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Hope Davis to play Hillary Clinton
'Supercon' pays tribute to creators of Superman
Malcolm X Abram: Rosanne Cash coming back to Kent Stage
'Bruno' quickly goes out of style in one-note film
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Opponent outlook: Kent State
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Quick thought on Browns rookies
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Wedge challenges relievers
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Stallworth test showed marijuana
Kent State Sports:
Men's Basketball Scheduling update
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All Da King's Men:
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Blog of Mass Destruction:
CIA Did Mislead Congress
Akron Law Café:
Breaking Story: CIA Lied to Congress about Secret Program
Varsity Letters:
East basketball update
See Jane Style:
Oh Baby!
Car Chase:
Where do We Go from Here?
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Closings….Not the Good Kind!
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Margy inquires-when is a Taste of Hudson?
Sound Check:
LeVert II live performance Saturday night — "Dedication" album due July 13,
HRLite House:
DDI One of Best Places to Work
Akron Gamer:
First 24 'Guitar Hero 5' songs announced
Published on Sunday, Apr 13, 2008
Capsule reviews of recent children's books:
• Always With You, by Ruth Vander Zee, illustrated by Ronald Himler, ages 8 to 12, $17.
Tender and affecting, this story of a Vietnamese war orphan illustrates the emotional arc of war's toll.
Young Kim, blinded when her village is bombed, clings to her dying mother's side as the dust settles. She is left for dead until American soldiers discover and rescue her. At an orphanage, she learns how to feel safe again, marveling at her new life: ''How do you feel full when there is not enough food to eat?'' she wonders. ''How do you see color in spite of the hazy gray?'' Based on a true story.
• One Hen, by Katie Smith Milway, illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes, ages 8 or older, $18.95.
Here's a real math problem: How many hens does Kojo, a poor Ghanaian boy, have to buy before he can realize his dream of going to college?
The answer: one — provided that hen lays enough eggs for Kojo and his mother to eat, with some left over to sell at the Saturday market. With the profits from his egg money, Kojo can build up his flock and use the extra profit to pay for school fees that eventually lead to a college scholarship.
One Hen is based on micro-loan programs like those organized by World Vision, Food for the Hungry, Habitat for Humanity and other international-development organizations.
• Pizza, Pigs and Poetry, by Jack Prelutsky, ages 7 or older, $5.99.
Born with a terrific sense of humor and rhythm, our national children's poet laureate kindly shares some secrets about writing poetry. For starters: Have fun. Poems don't have to be bleak and gloomy. In fact, Prelutsky strongly recommends taking inspiration from misbehavior, broken rules and, of course, pigs: I'm a piglet, pink and stout
If I'm cold, I sneeze and sniff
If I have to blow my snout
I take out my oinkerchief.
Who knew poetry was so unintimidating?
— Claire MartinDenver Post
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