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Charity hopes donating books cheaper alternative to pricey ed programs

By | 10.12.11 | 9:14 am

Noel Hammatt has a bone to pick with the billions of federal and state dollars being thrown at poor kids in under-served communities.

Put simply, too much attention is centered on in-school matters, and the brick and mortar operations to keep kids from going astray after-hours are strapped for funding. More…

Bestselling Business Books in a Happier Time

By | 09.21.10 | 11:54 am

I was looking for a list of business books, and stumbled across BusinessWeek’s best-sellers from 2000, one of the best years in recent economic history. Here they are:

Look, Up in the Sky!

By | 10.02.09 | 8:47 am

The release of the “Going Rogue” cover reveals two things. First: Sarah Palin’s celebrity and magnetic attraction for the media are in no danger of ending. Second: It’s a cover we’ve seen before.

Compare this:

Books Palin Cover

To this:

Top 10 Banned Books in America

By | 09.10.08 | 6:23 pm

The topic of book banning entered the national conversation since the public started hearing about Sarah Palin’s inquiry into censoring books at the Wasilla, Alaska, public library when she was mayor.  (Check out the Mat-Su Frontiersman’s 1996 coverage of the controversy, dug up from the archives in Wasilla More…