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This afternoon I attended a performance of "Saturn Returns," a new play by Noah Haidle presented at Lincoln Center Theater. The 4-actor (but 6-character) play stars Rosie Benton as the three women in the life of ... did a fine job, although I wonder whether the playwright intended the character of Loretta, the young wife, to be so shallow and self-centered as she is portrayed here. The most sympathetic character, in many ways, is Zephyr, despite her scheming with the happiness of her father. All ...

Last night I saw the production of "The Bacchae" by Euripedes, in the U.S. premiere of a new version by David Greig based on a literal translation by Ian Ruffell. The production was originated by the National Theatre of Scotland, in collaboration with the Lincoln Center Festival 2008. Alan Cumming stars as Dionysus, with Cal MacAninch as Pentheus, Ewan Hooper as Cadmus, John Bett as Tiresias, Pauloa Dionisotti as Agave, and three ...

I went to a performance of "Happiness," a new musical by John Weidman (book), Scott Frankel (music), and Michael Korie (lyrics) at Lincoln Center Theater this evening. Wow! This was one of the most satisfying theatrical experiences I've had in a long time. Run, don't walk, to get tickets..... One of the things that makes this so satisfying is the surprise nature of what happens over the course of the ...

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a crash that occured on southbound Highway 61 at Route K in Lincoln County, Missouri. On November 13, 2009 at about 6:25 p.m., a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix, driven by Tonya Morris, 27, was ... F-150, driven by Daniel Baller, 24, turned to cross the highway and was struck by Morris. Morris, of Elsberry, Missouri, was taken by Lincoln County Ambulance to Lincoln County Medical Center for treatment of moderate injuries. Baller, of Troy, Missouri was not injured.

... , in the sense of the neutral application of the rule of law to individuals in the public sphere, and increasingly centered around governance of individuals through their group and communal identifications: a reasonably apt description of ... the differences between political culture in America and Europe are considerable. Either way, we owe to Lincoln a definition of "sovereignty" that is unmatched for its economy of expression: a "political community, without a political superior." Finally, the ...

... case played a role in the later assassination trial. As described in the book by Chamlee [below]" The principal issue in the case centered on the invention of a special curved divider at the end of the cutter bar. W.P Wood [later Superintendent of the Old ... to the US Supreme Court. Details of the legal issues of the Military Commission which tried the assassins are presented in the book "Lincoln's Assassins: a complete account of their capture, trial, and punishment" written by Roy Z. Chamlee, Jr ...

The National Constitution Center welcomes back Harold Holzer, one of America's most eminent Lincoln scholars and winner of the Lincoln Prize, to discuss the four months between Lincoln's election and Inauguration when the president-elect made the most important decision of his coming presidency. In "Lincoln: President-Elect," the first book to concentrate on his public stance during these months, Holzer presents the momentous consequences when Abraham ...

The National Constitution Center welcomes back Harold Holzer, one of America's most eminent Lincoln scholars and winner of the Lincoln Prize, to discuss the four months between Lincoln's election and Inauguration when the president-elect made the most important decision of his coming presidency. In "Lincoln: President-Elect," the first book to concentrate on his public stance during these months, Holzer presents the momentous consequences when Abraham ...

... the statement issued by Dr. Robert S. Crausman, chief of Rhode Island's Center for Infectious Diseases: "We want to assure parents and students that we are not ... and has diarrhea should call their doctor for medical evaluation and treatment.'' Lincoln School Superintendent Georgia Fortunado said school staff is working with health officials on ... represents E. coli HUS victims and is doing some of its own investigation of the Lincoln Middle School E. coli outbreak. If you have information that could ...

... do not need to take any special precautions. Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the USDA are investigating foods at the camp as the likely source of this illness. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be assisting with this investigation. "Our first concern is the health and safety of our students and staff," said Lincoln School Superintendent Georgia Fortunado. "We are working collaboratively with the ...