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One for the Ages

World Series MVP Scott Brosius celebrates the Yankees' 3-0 victory on Oct. 21 in San Diego, completing a four-game sweep of the Padres. It was New York's all-time record 125th win of the season and…

Stieglitz, Alfred

(Encyclopedia) Stieglitz, AlfredStieglitz, Alfredstēgˈlĭts [key], 1864–1946, American photographer, editor, and art exhibitor, b. Hoboken, N.J. The first art photographer in the United States,…

Father's Day Quotations

    Compiled by Elizabeth Olson       For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are better than their fathers." Homer "It doesn't…

National Poetry Month

For any readers in April, happy National Poetry Month! It is an important month-long period where readers and writers alike can explore the wide world of poetry in all its forms, and become familiar…

2001 National League Preview

by Michael Morrison National League East Atlanta Braves They're similar to the Minnesota Twins in that they have a fantastic righty/lefty combo (Maddux and Glavine) at the top of their rotation…

Walt Whitman: To Get the Final Lilt of Songs

To Get the Final Lilt of SongsTo get the final lilt of songs, To penetrate the inmost lore of poets—to know the mighty ones, Job, Homer, Eschylus, Dante, Shakespere, Tennyson, Emerson; To…

Who Owns the Island of Gavdos?

The Question: The Island of Gavdos belongs to what country? The Answer: The Island of Gavdos belongs to Greece. Situated 22 miles south of…

The Devil's Dictionary: Youth

by Ambrose Bierce YOKEYOUTH -n. The Period of Possibility, when Archimedes finds a fulcrum, Cassandra has a following and seven cities compete for the honor of endowing a living Homer…

Harry Anderson 1998 Deaths

Harry AndersonAge: 66 an outfielder with the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds; nicknamed "The Horse"; had his best year in 1958 when he hit .301 with 34 doubles, 23 homers and 97…