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Celebrating the freedom to read: Banned Book Week

September 23, 2011 Stacy Mergenthal Civil Rights, Ideas, Literature/Arts/Film Leave a comment

Every year since 1982, book stores, book lovers, and libraries across the country have spent the last days of September raising awareness and protesting censorship.

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Bibliophile’s dilemma: Finding new homes for used books

July 8, 2011 Renee Shur Charity & Justice, Education, Literature/Arts/Film One comment

Here’s a riddle: What do books and corn have in common?  The answer:  overabundance. Reading Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma (which I snatched up

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Making the case for e-readers

May 17, 2011 Stacy Mergenthal Economy, Environment, Literature/Arts/Film Leave a comment

When e-readers like Amazon’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble’s Nook hit the market, I have to admit to being less than thrilled. An avid

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Virtual Supermarket helps “food-desert” neighborhoods

March 26, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Good government, Government, Ideas Leave a comment

Food desert neighborhoods are a real problem in America. Here’s a solution and another item for the good government file, from The Baltimore Sun:

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