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Delaware County Community College inducts students into National Technical Honor Society  

Clarke’s magnificent work was caught up in the repressed politics of the fledgling Free State

The press in Ireland has been buzzing about a controversy involving six priceless stained-glass windows by Irish artist Harry Clarke located in ico...

Augustus John was one of the great painters of the last century. He knew and painted many of the most famous people of his time, including prominent figures of the Irish Literary Revival such as Yeats, Seán O’Casey, and George Bernard Shaw.

Bluebeard’s last wife should have known better. He already had been married to several wives and nobody knew what had become of them. That was her first warning. Then he told her not to open the door to his secret chamber, while allowing her access to the key. Her curiosity would not be denied. Finally, having discovered what was in the chamber (dead wives), she orchestrated his downfall and became mistress of all his estate. Bluebeard was a nasty piece of work, but his last wife was also a w...