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A passionate poet
Poet Karl Kirchwey is raising the profile of Bryn Mawr's creative writing program by bringing big-name writers to its campus. Nobel laureate Derek Walcott reads tonight and Atonement author Ian McEwan appears on April 29. Also: One Book, One Philadelphia.
War-weary soldiers find a balm
They were sick of the killing and sick of the shelling, and they decided the best remedy might be doing a good deed. So five soldiers from the Army's V Corps, Seventh Combat Support Group, filled a 500-gallon tank of water and drove past the ravages of war: toppled mud-brick homes; abandoned croplands; shattered quarries; burned-out cars.
Again, he's probably dead
APPARENTLY, Saddam Hussein wasn't dead after all. But now he may be. U.S. officials, acting quickly last night on a tip that the Iraqi dictator and his two sons were at a location in the fashionable Mansour district of Baghdad, launched a massive bombing assault in another attempt at instant "regime change."
Weather or not, time to tee it up
Tiger Woods goes for his third straight Master's title this week, marking the unofficial opening of the golf season. Check Philly.com's golf channel for coverage of the tournament and related protests, as well as local coverage and a golf course guide, instruction and tips, and more.