of the ideas coming from the Senators, offered as adjustments to or rejection of various elements of the stimulus package currently being haggled over in the Senate, this...

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