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Spelling with Van Morrison and John Lee Hooker

"G-l-o-r-i-a is how you spell classic rock," writes Eamonn Fitzgerald.

The Twenty Years' War is (almost) over

Barack Obama said: "The American combat mission in Iraq has ended" -- seven years after George W. Bush said the same thing. Mike Pilewski comments.

How to tell a story

Eamonn Fitzgerald writes: "Telling a story is not as easy as it sounds."

A teddy bear remains caught in a fence after the floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina receded. Photo: Jan Stuermann

Katrina washed away the teddy bear

Hurricane Katrina formed over the Bahamas on 23 August 2005. On the morning of Monday, 29 August, it made landfall along the Gulf coast, causing destruction from Florida to Texas. But it was the city of New Orleans that suffered most.

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Airport rides

How much fun can you have at the airport?

Golfing with Goldfinger

"Sean Connery is still playing golf at 80"

Surprise! Your behavior is on record

Mike Pilewski describes how employers in the U.S. are looking at bank and police records kept on people looking for jobs.

"Yu Ming is ainm dom"

"Today, 300,000 people speak Irish daily"

A student practices the saxophone in the Oakland School for the Arts. Photo: Jan Stuermann

Sax at school

A student practices the saxophone in the Oakland School for the Arts in California. The saxophone is also known as the "sax" and saxophone players are called "saxophonists". The instrument is associated with jazz and early rock and roll.

Sleeping cat lies

"If that metaphorical dog is asleep, leave it alone"

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