Friday, January 31, 2014

College Game Day Tweets (Mostly Women's Gymnastics): The Bruins Hit the Road; the Heels Stay Home

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1) Samantah Peszek (pictured, a UCLA gymnast): "It's a travel day for the bruins. Off to NoCal we go." (posted Thurs.) 2) ...
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Sports Desk (2 of 2): Colleges by Area Code in North Carolina

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De'Mon Brooks, pictured, scored 21 points for Davidson in a 85-52 home win over Southern Conference rival Georgia Southern on Saturday...
Monday, January 27, 2014

Sports Desk_ College Basketball Teams by Area Code in North Carolina (1 of 2)

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We were hoping to add mascots from High Point University, Wake Forest and Western Carolina, but we are pressed for time here at the Hartfo...
Sunday, January 26, 2014

Best Comics Not in Washngton Post: A Good Day for Arctic Circle and Edison Lee

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With his image of an Armenia chess player, we discuss some of our favorite comic strips not found in the print version of "The Wash...

The Sunday Washington Post Comics Survey: Lio Gets the Gold in the Giant Slalom

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We were initially going to use an image of the Rev. Johnny Robertson from Martinsville, Va., which is some six  hours south of Washington,...
Saturday, January 25, 2014

Little Thinker Quotes (12 of 16): We're Not Afraid of Virginia Woolf.

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"You cannot find peace in by avoiding life." Ironically, this is a quote from Virginia Woolf, who alas committed suicide. SI...
Thursday, January 23, 2014

Little Philosophers Quotes (11 of 16): Emily Dickinson

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"People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles." http://www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org  (E.Dickerson Museum i...