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Book Report: The choice is yours: Lovely poems, exploding tourism
University of Iowa Press has just re-issued a book of poetry by Philip Levine, winner both the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the National Book Award, and who served for a year as United States Poet Laureate.
By Dave Wood, columnist , May 16, 2013
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Doug's Diggings: New photos of ’65 flood
OpinionThe flood of 1965 was the worst ever recorded in Hudson, cresting between 694 and 695 feet above sea level. What that means is that the river was 20 feet over its normal level of 675 feet.
May 03, 2013
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Book Report: Another word on former presidents; waxing poetic on the death of a fly
Three American presidents lead off this week’s roster of books: Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. You could fill libraries with what has already been written by these guys, but leave it to the scholars — they can always find a niche that’s unfilled.
By Dave Wood, columnist , April 11, 2013
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Book Report: A new Scandinavian thriller takes the stage
I’m way behind in my coverage of the Scandinavian thriller surge in world publishing, not having even read a Stieg Larsson thriller, so I’ll try to make it up by reviewing a finely wrought thriller by first-time Swedish author Alexander Soderberg. It’s “The Andalucian Friend,” (Crown, $26), translated by Neil Smith.
By Dave Wood, columnist , April 04, 2013
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Book Report: Indiana, no, make that Wisconsin Jones
When I was a kid in a small Wisconsin grade school, one of my favorite subjects was Wisconsin history, taught to me by my sixth-grade teacher, Mrs. Lily Reich.
By Dave Wood, columnist , March 22, 2013
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Book Report: Glowing endorsements for new poet
River Falls poet Thomas R. Smith writes that Kristin Laurel’s new book of poetry will “burn itself on your memory.”
By Dave Wood, columnist , March 14, 2013
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Book Report: The dirt: Even Puritans didn’t always come clean
I have ancestors who came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century, so I’m always on the lookout for books, movies or plays about that fabled place.
By Dave Wood, columnist , February 25, 2013
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Book Report: Court documents reveal historical truths
I have ancestors who came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the seventeenth century, so I’m always on the lookout for books, movies or plays about that fabled place.
By Dave Wood, Columnist , February 21, 2013
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