FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2008 file photo, then Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin,is shown in Dayton, Ohio. Palin's new memoir describes heart-wrenching anguish about her teen daughter's pregnancy playing out before a national audience. But the 413-page tome doesn't contain a single reference to the father of her grandson, soon-to-be Playgirl model Levi Johnston.
Hundreds cheer Palin in Mich. for book tour
By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN Associated Press Writer
College students ditched class, employees skipped work and some huddled in the cold overnight just to make sure they get an orange wristband Wednesday that would let them meet Sarah Palin.
Beautiful language is essence of Centre poet's book
Reviewed by Candace Chaney Contributing Critic
When Joyce Carol Oates selected the winner of the 2007 Barnard Women Poets Prize, she chose a poet whose work exudes "arresting intelligence, precision, and beauty." That poet is Lisa Williams, an associate professor of English and director of creative writing at Centre College.
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