RE: “Remembering Kate” [Memoir, April 25].
A courageous and touching personal story, beautifully told. Thank you, Mary Ellen Copeland!
GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
Windham County could benefit from millions in economic-development and site-restoration funds, according to an agreement reached by the state and Entergy over the fate of its Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) announced last week by Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin included funding for a county bracing for the economic impact of the plant's closing in 2014. The MOU also proposes an end to the litigation between the company and the state. Fulfillment of the MOU is contingent...
Lately, I've been preoccupied with two things: researching the literature regarding the relationship between creativity and psychological disorders like attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and bipolar disorder and wondering, as I watch the current political campaign, why so much of our national political discourse seems tinged with madness. My interest isn't random. I teach courses in creative writing for bright college students with diagnosed learning disorders, and I also teach journalism and try to help my students make sense of the news.
On Friday, April 23, at 7 p.m., Guilford poet Verandah Porche will lead a free, virtual interactive poetry workshop. The event, organized by the Children's Literacy Foundation (CLiF), is open to teens and adults. You can sign up at clifonline.org. Since the fall, CLiF has been offering adult programs and book discussions with local authors, in addition to its children's programming. Previous featured authors include fiction writer and journalist Sarah Stewart Taylor, poet Rajnii Eddins, bestselling author Dan Brown, and...
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