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9 musicians who have broken into the literary world
Here are nine other musicians who have published novels, short stories, poetry, and children’s books.
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23 of the best new and upcoming cookbooks/food books for the holidays
A list of the best new and upcoming cookbooks to diversify your own culinary repertoire or offer as holiday gifts.
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Voter turnout: the 6 states that rank highest, and why
Which state will have the highest voter turnout on Nov. 6?On average, about half (51.6 percent) of eligible US voters cast ballots, but six states averaged more than 60 percent. The policies and attitudes in these states may hold lessons for those trying to get out the vote around the country.
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Tax tips: Top 5 reasons to hire a tax pro
Tax tips can take you only so far if you're filling out your own returns. Sometimes, you need a tax pro. Most taxpayers, to the tune of 60 percent, opt to go with a tax professional. That share has climbed steadily: Just 41 percent used a professional preparer 30 years ago. Although a growing swath of the population – about 20 percent – is using tax-preparation software to complete returns, according to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), it seems that software isn't displacing accountants as much as it's simply becoming the mode of choice for do-it-yourself filers. As the Tuesday, April 17, tax filing deadline nears, here are five cases in which it might be wise to consider bringing a pro aboard:
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In Pictures: Occupy Wall Street then and now
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Occupy Wall Street at two months: Hundreds arrested across US
Two days after Occupy Wall Street lost its tent compound at Zuccotti Park, protesters held a national 'day of action.' A mostly peaceful day followed a failed morning effort to delay NYSE trading.
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Occupy Oakland: Protesters rally around wounded veteran
Occupy Oakland protesters held a late night march after a protesting Iraq war veteran was left in critical condition following clash with police. Oakland's police force is coming under fire for improper use of force against the Occupy Oakland movement
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In India, SELCO blazes an entrepreneurial trail to bring solar power to the people
Harish Hande wants to make solar power available to all Indians – even the poorest street vendors.
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Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of October 17, 2011
Readers write in with context for a Monitor story on Wisconsin teachers retiring en masse, a suggestion for political commentary, and a protest against the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline.
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Zuccotti Park to be cleaned up and Wall Street protesters cleared out
Zuccotti Park has been occupied by Wall Street protesters for the last four weeks, but in a sudden turn of events they will have to vacate the park tomorrow morning and will not be allowed to return with their sleeping bags, tarps, tables, or other gear.
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Streetlight bonding
When a time change threw off his daughter's sleeping schedule, they made the most of the predawn world.
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After Solyndra's ugly fall, can solar industry still shine?
Solyndra's flop is part of a global shakeout in the brutal solar manufacturing market. But that shakeout may one day help to make the solar industry competitive with coal power.
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Does 'Occupy Wall Street' have leaders? Does it need any?
As politicians and the media scramble to identify 'Occupy Wall Street' leaders, members of the protest movement are not playing along. But do they really need any? There are pros and cons to leaderless movements.
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Steve Jobs: what we can learn from how he lived
Steve Jobs had vision and focus from an early age, and he took courses that piqued his interest – even if they seemed offbeat. Steve Jobs also had an innate sense of a new emerging generation.
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No job? Make your own. Here are 7 ways to get help.
One alternative to looking for a job is to make your own. Here are seven nonprofits who offer tools, training, and ideas to get workers started.
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Steve Jobs: Businessman, innovator, visionary
Steve Jobs passed on Wednesday. Steve Jobs was more than Apple's CEO, he helped make computers a household necessity and ushered in the iPod, iPhone and other must-have gadgets. Considered one of the greatest American CEOs of his generation, Steve Jobs' career path was a long, winding road that included several major hurdles.
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Patrons rally behind resilient public libraries
Even as libraries are facing steep cuts, Americans are using them more than ever – in more ways than ever.
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Pay off school loans, or build up savings?
Debt priorities, size of emergency funds, and recommended board games are all topics in this week's mailbag
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Plot to bomb Capitol with explosive-laden model planes foiled, FBI says
Rezwan Ferdaus was arrested in Massachusetts Wednesday, charged with plotting to kill US soldiers overseas as well as to attack the Pentagon and the US Capitol with explosives carried by remote control aircraft.
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In Pictures: Occupy Wall Street then and now
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The rise of urban farming
Urban farming's trendy frugality is drawing converts in an age of economic uncertainty.
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iBIO of Steve Jobs
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Response to 'credible threat' shows how much has changed since 9/11
Al Qaeda may have been degraded since 2001. But the threat since 9/11 has become more complicated, decentralized and elusive with franchises, affiliates, and homegrown terrorists.
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How 9/11 has shaped a generation of Americans
The terrorist attacks have become this generation's Pearl Harbor – an epic event that has changed young peoples' view of the world and America's place in it.
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Culinary schools: Are some not worth the dough?
Culinary schools reach pending settlement with dissatisfied students, who complained culinary schools lured them in with false promises.
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Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of August 15 – 22, 2011
Readers write in with words on the 'Write stuff' and tastes on 'America's new culinary renaissance.'
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Laura Moulton brings books to the homeless – by bike
Her Street Books project finds avid readers among the homeless of Portland, Oregon.
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Keep cool with icy granita
Granita is Italian flavored ice – a fancy slushy for grown-ups.
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Is 'Uncle L.D.' the notorious skyjacker D.B. Cooper? Experts are skeptical.
Two Oklahoma women claim their late relative, Lynn Doyle Cooper, is the real 'D.B. Cooper,' who plotted a hijack heist on Thanksgiving Day 1971, the only unsolved skyjacking in US history.
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D.B. Cooper mystery: FBI claims 'most promising lead' in legendary hijacking
D.B. Cooper, as he has since become known, in 1971 hijacked a plane bound for Seattle, got $200,000 and a parachute in ransom for passengers, then jumped out into a stormy night. D.B. Cooper has never been found. The FBI says it has a new clue.
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