'Push the boundaries': Literacy advocate Zell Miller III is Austin's first poet laureate
For 176 years, the city Austin had no poet laureate. Plenty of creative people hung out here. The official post, however, did ...
Clark County poet laureate sees magic in her art form, Las Vegas
Aside from being Clark County’s current poet laureate, Ashley “Ms. AyeVee” Vargas has represented Las Vegas in the ...
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Tom Sexton, former state poet laureate, is remembered for his ‘unbelievable’ influence teaching Alaska writers
As an English and creative writing professor at UAA for nearly 25 years, Sexton spurred young writers to chase opportunity ...
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Lincoln photographer Joel Sartore named Rotary's Nebraskan of the Year
Lincoln wildlife photographer Joel Sartore was recently named Nebraskan of the Year for his contributions to wildlife ...
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This date in history: 1929, A Sutter County duck hunter is state’s poet laureate
On March 22, 1929, the California legislature in a joint resolution names a man who spent his boyhood hunting ducks and geese in Sutter County as California’s second poet laureate.
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Jury reaches verdict in trial of pipeline company's lawsuit against Greenpeace, spokesperson says
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota jury reached a verdict on Monday in the trial of a pipeline company’s lawsuit accusing the ...