Books & Literature
Kid Picks with Philip Potempa
Here's our weekly showcase of the latest and greatest new selections in media for youth.
Feb 10, 2010 | 12:00 am | Loading…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Good and evil on the trail to freedom
African Americans, escaping from slavery, weren't the only ones following the unmarked routes, known as the Underground Railroad (UGRR). Slave owners and the often brutal men they hired to return their human "property," also were aware of the towns and people sheltering those trying to …
Feb 07, 2010 | 12:00 am | Loading…
'I've seen racism, but I've seen kindness too'
Chicago and Money, Miss., were two completely different worlds in 1955.
Feb 07, 2010 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Local library events
Send local library events to margaret.kullerstrand@nwi.com or fax (219) 933-3249
Feb 07, 2010 | 12:00 am | Loading…
For Dining Guide 0206
Rodizio's Argentine Steak House at Meyer's Castle
Feb 06, 2010 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Kid Picks with Philip Potempa
Here's our weekly showcase of the latest and greatest new selections in media for youth.
Feb 03, 2010 | 12:00 am | Loading…
On the menu -- New Orleans vs. Indianapolis
While the Saints and the Colts meet on the turf, have your own Super Bowl showdown -- perhaps pork vs. crawfish -- in the kitchen.
Feb 03, 2010 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Author's love of art weaves intriguing mystery
Author Elizabeth Kostova is an expert at interweaving the past and the present, creating a Gothic-like atmosphere that compels the reader to keep turning the pages. Kostova, author of "The Historian," a New York Times bestseller with a unique take on the vampire legends of Eastern Europe,…
Jan 30, 2010 | 12:00 am | Loading…
'When in Rome' -- skip this tour
You'd think by now Hollywood would have romantic comedies down to a cell-phone ap any studio exec could access.
Jan 29, 2010 | 12:00 am | Loading…
'Catcher in the Rye' author J.D. Salinger dies
NEW YORK | J.D. Salinger, the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame whose "The Catcher in the Rye" shocked and inspired a world he increasingly shunned, has died. He was 91.
Jan 28, 2010 | 12:20 pm | Loading…
Kid Picks with Philip Potempa
Here's our weekly showcase of the latest and greatest new selections in media for youth.
Jan 27, 2010 | 12:00 am | Loading…
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