Day: February 3, 2018

Palestine residents – here's what your employees make

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Palestine residents – here's what your employees make

The City of Palestine employs more than 200 people. Today, the Herald-Press is publishing the salaries of all of them. By publishing these salaries, the newspaper is not trying to embarrass anyone, or make city employees uncomfortable. Still, Herald-Press thinks you deserve to know. Unlike private
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From the publisher: Decatur Daily print edition frequency to change

The Decatur Daily has been vital to our community since its beginning in 1912, home to the dedicated, passionate journalism you love, trust and support. While that focus remains steadfast, we want to inform you of an important change to the delivery of your daily newspaper. The needs of our customers,
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11 of Our Best Weekend Reads

Welcome to the weekend. Super Bowl Sunday is upon us. So get those wings ordered if you need to or get thee to a grocery store to grab ingredients for your favorite nachos (I am fond of these “highbrow” nachos, but I've got friends in low places, too). If football is not your thing, and even if it is, here are
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A digital tool for writers, seeks to create the perfect, error-free, text

Mali makes his way to the U.S. to join a creative writing course and returns a few years later, totally Americanised. In Malgudi, Mali comes up with a grand money-making venture in the form of a story-writing machine. It's a machine in which would-be writers have to only enter a few details, like the
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Most Afghans Can't Read, but Their Book Trade Is Booming

At a time when book publishers in many countries are struggling, over the last three years those in Afghanistan have been flourishing — and that is despite the country's chronically low literacy rates: Only two out of five Afghan adults can read. But those who can seem to be doing it with remarkable
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Yard sale February 3

… pictures Yard chairs – 8 of them for $5 a piece, used once WORKING Printers, laptops Cameras Video Games TV – DVD's X-mas lights BOOKS- adult, young adult, best sellers, cookbooks— BIG selection – – Scrap booking supplies- $2 Poker set- $5 Beer Brewing Kit Army issued clothing, jackets, pants,
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Student union to choose members for Concordia's sexual violence task force

10, Concordia announced it would set up a Task Force on Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Violence in response to recent allegations of misconduct against certain professors in the university's Creative Writing program. The 12-member task force has a mandate to consult students, faculty and staff on the
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State briefs for Feb. 3

Breakout sessions will provide information on federal and state benefits, women's health and wellness issues, changes in VA medical services, job search skills and creative writing. The morning program will feature a discussion of women veterans and the #MeToo movement, including resources
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A Companion Through Grief

And those sorts of contemplation lead, in turn, to the narrators reflections on writing. Once upon a time, writing had appeared—to Rilke, for instance—as a high noble artistic vocation, worthy of self-sacrifice and priestly ceremoniousness. But now her writing classes seem mockable, the influence of
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Under exam stress? In new book, PM Narendra Modi tells you how to cope

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Under exam stress? In new book, PM Narendra Modi tells you how to cope

“We are delighted to publish Prime Minister Modi to take his message to the youth of our country. With his vision for ensuring their success he has put India on a path of change and we at Penguin Random House India are excited to be working together to bring his thoughts to the nation and beyond,”
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Writers' Festival keynote speaker revealed

His keynote, titled A Life in Writing, will take the form of a conversation with festival director Judith Heneghan, who is also a senior lecturer in creative writing at the university. She said: “As well as being a best-selling contemporary novelist whose fiction is suffused with psychological truth, Patrick has
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Publisher's Pen: State of the Union and a new approach to the presidency

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Publisher's Pen: State of the Union and a new approach to the presidency

He came to the Presidency — good or bad — with no government experience (more on that later). He relied on personnel outside the Beltway and with no idea how the rules of the road are in Washington, D.C. and how government works. With that being said, there is no doubt President Trump was
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Local 10-year-old author wins SICC Book Writing Competition with Nakota language book

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Local 10-year-old author wins SICC Book Writing Competition with Nakota language book

The win is an exciting one for the young man who is not only a creative author, but is contributing to the awakening of the Nakota language. “The language is going through an awakening,” Juanita explained. “We're seeing it in our youth. When he took the book to a Nakota speaker on White Bear, she
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E-Book Seller Loses Appeal Of Canadian Price-Fixing Deals

Law360 (February 2, 2018, 7:23 PM EST) — A federal court in Canada on Thursday dismissed an appeal lodged by e-book retailer Rakuten Kobo Inc. challenging agreements the Competition Bureau inked to settle price-fixing allegations against publishers, including Hachette, Macmillan and Simon
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Literary quiz at York's The Basement in honour of author Helen Cadbury

York poet Carole Bromley, who tutored Helen on an adult creative writing course, said her poetry had always been wonderful – but just got better and better. “Some of her later poems, written in the last months of her life,are very powerful indeed,” Carole said, when Forever, Now was published.
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Extreme Overflow Publishing Announces a New Book – Wife. Pray. Win. – Your Guide to Become a …

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Extreme Overflow Publishing Announces a New Book – Wife. Pray. Win. – Your Guide to Become a …

Atlanta, GA, February 03, 2018 –(PR.com)– Extreme Overflow Publishing is excited to announce the launch of a new book entitled, “Wife. Pray. Win. – Your Guide to Become a Wife Whose Prayers Move Mountains,” by 6x best-selling author Yolanda Lewis of Atlanta, GA. In this book, Yolanda Lewis
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Foreign Threat, A Suspense Thriller Debut by Elevation Book Publishing

Elevation Book Publishing releases Foreign Threat by Mitchel Goldstein April 8, 2018. Immigration and terror through the eyes of a surgeon, Mitchell creates a resounding story, engaging espionage and terrorist activities in a university hospital of a North America metropolis. He dives into the fears of our
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From the publisher: TimesDaily print edition frequency to change

The TimesDaily has been vital to our community, home to the dedicated, passionate journalism you love, trust and support. While that focus remains steadfast, we want to inform you of an important change to the delivery of your daily newspaper. The needs of our customers, subscribers and advertisers
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Markings Publishing's Pakistan Heritage Cuisine bags Gourmand nomination

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Markings Publishing's Pakistan Heritage Cuisine bags Gourmand nomination

Markings Publishing, Pakistan's leading independent publishing house is back in the news in auspicious fashion with their latest title, Pakistan Heritage Cuisine – A Food Story, penned by Sayeeda Leghari, up for an award. The book is nominated at the prestigious International Gourmand Awards 2018
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Orion Publishing Group

Orion is a leading trade publisher of literary and popular fiction, quality non-fiction and illustrated books, science-fiction and fantasy. Its imprints are Wei…
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Leland pushes for strong clean car standards

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Leland pushes for strong clean car standards

Here in Ohio, there were over 1.6 million light vehicles assembled in 2015, including over 150,000 of some of the nation's best-sellers in 2015. Ohio is producing 70.5 percent of the North American light vehicle production within our state or within 500 miles of its borders. Additionally, Ohio boasts 95,000
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Egypt sees massive turnout in 49th round of CIBF

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Egypt sees massive turnout in 49th round of CIBF

CAIRO – 3 February 2018: The 49th round of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) has witnessed a massive turnout on Friday, up to 400,000 visitors, bringing the total number to 2.5 million during the fair's first week, according to Haitham al-Hajj Ali, the head of the General Egyptian Book Organization
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Writer's Luck, A Memoir by David Lodge: uniquely honest record of an English novelist's life

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Writer's Luck, A Memoir by David Lodge: uniquely honest record of an English novelist's life

Most attention focuses on writing and publication. Students of creative writing and writers will learn a great deal from Lodge's frank and exact account of how he writes. The question so often put to writers, “where do you get your ideas from?' is answered in detail, in relation to several works. Even more
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Spring 2018 Rock staff

I started my high school career taking creative writing and am excited to end it with journalism. I am considered a very quiet and shy person, … Writing for The Rock page in The Courier- Times has been a joy of mine in the past and I am looking forward to it this semester. I play for the Person High School
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A treat for young bookworms

Fifty-four books were published yesterday on the second day. Many of the publishers were seen busy putting finishing touches to their stalls. The stalls bore a fresh smell of paint mixed with that of excitement of buying and selling new books. A total of 455 publishers are participating in the book fair.
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Executive Turntable: Hires at Sony, Promotions at Mono Music Group, Big Deal & More

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Executive Turntable: Hires at Sony, Promotions at Mono Music Group, Big Deal & More

Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Creative Nation announced Jan. 30 the signing of a worldwide publishing agreement with Grammy award-winning songwriter and producer Luke Laird. Laird's prolific songwriting career has landed him at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 a total of 23 times, for tracks
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Chinese, Cuban book publishers agree to boost cooperation

HAVANA, Feb. 2 (Xinhua)– Executives from major publishing houses of China and Cuba agreed here Friday to expand cooperation in several areas, and establish a better dialogue between both cultures and peoples through literature. As part of the activities at the Havana 27th International Book Fair,
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