Mark Twain NewsNews about Mark Twain continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Seeing the world differently- June 30, 2008 Jane Poe discovered her passion for reading in a one-room country school in Cass County, Michigan.http://www.topix.net/who/mark-twain/2008/06/seeing-the-world-differently?fromrss=1 Twain shows off unique wit Performer kicks off literary legends week at Guy C. Myers Band Shell- June 28, 2008 Some actors struggle to get into character, but that's not the case with George Frein.http://www.topix.net/who/mark-twain/2008/06/twain-shows-off-unique-wit-performer-kicks-off... The Dixie wins Big Read grant- June 26, 2008 The Dixie is excited to announce that it has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to host The Big Read in Carroll County.http://www.topix.net/who/mark-twain/2008/06/the-dixie-wins-big-read-grant?fromrss=1 George Carlin becomes first posthumous Mark Twain honoree- June 24, 2008 A note and a flower are seen on the star of comedian George Carlin on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood on Monday.http://www.topix.net/who/mark-twain/2008/06/george-carlin-becomes-first-posthumous-mark-tw... G.R.I.T.S. hosts new author- June 23, 2008 Author Joseph Cavano gave readers a glimpse of his artistic side at the recent G.R.I.T.S. book club meeting.http://www.topix.net/who/mark-twain/2008/06/g-r-i-t-s-hosts-new-author?fromrss=1 Big Bucks For The 'Big Read'- June 21, 2008 For the second time in two years, the Massanutten Regional Library has landed a "Big Read" grant, which, starting this fall, will put thousands of free books in the hands of Valley readers.http://www.topix.net/who/mark-twain/2008/06/big-bucks-for-the-big-read?fromrss=1 With economic hard times Twain, Wharton homes join others in financial peril- June 19, 2008 Mark Twain, Edith Wharton and other boldfaced names among the dead have something in common with living Americans in these hard financial times: Their homes are in jeopardy.http://www.topix.net/who/mark-twain/2008/06/with-economic-hard-times-twain-wharton-homes-j... In Hannibal, flood perception is worse than reality- June 19, 2008 Would-be visitors are staying away from the town that relies heavily on the annual influx of 500,000 tourists as perception of the flood here is worse than the reality.http://www.topix.net/who/mark-twain/2008/06/in-hannibal-flood-perception-is-worse-than-rea... Mississippi River museum launches in S. Illinois- June 18, 2008 Southern Illinois' towns on the Mississippi River have been immortalized in Elzie Segar's Chester-inspired Popeye cartoons and Mark Twain's mention of Cairo in the "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Between ...http://www.topix.net/who/mark-twain/2008/06/mississippi-river-museum-launches-in-s-illinoi... Expressivo book reading software adds Unicode support, more- June 13, 2008 Expressivo 1.4 - the latest version of the software that reads books - has been launched and is iPod and Mac compatible.http://www.topix.net/who/mark-twain/2008/06/expressivo-book-reading-software-adds-unicode-... |