Win $100 for your Thanksgiving Dinner Disaster story (Napa Valley Register)
Did the gravy turn out all lumpy, or maybe it spilled all over Uncle Louie? Did the dog grab the turkey leg and hide under the dinner table with it, growling at anyone who walked by? Online games: free, fun, no adware (The Columbus Dispatch)
I don't play computer games. Instead, I watch public television, take long walks and spend quiet hours studying mathematics and physics texts. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ... READING : Hanging on word every (NWAnews.com)
A2004 survey by the National Endowment for the Arts, "Reading at Risk," described a nationwide, very steep downward trend in book consumption in almost all demographic areas in general and, specifically, the reading of poetry, fiction and drama. (Benton County Daily Record) Monday, 17th November 2008 (Sussex Express)
COMFORTS AND JOYS: The weekend of December 6 and 7 is going to be devoted to mostly daytime events throughout the village and a full programme is now available from all shops and on the website, www.alfriston.info. Was 2008 the MSM's last hurrah? (Columbia Journalism Review)
On his Reflections of a Newsosaur blog last week, Alan Mutter, a media executive and former newspaper editor, argued that 2008 was the "last hurrah" for mainstream media and that the race provided ample evidence that this marginalization is already well under way. State encyclopedia debuts online (The Tuscaloosa News)
It had been 87 years since the last comprehensive encyclopedia devoted strictly to Alabama was published. Now, the new Encyclopedia of Alabama makes its debut. Your thoughts on the elections results (The Florida Times-Union)
This season has been historic for a number of reasons; an extended primary season, record amounts of campaign fund raising, massive voter turnout and finally the election of the first black president. Florida even turned blue for the presidential race. Duval County was almost evenly split by John McCain ... Twittering Grannies, STD Greetings and Triboluminescence: The Week That Was (TechNewsWorld.com)
Technology has become the newest foundation of family values. According to a study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, families that use technology tend to have better communication. Where once they gathered 'round the old Westinghouse to listen to one of FDR's fireside chats, families now bond over YouTube videos.
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