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The Strand Theater Company continues its first annual Second Saturday Reading Series with One Glitz Wish by Maryland native Kristin Harrison. The series is FREE and open to the public. Audience members are encouraged to provide feedback to the playwright after the performance. This months play takes place on Saturday, January 14 at 7pm. One [...]

Reading the coveragehellip; Houston Texans Jacoby Jones is a prodigal son of a gun, says Richard Justice. (Great headline, Chronicle editors.) Dorin Dickersons growth was helped by offseason work with Larry Fitzgerald. Says Dale Robertson: Maybe everyone having to keep their distance for the last six months will prove to be a positive. You couldnt [...]

It’s probably safe to say that most people on Capitol Hill weren’t spending much time leisure reading during the past few weeks as they tried to pull the nation from the brink of default, but that doesn’t mean these lawmakers don’t have favorite books. Like most high schoolers, many lawmakers had to do summer reading [...]

It’s probably safe to say that most people on Capitol Hill weren’t spending much time leisure reading during the past few weeks as they tried to pull the nation from the brink of default, but that doesn’t mean these lawmakers don’t have favorite books. Like most high schoolers, many lawmakers had to do summer reading [...]

The family of a teenager from Hampshire who was stabbed on holiday in Greece will be guests of Reading FC at the clubs first match of the season. Former England football mascot Robert Sebbage, a Reading season ticket holder, was on holiday in Zakynthos with friends when he was attacked. A taxi driver, 21, has [...]

Your afternoon reading: The future politician did not distinguish himself much in the classroom. While he later became a student leader, he had to get out of academic probation to do so. He rarely earned anything above a C in his courses earning a C in US History, a D in Shakespeare, and a D [...]

Your afternoon reading: The future politician did not distinguish himself much in the classroom. While he later became a student leader, he had to get out of academic probation to do so. He rarely earned anything above a C in his courses earning a C in US History, a D in Shakespeare, and a D [...]

Events atthe museumfor families Moneyville The exhibition that uses the familiar and fascinating subject of money to build math skills and promote economic literacy opens Oct. 1. Flying Hunters – A Wild Nature Program with Jack Hubley Naturalist Jack Hubley will bring his birds of prey for a family demonstration Oct. 28. Family Fun-days On [...]

Country singer Taylor Swift has been taking in some American history after reading a 900-page book about the American political family The Kennedys.