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First Batman comic breaks auction record (UPI)

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

DALLAS, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Bidding in a U.S.

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First Batman comic breaks auction record (UPI)

Rare earthquake rattles northern Ill.; no damage (KMOV St. Louis)

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

CHICAGO (AP) — A small pre-dawn earthquake has hit northern Illinois, startling sleepy-eyed residents as far away as Iowa and Indiana, but no damage or injuries were immediately reported. The U.S

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Lee County’s indie bookstores find niche in selling new, used and rare books (The News-Press)

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

Their ranks have thinned in recessionary times, but independent bookstores are still hanging in there - and even finding a new generation of...

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Lee County's indie bookstores find niche in selling new, used and rare books (The News-Press)

Andrew Bird’s music is like no one else’s (Honolulu Advertiser)

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Andrew Bird is that rare kind of musician who has the ability to move all kinds of crowds. See him once, and you may believe he's an indie rocker. See him again, and maybe it's folk.

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Andrew Bird's music is like no one else's (Honolulu Advertiser)

Tuckahoe Library hosts new parent-and-child book discussion group (The Journal News)

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

TUCKAHOE — Ellen Tannenbaum gave herself less than two days to read the last of the Harry Potter books, just to make sure Harry didn't die in the end.

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Tuckahoe Library hosts new parent-and-child book discussion group (The Journal News)

Cricket: four in a row is one for the books (The Courier)

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

SATURDAY'S double hat-trick is all a bit of a blur for Rokewood cricketer Garry Dark.

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Cricket: four in a row is one for the books (The Courier)

Four in a row is one for the books (The Courier)

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

SATURDAY'S double hat-trick is all a bit of a blur for Rokewood cricketer Garry Dark.

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Four in a row is one for the books (The Courier)

Theatre veterans mark rare reunion (The Sault Star)

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

So many years.

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Theatre veterans mark rare reunion (The Sault Star)

Jim Harrison’s love for northern Michigan helps drive his recent burst of productivity (Detroit Free Press)

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

PATAGONIA, Ariz. -- Clenching an American Spirit cigarette in his teeth, Jim Harrison drives his muddy SUV through a creek and up a rocky road that cuts through the southern Arizona backcountry. There's a dog cage in the rear of the truck, shotgun shells strewn about the backseat, and small gray feathers, smeared with blood, plastered to the passenger-side dashboard.

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Jim Harrison's love for northern Michigan helps drive his recent burst of productivity (Detroit Free Press)

After ceremony at Celtic Moon, they’re not blue anymore (Midland Daily News)

Friday, January 1st, 2010

It’s a blue moon. And a lunar eclipse. A rare event indeed

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After ceremony at Celtic Moon, they're not blue anymore (Midland Daily News)