Angelas Ashes

He Showed the World Through Teachers' Eyes: Thank You, Frank McCourt

Dan Brown | Posted 08.23.2009 | Media


Dan Brown

Occasionally, a teacher can cross over from the all-consuming teaching sphere to tell the tale to the masses. No one in recent memory did this more successfully than Frank McCourt.

Tell The Truth: You're a Real Storyteller

Richard Laermer | Posted 08.21.2009 | Media


Richard Laermer

The success of Angela's Ashes taught us that the most popular stories that seem to resonate with readers and spur new and positive changes are often the true ones.

Cronkite and McCourt: True to Their Craft

Carol Hoenig | Posted 08.19.2009 | Living


Carol Hoenig

Pundits all praise Cronkite for his journalistic accomplishments, as though they are unattainable today. And maybe they are, thanks to the corporate-owned media.

Frank McCourt Dead At 78

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 08.19.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — Frank McCourt, the beloved raconteur and former public school teacher who enjoyed post-retirement fame as the author of "Angela's Ash...