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Public colleges and universities are pledging they'll produce an additional 3.8 million graduates by 2025, providing a major boost toward a national target of having 60 percent of adults hold a college degree. Two leading education groups say 490
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Tall tales Author Mark Twain originally said he had based his child hero Tom Sawyer on three different boys. Photograph: Classic Image/Alamy The "real" Tom Sawyer was a heavy-drinking firefighter and local hero whom Mark Twain befriended in the 1860s,
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Through Oct. 13, Theater Schmeater, 1500 Summit Ave., Seattle, $15-$22 (800-838-3006 or www.brownpapertickets.com ).
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Commission at The Centre. "When you change yourself, the world has to fit up against a new you," she said. "We changed ourselves into people who could not be segregated." Diane Nash During her remarks Nash imparted the philosophies and often-
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Sun 9 Sep 2012 During the 19th century there was a flourishing genre of Explorations in the Bible Lands. As the geography and archaeology of the Holy Land came to light, often with only a modicum of scientific investigation, books flooded the market
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March 21April 19] Apollo astronaut Russell Schweickart had a vision of loveliness while flying through outer space in his lunar module. "One of the most beautiful sights is a urine dump at sunset," he testified. He said it resembles a "spray of
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Leader Warren Truss says Australia lacks accurate statistics on how much of its farmland is owned by foreigners...He also took issue with criticism from Trade Minister Craig Emerson that the opposition was creating a problem where it didn't exist. Dr
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What happens when the father of American literature and the pioneer of American cinematography meet up for a little video shoot? Silent movie magic, that's what, starring the one and only Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain) as himself. Turns out Twain
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A fancy historic hotel is reopening in a small city hurting for help. The owner is risking a fortune, hoping the hotel will help save his small town from its struggles. Built back in 1852, presidents of the United States have stayed here, Mark Twain
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The Emerson Board of Education appointed borough native Jessica Espinoza as the school's new principal during its meeting Monday night. Villano Elementary serves children in grade three through six. I'm looking forward to getting back to the grade
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