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From the White House to Reading, via the Stones (Lancaster Online)
The call came while Tim Ries was at the White House.Ries, a jazz saxophonist, had been invited to the White House in 1999 to play for President Clinton and his guests.Ries and Clinton, a saxophonist himself, hit it off immediately once the president spotted Ries' instrument, a v...
Talk back: What are your favorite cover songs? (USA Today)
I've been coming across a lot of cover songs lately, whether it's been on new CDs, websites or lists such as this one of really terrible covers. While there are certain tracks I could do without ever hearing again, such...
Top talent lined up for this year?s HerrinFesta Italiana (Marion Daily Republ...
HERRIN A little more than two months of planning remain for Herrinfesta Italiana, and Herrinfesta Executive Director Jim Gentile is still busy scheduling talent.
Colo. plans to farm out prisoners to pick crops (Boston Globe)
DENVER -- Ever since passing what its Legislature touted as the toughest anti-illegal immigrant laws in the nation last summer, Colorado has struggled with a labor shortage as migrants fled the state. Last week, officials announced a novel solution: use convicts as farmworkers.
Prisoners to fill void left by migrants / Colorado law chased farmworkers out...
Ever since passing what its Legislature touted as the toughest anti-illegal immigrant laws in the nation last summer, Colorado has struggled with a labor shortage as migrants fled the state. This week, officials announced a novel solution: use convicts as...
Early buzz: Pre-NYC edition (USA Today)
Hello! I'm taking the train to New York this morning, so you're getting a super-early edition of the buzz. You may not hear from me again until tonight, but I will be posting updates from Comic Con Saturday and Sunday....
Reader?s Choice: The Top Ten Gov?t Mule Shows of 2006 (jambands.com)
Our recent call for reader participation yielded a number of articles and pitches including the following piece that looks back at the year in Gov?t Mule. Please feel free to send along a top 10 or even a top 5 list of your favorite ?band/venue/studio recording/whatever moves you? that we can run in the weeks to come.
Nevada advocates save white, wild stallion that wandered too far (The Times-N...
DAYTON, Nev. - For about 15 years, wild horse advocates enjoyed the occasional visits of a majestic white stallion that wandered down from the mountains.
Diaz Settles With National Enquirer (Hartford Courant)
Cameron Diaz accepted "substantial" damages from American Media Inc., publisher of the National Enquirer, Friday for alleging that she had an affair with a married man, her lawyer said.