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Editor's Note (Ken Shepherd): The 9/11 conspiracy nuts behind "Loose Change" are supposed to be guests on the May 24 "The View." It's odd that Rosie wouldn't be on to share her thoughts about fire being unable to melt steel.

AN ALFRED Wainwright aficionado has written a book detailing a little-known part of his life in the late 1980s, as told by his publisher Andrew…

AN ALFRED Wainwright aficionado has written a book detailing a little-known part of his life in the late 1980s, as told by his publisher Andrew…

Update below (May 8, 12:52 EDT)Late Sunday evening, the AP reported Governor Kathleen Sebelius' (D-Kan.) opinion that recovery efforts from the devastating tornado that struck the town of Greensburg, Kansas "will be hampered because some much-needed equipment is in Iraq."

Velma L. Nations, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully at the age of 92 on Dec. 3, 2022, in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Surrounded by several members of her loving family,

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As far as influential musicians of our most recent past, Talking Heads have certainly made their imprint on the scene, both musically and visually. You

Update 15:34 (see bottom of post): Cox explains her rug joke. I had great expectations when Ana Marie Cox turned up on the "Morning Joe" panel, confident the tart-tongued former Wonkette would produce plenty of grist for our NB mill. But over the course of the week, Cox has been disappointingly subdued, leaving it to the congenial Tamron Hall to produce our headlines. Perhaps Ana Marie's new gig at staid "Time" magazine has caused her to hide her acerbic light under a ...

Yes, the "Big Three" are skipping tonight's debate. That shouldn't stop you from heading over to the NB live chat and discussing the questioning or your favorite lesser-known candidates though. For a more permanent discussion, feel free to post on this thread.2225|Shepherd: End of debate. Back to your regularly scheduled boring PBS programming. 

Ken Shepherd came to hear tubas — there were none — but he stayed for the parade.Shepherd, a graduate student studying physics at University of Vermont, had driven down from Burlington with his girlfriend, Briana Graham, a public affairs specialist...