Last Word

Pithy tribute to Lincoln's Big Apple roots.(Exhibition: Lincoln and New York, The New-York Historical Society)
Civil War Times; 2/1/2010; 1047 words; ...remarkable grasp of the importance of both the printed and spoken word, Lincoln had his speech typeset by the New York Tribune...reproduction of Walt Whitman's memorial poem "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd." The inclusion of poetry seems...an exhibit that is as much about the man as it is about the ...

Trench warfare shaped Petersburg.(In the Trenches at Petersburg: Field Fortifications and Confederate Defeat)(Book review)
Civil War Times; 2/1/2010; 709 words; ...Petersburg, as well as in the numerous maps that complement his text. In the Trenches at Petersburg surely won't mark the last word on what proved to be the longest and most complex campaign of the war. We still await a scholar who can do for Petersburg...

The Challenge to Find a New Standard; A new version of No Child Left Behind is coming, but did the original help students?
U.S. News & World Report; 1/1/2010; 1167 words; ...officials no longer refer to the No Child Left Behind law by name. Last June, the quaint red schoolhouse the Bush administration built...general public have toward NCLB can be characterized in a single word: conflicted. The law mandates that 100 percent of K-12 public...

Connie on the comeback trail: one harrowing tragedy and a lot of bad luck have put Connie Kalitta and his team through hell. But, at last, a positive trend is emerging.(KALITTA MOTORSPORTS' REVIVAL)
Racer; 1/1/2010; 1865 words; ...this October but dominated the last three rounds of eliminations...the quintessential man of few words, respected by--but not particularly...given name, Conrad. For the last few years, he's needed that...2007, he won just one race. Last year, none. Down to two teams...

Forest medieval.(Bialowieza National Park, Poland)
Earth Island Journal; 1/1/2010; 4251 words; ...status on both sides of the border. It is the continent's last large tract of lowland old growth forest, a window on Old Europe...victory stunned the Polish population. Korbel still uses the word "miracle" to describe it, but it surprised the citizens of...