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OH, LOOK A SHINY THING! The New Oz Movie
Well, after 28 years they've finally come out with a new Oz movie, and the critics already seem to be jumping all over it with hobnailed boots. Fair enough. I haven't seen it yet, so I have no idea w...
Posted on 3/8/13 at 11:50 AM
THE BRIDGE HUNTER Tracking Down a Bridge’s History Part I: Overview
Researching a historic bridge is like doing genealogical research. You track down your family history, finding out where you originated from, where members of your extended family are located and fi...
Posted on 9/15/12 at 2:11 PM
STAFF BLOG THE AREA VOICES COMMUNITY Areavoices Digest #81 - Tatted Lace and more
Happy soon-to-be 4th of July everyone! When you're not out barbecuing or watching fireworks, be sure to check out some of our newest and hottest blogs on Areavoices, including a brand-new-to-our-plat...
Posted on 7/3/12 at 9:58 AM
MOMSTAR The Complete Guide to Real Estate Finance for Investment Properties: How to Analyze Any Single-Family, Multifamily, or Commercial Property
Have you ever been suckered into one of those late-night infomercials selling you "everything you need to achieve financial freedom through real estate investing"? I have! :) While some of the basi...
Posted on 11/22/10 at 10:51 AM
STAFF BLOG WHILE YOU WERE IN Bonus Sedaris
David Sedaris gave me a generous amount of time on Wednesday to talk about all sort of nonsense like Twitter. But by the time I transcribed a fraction of the conversation, I realized I was more-than o...
Posted on 6/3/09 at 12:31 PM
Book Report: Exposing the underbelly of old D.C.
It’s no secret that talent runs in families. Years ago I worked with Anthony Morley on the Minneapolis Tribune.
By Dave Wood, columnist , September 07, 2012
Who are we to say that we’re alone?
Scott Alan Roberts hates conspiracy theories, so it’s ironic that he wrote two books that focus on them.
By By Jackie Grumish , September 06, 2012
Book Report: This author shines as voice of a community
Novelist Toni Morrison has won the National Book Critics Circle, the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for her fiction.
By Dave Wood, columnist , August 29, 2012
Book Review: Did she or didn’t she: Does it even matter?
Dorothy Parker was born on this day 119 years ago in West End, N.J., just a year after poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, about which Parker said “I was following in the exquisite footsteps of Miss Edna St. Vincent Millay, unhappily in my own horrible sneakers.”
By Dave Wood, columnist , August 24, 2012
Book Report: Remedy/curse: Drug highs and lows
Thomas De Quincy was born on this day in 1785, and would later write an eerie book that captured the romantic imagination, “Confessions of an Opium Eater.”
August 17, 2012
Book Report: Big heart for a big ‘horse’ of a guy
I was in high school when Heisman Trophy winner Alan Ameche was making big news on Big Ten gridirons.
August 09, 2012
Book Report: This mystery worthy of Masterpiece Theatre
I’m not a big fan of detective novels in general, but I’m a sucker for the works of Agatha Christie and P.G. Wodehouse ever since I bought a 25-cent paperback of the latter’s hilarious novel, “Psmith” when I was a kid.
By Dave Wood, columnist , August 02, 2012
Book Report: Duluth poet: A blunt, dazzling wordsmith
Normally I write about two books each week — one national and one regional.
By Dave Wood, columnist , July 30, 2012
Library’s new micro film reader is historian’s dream
When Friday Memorial Library’s micro film reader finally bit the dust a few months ago, Library Director Scott Vrieze wasn’t exactly upset – it meant he could finally upgrade the ancient machine.
By Jackie Grumish , July 27, 2012
Take your trash to the library
One person's trash is another persons purse. The Hammond Public Library is collecting waste items to be turned into useful items, and earning a little money for the library through TerraCycle.
By Gretta Stark , July 20, 2012
Book Report: Historical tinkering makes for lively reading
I’ve written before about alternative history and writers like Harry Turtledove. He writes what I like to call “what if” novels.
By Dave Wood, columnist , July 18, 2012
Club members turn junk into art
The movement started when Jules Verne took readers around the world in 80 days, on a journey to the center of the earth and 10,000 leagues under the sea. But for Greta Hammelman, it started with some junk.
By Gretta Stark , July 13, 2012
Book Report: ‘Birdseye’ look at frozen food, more
Mark Kurlansky astounded the reading world several years ago when he wrote “Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World.”
By Dave Wood, Book Reviewer , July 12, 2012
'We're all kids at heart' at libraries
Kids aren't the only ones who enjoy winning prizes for reading as a part of the summer reading program. The Hazel Mackin Community Library in Roberts has a summer reading program for adults too.
By Gretta Stark , July 05, 2012
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