The boys are back Nov 11, 2009
Paul Mulvey, left, and the Mark Twain sixth-grade girls listen to coach Rick Soracco during practice Wednesday at Cosgrave Gymnasium in Angels Camp. When Soracco and Mulvey coached previously at Mark Twain before Cosgrave Gynmasium was built, the pair recalled having to hold practices on the school's outside courts ... Enterprise photo by Jeremy D. Malamed Sixth-grade girls basketball games have become a bit of a stroll down memory lane at Mark Twain Union Elementary School this year. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Foundation offers special price for Mark Twain book Nov 10, 2009
The Keokuk Public Library Foundation is offering a special price on the book, The Adventures of Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass, by Mark Twain during the holiday season. The books are being sold for $49. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Hilton Als: Richard Foreman puts language onstage. Nov 10, 2009
The wisdom of Mark Twain. audits health-care reform. (New Yorker)
Peter Sarsguaard in An Education Nov 10, 2009
Mark Twain once said that one should not let their schooling get in the way of their education. That quote is particularly pertinent when thinking about An Education because, not only is the truth of the film just that, but that it is the screenwriting debut of Nick Hornby, whose novels are typically filled with the kind of life, humour and understanding that Twain would have been proud of. (Suite101.com)
Challenges for a Republican renaissance Nov 10, 2009
Borrowing from the words of Mark Twain, reports of the death of the Republican Party were greatly exaggerated. The operative question today for Steele and his party, in the wake of winning governorships in Virginia and New Jersey, both Democratic states in 2008, is "Now what?". (Townhall.com)
Family travel five: Start a new chapter in your travels Nov 10, 2009
Take a 55-minute tour of the cave depicted in the novel, and learn about the history of the dark spaces, the creatures who live there and how Samuel Clemens, who used the pen name Mark Twain, came to tell the story. Contact: 573-221-1656; www. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Survey seeks to identify student needs Nov 10, 2009
The Healthy Kids Survey will be conducted in the Calaveras Unified, Mark Twain Elementary and Bret Harte Union High school districts the week of Nov. 16. Students in the Vallecito Union School District took the survey in the spring. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Elizabeth Kolbert: Is there a quick fix for the climate? Nov 10, 2009
SuperFreakonomics and climate change : The New Yorker (New Yorker)
MacArthur statue Nov 9, 2009
Frudakis, 58, has done dozens of sculptures of sports and historic figures, from Jack Nicklaus to Mark Twain. His work ranges from ramrod straight airmen in front of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs to a 16-foot-tall sculpture of a graceful child called Paradigm Shift in Fort Washington, Pa. (The Palm Beach Post)
The November Chronicles Nov 8, 2009
Mark Twain often suggested that history doesnt always repeat itself, but it does rhyme. This chronological cadence is particularly true when you note some of the key events in the past century that happened in early November. (Townhall.com)
Grisham's short stories long on characters Nov 8, 2009
As a kid, I recall reading short stories by Mark Twain and Charles Dickens and even as a young student, the great authors - Faulkner and Eudora Welty and Flannery O'Connor. Hemingway. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Ft. Hood Rampage: Why? Nov 7, 2009
GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Mark Twain is quoted as saying there are three kind of lies, lies, damned lies, and statistics ... Do you trust those numbers or are you sort in the Mark Twain school of thought when it comes to statistics. (Fox News)
VS blood drive scheduled Nov 7, 2009
BloodSource provides blood to Mark Twain St. Joseph s Hospital in San Andreas. To give blood, you must be in generally good health, free from cold symptoms for at least 48 hours, be at least 17 years old (16 years old with parental consent) and weigh at least 110 pounds. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
The catastrophe insurance policy through history Nov 5, 2009
History never repeats itself but as Mark Twain said, it often rhymes. Some investors obviously seem to agree with this saying. (Business Report, South Africa)
John Grisham's short stories long on characters Nov 5, 2009
A: As a kid I recall reading short stories by Mark Twain and Charles Dickens and even as a young student, the great authors Faulkner and Eudora Welty and Flannery O'Connor. Hemingway. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Grisham's Short Story Collection in Demand Nov 4, 2009
NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2009. "A Time to Kill" Author Releases Collection of Short Stories Based on His Years as a Lawyer; Sparks Publishing Price War. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Brokeback author donates papers Nov 4, 2009
Proulx added that it would be an "honour" to be in the company of authors including Walt Whitman and Mark Twain, whose papers are already housed in the library. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Layaway plans revived in tough times Nov 4, 2009
- $462,000 to purchase 22 concrete toilets for use in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri - $3. 1 million to transform a canal barge into a floating museum that will travel the Erie Canal in New York state. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
After flurry of stimulus spending, questionable projects pile up... Nov 4, 2009
- $462,000 to purchase 22 concrete toilets for use in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri. - $3. (The Drudge Report)
'Brokeback Mountain' author's papers to NY library Nov 3, 2009
"What writer would not be honored to be in the company of Walt Whitman, Mark Twain, Thoreau, Saul Bellow, Nabokov, Jack Kerouac, Virginia Woolf, Marianne Moore, Paul Auster and W. H. Auden?" Proulx said in a statement released Monday by the library. "To me there is an odd sense of balance that material dealing with some of the most rural landscapes in North America will reside in our major city.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
Huckaby: Cosby's Kennedy Center award long overdue Nov 1, 2009
Mark Twain, of course, was a Southerner, born and bred along the banks of the Mississippi ... In 1998, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., created an award called the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor ... Each and every year since then, an individual has been recognized who has had an effect on society similar to that of Mark Twain. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Straight from the horse's mouth Nov 1, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Fancy yourself as the Bart Cummings of Cup trivia. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Africa: New Beginnings, Enduring Challenges: American Foreign Policy to Continent from Kennedy to Obama [document] Oct 31, 2009
Now if some of you are asking yourselves, how long did he say he was going to speak, let me assure you that I aspire to reflect the positive aspect of the observation made by Mark Twain, that it is "wise men who speak because they have something to say; fools speak because they have to say something.". When President Kennedy was sworn into office on January 20th, 1961, he inherited a world that was a battleground between extremes of the right and left, between democracy and totalitarianism,... (allAfrica.com)
A paranormal affair Oct 31, 2009
Among them were two British prime ministers Arthur Balfour and William Gladstone the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson, novelist Mark Twain, intellectual and critic John Ruskin and academician Charles Dodgson (better known as Lewis Carroll). Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, was an active member and attended many sances, during one of which he claimed to have heard the voice of his son and saw the revenants of his mother and nephew. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Real Ghost Busters Oct 30, 2009
It was late in the afternoon, while leading his last daily tour of the historic Mark Twain House, that Jason Scappaticci glimpsed something that would change his thinking about the paranormal ... Though many dismiss such claims, a growing group of people around the country is embracing them so-called paranormal investigators who, in many cases, employ souped-up technology and science-inspired methodology to search for evidence of the supernatural in historic sites like the Mark Twain House... (ABC News)
Top Entertainment Stories Kids Capital Read to welcome author Oct 30, 2009
Schoonover says several kids may be familiar with Amato since one of her books was a Mark Twain Award nominee and MRRL encourages children to read the winner as well as the nominees. Tackling real-life issues with a dash of humor, creativity and spunk, her literary works mirror some of her favorite works, including Louise Fitzhugh's "Harriet the Spy.". (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
‘Rebirth of a Nation’ recalls the small wars at the start of ‘our’ time Oct 30, 2009
Mark Twain mocked frontier and Civil War violence in the 1870s and skewered imperial designs at the turn of the century. But Lears appears too jaded to celebrate the limited difference made by protesters. (Boston Globe)
The Malpractice Problem Oct 29, 2009
Plus; The stars come out for Bill Cosby, who received the Mark Twain Prize for Humor at the Kennedy Center. 00004000. (CBS News)
Public Health Receives H1N1 Vaccine Oct 28, 2009
Mark Twain Elementary (includes Mark Twain Community). Oakendell. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Bill Cosby collects comedy honour Oct 28, 2009
Sitcom star Bill Cosby has accepted the Mark Twain Prize for American Humour at a ceremony in Washington DC. ... Cosby said the Mark Twain Prize was special because Twain was the "quintessential American writer - because he held his language and his love for words in perfect American form". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Jokes on Cosby as Seinfeld, Rock pay tribute Oct 28, 2009
Comedian Bill Cosby, right, is congratulated by his TV co-stars from "The Cosby Show," Malcolm-Jamal Warner, left, and Phylicia Rashad, after receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in Washington on Monday ... When the lights went out for the start of the 12th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Cosby filled the dark silence Monday night ... Still, the Mark Twain Prize is special, he said, because Twain was the "quintessential American writer because he held his language... (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Seinfeld, Rock Honor Funny Man Bill Cosby Oct 28, 2009
Cosby Awarded Mark Twain Prize for American Humor for Breaking Down Racial Barriers ... Comedian and actor Bill Cosby, foreground wearing brown suit, holds the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor after being honored with the prize in Washington, Oct. 26, 2009 ... "But this is all right," the 72-year-old comedian and actor said after Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld saluted their fellow funny man with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Obama: Is he Carter or Reagan? Oct 27, 2009
That idea, he said, is perhaps best summed up in a quote attributed to Mark Twain: "History doesn't repeat itself, it rhymes.". Share this on. (CNN)
Cosby Receives Award at the Kennedy Center Oct 27, 2009
WASHINGTON - One of the nation's best known comedians was honored Monday night in D.C. Bill Cosby, who created America's top comedy in the 1980s, received the Kennedy Center's top prize for American Humor: the Mark Twain Award ... Cosby called Mark Twain the quintessential American writer because he held his language and his love for words in perfect American form. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Are Men Intimated By Educated Women? Oct 25, 2009
She favoured writers like Socrates, Aesop, William Shakespeare, Maya Angelou, Richard Dawkins and Mark Twain. She also enjoyed the works of African Laureates; i.e. Chenua Achebe and Mariama Ba. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
AP interview: Cosby keeps it clean for humor prize Oct 25, 2009
Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Sinbad and other top entertainers will line up to honor him with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor ... "I told them flat out no because I will not be used, nor will Mark Twain be used, in that way," he told The Associated Press from his home in New York. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
* The almighty US dollar escapes death once again Oct 25, 2009
Mark Twain, the nineteenth-century American author and humorist, once responded to accounts of his ill health by writing that reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. He might have been speaking about the dollar. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Mark Twain - America's First Animal Welfare Advocate? Oct 24, 2009
Mark Twain - America's First Animal Welfare Advocate ... Mark Twain - America's First Animal Welfare Advocate ... Stanford Professor and Leading Mark Twain Scholar, Shelley Fisher Fishkin's Latest Research Suggests That Mark Twain Was One of the First Prominent Americans to Raise Awareness of Animal Cruelty. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Improving SAT Vocabulary with Class... Oct 24, 2009
Kaplan produces such amended novels as: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott [Kaplan Publishing, April 4, 2006], Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain [Kaplan Publishing, April 4, 2006], and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne [Kaplan Publishing, November 1, 2006. Prestwick House leaves its classic novels intact while Kaplan abridges the novels it uses. (Suite101.com)
Cosby prides himself on comedy with no shelf life Oct 24, 2009
(Bill Cosby: The Mark Twain Prize airs Nov. 4 on ; check local listings for times. . (USA Today -- Life)
GOP Senator Likens Obama to Nixon Oct 24, 2009
Mark Twain once said, "Never get into an argument with someone who buys ink by the barrel." The WH will wish they hadn't. If they are so smart, why are they not on Fox all the time showing their brilliance instead of hiding and cowering from stating their arguments. (CBS News -- Politics)
Health care district board to meet in San Andreas Oct 23, 2009
Posted: Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:46 PM CDT The regularly scheduled meeting of the Mark Twain Health Care District board of directors will be held at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Pickle Patch, 577 W. St. Charles, St., San Andreas. The board welcomes the public to attend these offsite meetings in the various communities of Calaveras County. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Boehner: Obama's 'Chicago-Style Politics' .. Oct 23, 2009
Obama's 'Chicago-style politics:' Boehner: The Swamp. Posted October 22, 2009 1:40 PM. (The Drudge Report)
Mark Twain Saint Joseph's Hospital Teddy Bear Clinic Oct 23, 2009
Rain or shine, Mark Twain Elementary, Michelson Elementary and. the Christian Family Learning Center students, teachers and parents had the opportunity to tour the Hospital, meet the staff and also meet with Calaveras County Law Enforcement agencies (participants included CHP, Sheriff's Department ir Medical). (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Incidents as reported by the California Highway Patrol Oct 22, 2009
Kempton was transported to Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital in San Andreas with moderate injuries, the report concluded. Caltrans projects. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Joaquin Miller's Abbey to be restored Oct 22, 2009
He swallowed goldfish for London bohemians, stole horses in the Sierra gold camps, lived among the Wintu Indians, obsessively planted trees in the Oakland hills and spun lies for his pals Mark Twain, Ambrose Bierce, Bret Harte, Jack London, Robert Louis Stevenson and Walt Whitman. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Of frogs and fun Oct 22, 2009
Frogtoberfest will be held Friday, Oct. 30, at Mark Twain Hall in Frogtown. The 2008-09 Painted Frogs will be auctioned off that evening, benefiting various charities that have been selected by the frog sponsors. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Murphys Hotel gears up for haunted Halloween weekend Oct 21, 2009
The Friday, Oct. 30, event will begin at 7:30 p.m. with a dinner presented by the hotel in the Mark Twain Ballroom. Reservations are required. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
'Unsinkable Molly Brown' was quite a woman Oct 21, 2009
Most people know the place as the boyhood town of Mark Twain, but, at a different time, Molly grew up there, too. Far fewer people visit her house. (Florida Today)
Niagara Falls' Thundering Waters Aw... Oct 19, 2009
The Niagara Parks Commission lists such notables as Mark Twain and Charles Dickens as visitors to Niagara Falls. "Niagara Falls is a most enjoyable place of resort. The hotels are excellent, and the prices not at all exorbitant. " said Mark Twain of his visit to Niagara. (Suite101.com)
Bill Cosby to do Honolulu shows Jan. 15 Oct 19, 2009
Cosby will be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Oct. 24 in a ceremony at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. He starred in the television series "I Spy," "The Bill Cosby Show," "The Cosby Show" and "Cosby." He's also recorded comedy albums and authored books. Madonna neighbor sues over noise. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Balloon Boy Is a Hoax, Poor Kid Oct 19, 2009
Oh this is definitely a story Mark Twain could have written, akin to The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, or The $30,000 Bequest. or to post comments. (Slate)
Storm ravages county Oct 17, 2009
Cal Fire responds to Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital in San Andreas Tuesday to rescue a man trapped in a maintenance elevator that was disabled when the power went out. Enterprise photo by Joel Metzger Tree limbs knocked the power out throughout much of the county at around 4:45 p.m. This resulted in one man being trapped in a service elevator at Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital in San Andreas because it was not backed up by emergency generators ... We had one of our employees inside the... (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Hudson: Bad reaction to hysteria over swine flu Oct 15, 2009
Pilgrim Churchs new pastor, Rev. John Hudson, at the church. By Rev. J.F. Hudson, Spiritually Speaking. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Hands-on hazard training Oct 15, 2009
Enterprise photo by Kate Gonzales Melissa Cuevas is rinsed off as if she were an actual contaminated patient during last week s training for the Mark Twain St. Joseph s Hospital Emergency Response Team. Nineteen hospital employees became certified members of the HERT team, which responds to emergencies that involve any hazardous or biohazard material, after training last Tuesday and Wednesday. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Obama vs. Media Critics: Stop Whining Oct 14, 2009
" Obama is sure to teach Fox News a hard lesson about our first amendment rights. Obama might even take Fox News offline for their disrespectful transgressions.Obama's snitch list. I am surprised our mainstream media did not foresee this effort by Obama to squash our right to free speech and our freedom of the press. Obama's snitch list was so very Nixonian, and well provided a hint on what is to come from Obama: Iron Fist Censorship. Now I am debating if I should turn in CBS News to Obama's... (CBS News)
Fair seeks slogan for 2010 event Oct 14, 2009
Posted: Monday, October 5, 2009 4:29 PM CDT The 2010 Calaveras County Fair ng Frog Jubilee will celebrate Mark Twain this year, as 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of the author s death ... The Fair is seeking a slogan to celebrate Mark Twain and theme the fair. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
American lifespans greatly exaggerated? Oct 14, 2009
Mark Twain wrote about the perils of extrapolation in his memoir, "Life on the Mississippi": "In the space of one hundred and seventy-six years the Lower Mississippi has shortened itself two hundred and forty-two miles... Therefore, any calm person, who is not blind or idiotic, can see that in the Old Oolitic Silurian Period, just a million years ago next November, the Lower Mississippi River was upward of one million three hundred thousand miles long, and stuck out over the Gulf of Mexico like... (MSNBC -- Health)
Clemens marker unveiled at 200 Main Street Oct 13, 2009
From left, Lynn and Jack Meister, donors of the Mark Twain historical plaque at 200 Main St., Keokuk, Mayor David Gudgel, Joyce Glasscock, director of Main Street Keokuk, Inc., and Kirk Brandenberger, director of Keokuk Area Convention and Tourism Bureau, are pictured at the location of the former Clemens print shop ... According to research by Keokuk businessman and area resident Jack Meister, Samuel Clemens, better known today as Mark Twain, author of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry... (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Tough to be a Republican Oct 11, 2009
The exact opposite of the great American tradition of humorists like Mark Twain and HL Mencken. He will lay down his life and dignity for the Obamessiah. (The Palm Beach Post)
Calaveras glows pink for cancer awareness Oct 10, 2009
On Oct. 1, the Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation hosted the second annual Pink in the Night in Murphys, Angels Camp and Copperopolis. The inaugural event was held only in Murphys and was the kickoff for a campaign to raise just under 1 million to purchase a digital mammography machine for the San Andreas hospital. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Hospital foundation kicks off Sierra Stars fundraiser Oct 9, 2009
Courtesy photo Celebrating 25 years of fundraising for hospital charitable gift-giving campaigns, the Mark Twain St. Joseph s Hospital Foundation will host a gala evening event at Ironstone Vineyards ... All of the couples are being creative in ways to raise funds to purchase a digital mammography system for Mark Twain St. Joseph s Hospital, serving the Sierra foothills. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Neither Obama Nor the Culture War Oct 9, 2009
Columns, funnies in your inbox. Townhall Daily Alert Your daily must-read of conservative columns, cartoons and news. (Townhall.com)
Hal Holbrook brings ‘Mark Twain Tonight!’ to Providence Oct 8, 2009
Hal Holbrook brings Mark Twain Tonight ... These are a couple of our favorite Samuel Langhorne Clemens quotes, perhaps part of Hal Holbrook s vast repertoire in Mark Twain Tonight. (Boston Globe)
Mayor explains yard-sign decision, writes letter of apology Oct 8, 2009
shewhowatches wrote on Oct 7, 2009 3:15 PM:" It's better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and leave no doubt. --Mark Twain. The mayor has shown his true colors and they are not pretty. ". Ella Mentry wrote on Oct 7, 2009 3:29 PM:" Dear Kurt: Stop talking. Please. ". (Longview Daily News, WA)
