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Lightning Deaths 1998-2008

The National Weather Service publication Storm Data recorded a total of 449 deaths from lightning strikes between 1998 and 2008. According to the National Weather…

Writing Well: Stamp of Approval

Stamp of ApprovalWriting WellLetter PerfectStamp of ApprovalPeople Who Like People: Social NotesLetters of Opinion Because personal letters express your own ideas, you generally have a far wider…

Goodbye Mr. Chips?

New Evaluations Are Raising the Stakes for Teachers By Jennie Wood Teacher working with a student Related Links Race to the Top Official Site National Education Association Education…

Women in Sports: Boxing

In 1876, Nell Saunders defeated Rose Harland in the first United States women's boxing match. Saunders received a silver butter dish as a prize…

Ben Harper

musicianBorn: 10/28/1969Birthplace: Pomona, California Though he has never had a hit album, Ben Harper's unique combination of elements of blues revivalism, Jimi Hendrix-influenced rock, and '90s…

Joe DiMaggio

Joe DiMaggio: A Look Back   by John Gettings Yankees fans, baseball fans and the rest of America mourned the…

Harry Potter on Screen and Page

A Setback for Harry Potter It's a Rough Road to Hollywood by Holly Hartman This article was posted on January 20, 2000. Fans of both the Harry Potter series and the work of Steven…

Hoaxes - Sports

The False, False World of Sports by Gerry Brown and Shmuel Ross The Curious Case of Sidd Finch With their issue of April 1, 1985, Sports Illustrated caused quite a stir in the…