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Best Bets: Canadian poet to visit Village Books

"What Does a House Want?" affirms Gary Geddes's place as one of the premier Canadian poets of his generation. He talks about his writing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, at Village Books, 1200 11th St.

Equally at home with the lyric and the long poem, Geddes brings his "…

2014-03-04
Warrior Up!

The bay is a dull pewter sheet, water and sky beautifully indistinguishable. Cormorants, gulls, and scoters glide and dip, slurping ooligan, crustaceans, and the occasional herring. Harbor seals surface and stare. Ospreys eye the shallows for flopping pink salmon. An autumn sun warms the…

2014-03-03
Long Beach Festival of Authors aims to inspire women to write, read

Although it seemingly flies under the radar compared to the dozens of popular events that come to Long Beach, it’s still one of the hottest tickets in town and has sold out year after year for more than three decades.

And this year was no different with prospective attendees quickly…

2014-02-27
Downtown talk to look at cyberbullying 2014-02-26
Dueling gun initiatives on path to divisive campaigns

Campaigns for dueling gun initiatives on this year’s ballot could bring national attention to Washington state, and contribute to an ongoing debate about gun laws across the U.S.
Initiative 594 would enact statewide criminal background checks for all firearm transactions. That’s in direct…

2014-02-26
Cruz, others named to 'Western Way' wall 2014-02-26
'La grande misère': the story behind the story 2014-02-21
Guess receives award for distinguished literary achievement 2014-02-21
UBC’s Jessica Main to speak on Buddhism and human rights March 6 2014-02-19
Western is co-host of human rights film fest 2014-02-19
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