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Interview: Visionary Entertainer Josh Charles

2morrowknight | Posted 11.25.2009 | Entertainment

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2morrowknight

"When you write a song, you never know how it will evolve," Charles said. "I've been approached by people who are recovering from cancer and they have shared stories with me of how 'Healing Time' has helped them."

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Obama Salutes Walter Cronkite At Memorial Service

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Bill Clinton, Broadcast News, TV News, Cronkite Memorial, Jimmy Buffet, Obama, Cbs, Cronkite, New York, Clinton, Television, Walter Cronkite, Marsalis, Tv, Obama Speech, Wynton Marsalis, Media News

NEW YORK — By all accounts, Walter Cronkite would have loved the war stories swapped and memories rekindled at his memorial service. All that wa...

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CDs: Willie Nelson's New American Classic

Michael Giltz | Posted 09.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jazz, Norah Jones, Vocals, Blue Note, Diana Krall, Standards, Blues, Music, Stardust, Willie Nelson, Wynton Marsalis, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Some of my favorite albums of all time were recorded by artists well past their prime. Willie Nelson's American Classic can be added to the list.

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Part I - Why Arts Education is a Matter of Social Justice and Why it will Save the World

Lucia Brawley | Posted 05.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Department of Education, Arne Duncan, Children, Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Wynton Marsalis, Barack Obama, Arts Education, Politics News
Lucia Brawley

Inspired by countless examples of the vital importance of the arts in shaping young lives, I have made my way into rooms with some of the country's foremost arts educators and arts education advocates.

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Download A Song, Help Build A Home In New Orleans

Sal Nunziato | Posted 02.05.2009 | Living

Read More: The Meters, New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, Wynton Marsalis, Dr. John, Brad Pitt's 'Make It Right' Project, Lower Ninth Ward, Living News
Sal Nunziato

100% of "Healing Time" will be donated to the Make It Right Foundation which helps build green, sustainable homes in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans- one of cities hardest hit areas.

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