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ACT to debut writing test next month (Florence Morning News)

.. The new optional writing test for the ACT will have its debut next month as the popularity of the test continues to soar among state colleges. More high school seniors are going against custom and taking the ACT college entrance exam instead of the SAT. ..

Reading, writing, now arithmetic (Orange Leader)

.. For more than 20 years, Rebecca Flickinger wrote news stories. Today, she's writing a new chapter in her life. "At an age when all my friends are readying to retire I'm starting my third career," she said. ..

First novel after 35 years of writing! : HindustanTimes.com (Hindustan Times)

.. Ron McLarty wrote an 800-page novel at age 24. When publishers showed no interest, he wrote another and another. After the third, a novel called The Memory of Running , he finally gave up sending manuscripts to publishers. But he kept writing. ..

Bull Run Library holds writing contest (Loudoun Times Mirror)

.. The staff at the Bull Run Library has found a way to encourage adults to write creatively offer cash incentives. The Bull Run Regional Library has announced its second Adult Creative Writing Contest. ..

Authors Mike Moscoe-Shepherd, Irene Radford, and Mary Rosenblum Speak about Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction (PR Web)

.. Authors Mike Moscoe-Shepherd, Irene Radford, and Mary Rosenblum Speak About Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction for the February 2005 meeting of Willamette Writers in Portland, Oregon. [PRWEB Jan 7, 2005] ..

Student Writing (Fox 19 Cincinnati)

.. Kentucky Education officials are considering possible changes to how the state handles student writing assessments. But the Kentucky Board of Education did not take action today. Board members are planning to return to the matter next month. ..

Dear Uncle, save us (Herald Sun)

.. THE boy sat in a smashed, broken landscape filled with corpses, writing pleading words to a relative in copperplate. In almost perfect English, Koshi Mackenroe John, 13, spelled out what happened to his Indian Ocean island in the path of the tsunami. ..

ILO: Auto Industry to Shift More Jobs (The Auto Channel)

.. GENEVA January 7, 2005; Bradley S. Klapper writing for the AP reported that China, India and Eastern Europe will take more jobs away from the Western world's car workers over the next 10 years, as the automotive industry moves its parts-making operations from industrialized countries, the U.N. labor agency said Friday. ..

2005 NAIAS : Auto Show Designers Co-Star With Cars (The Auto Channel)

.. DETROIT January 7, 2005; Sarah Karush writing for the AP reported that it's more like Walt Disney World than just "cars on carpet" these days at the annual North American International Auto Show. ..

Author Ron McLarty publishes first novel after 35 years of writing (The Daily Record)

.. Ron McLarty wrote an 800-page novel at age 24. When publishers showed no interest, he wrote another and another. ..

At 88, a love for writing (Jacksonville Daily Record)

.. Bill Maness has chased several careers during his long lifetime. Having served as a Navy pilot, an attorney and a judge, the 88-year-old Maness continues to reach for new goals, most recently trying his hand at a prolific, if not quiet, writing career. ..

Story writing impacts consumer experience (EurekAlert!)

.. There's a reason why you can't remember much of anything from eighth grade science class. There's also a reason why you'll never forget the big eighth grade camping trip. It simply has to do with the fact that the camping trip is part of a story in which you were a key player. ..

Ottawa respects families' wishes (Toronto Star)

.. Editorial, Jan. 7. I am writing in response to the editorial published in yesterday's edition. ..

Sovereign Writing Down Fannie, Freddie Preferred (TheStreet.com)

.. In a sign of how far accounting scandals at Fannie Mae (FNM:NYSE - news - research) and Freddie Mac (FRE:NYSE - news - research) can reach, Sovereign Bancorp (SOV:NYSE - news - research) is writing down the value of some of the mortgage firms' preferred stock that the bank owns. ..

TheStar.com - Got a problem with a dealer? Here's who can help you (Toronto Star)

.. Got a problem with a dealer? I occasionally receive e-mails from readers who accuse me of writing as though there are no problems in our industry. All industries have good and bad apples. Bad dealers deserve to be exposed, since they give good car dealers a black eye. ..

Commentary: Three Râ€™s are essential, but donâ€™t forget the A â€” the arts (The Union Leader and NewHampshire Sunday News)

.. RECENT efforts to assess and reform our schools â€” such as global education rankings released in December and the No Child Left Behind law â€” have focused attention on four so-called â€œcoreâ€ subjects; reading, writing, math and science. ..

Freshman: Richard Ball (Lansing State Journal)

.. You might think that at 72, Dick Ball is taking it slow because of his age. The new state representative from Owosso has yet to submit a bill for writing, although many of his colleagues have submitted as many as 10 pieces of legislation each. ..

Pen replaces megaphone (News Today)

.. Film director Susi Ganesan has taken up a new vocation - writing books. Though an entrant in the field, the director has left a mark in literary circles through his Vaakapatta Bhoomi, a book depicting life in a village and fading culture. ..

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