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What's PlayingBazaarsNov. 21
St. Stanislaus School benefit, 9 to 4 in Kolbe Hall, Adams. Bake sale, snack bar, games, Chinese auctions, money raffle, crafts, and pierogi.
Blackinton Union Church, 1373 Massachusetts Ave., North Adams; 10 to 2. Crafts table, bake sale, Chinese auction, the Christmas table, and kid's grab bag. Lunch $4, $2 kids.
First Congregational Church, North Adams, 9-2.
Nov. 28
Becket Federated Church, Route 8, holiday bazaar from 9-3. Lunch, crafts, baked goods, holiday and other items. Information: Mary Peltier, Parish House, 413-623-5217.
Dec. 5
Holiday Fair at First Congregational Church, 25 Park Place, Lee, from 10 to 3; handcrafted items, raffles, children's shop, bake sale, cut Christmas trees and lunch from 11 to 1. Includes angel-themed goods from SERRV. Information, 413-243-1033 or www.ucc-lee.org.
Dec. 12-13
North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Information: Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.
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Journalist Bob Woodward To Speak At MCLA09:27AM / Monday, September 22, 2008
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NORTH ADAMS – In celebration of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts’ new Political Science and Public Policy major, the college has announced that award-winning journalist and author Bob Woodward will deliver its first Public Policy Lecture on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. in the Church Street Center.
The event is free and open to the public, and is made possible through a grant from the Ruth Proud Charitable Trust.
Woodward has worked for The Washington Post since 1971 and is the recipient of nearly every major American journalism award. The Pulitzer Prize was given to the Post in 1973 for the reporting of Woodward and Carl Bernstein on the Watergate scandal. In addition, Woodward was the main reporter for the Post’s articles that won the National Affairs Pulitzer Prize in 2002. The Weekly Standard called Woodward “the best pure reporter of his generation, perhaps ever.”
In 2003, Albert Hunt of The Wall Street Journal called Woodward “the most celebrated journalist of our age.” In 2004, Bob Schieffer of CBS News said, “Woodward has established himself as the best reporter of our time. He may be the best reporter of all time.” Woodward has co-authored or authored 11 number-one national best-selling non-fiction books – more than any contemporary American writer.
They are:
“All the President’s Men” (1974) and “The Final Days” (1976), both Watergate books, co-authored with Bernstein
“The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court” (1979), coauthored with Scott Armstrong
“Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi” (1984)
“Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981-1987” (1987)
“The Commanders” (1991) on the first Bush administration and the Gulf War
“The Agenda: Inside the Clinton White House” (1994)
“Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate” (1999)
“Bush at War” (2002)
“Plan of Attack” (2004)
“State of Denial” (2006)
Woodward’s other three books, “The Choice” (1996) on the presidential election, “Maestro: Greenspan’s Fed and the American Boom” (2000), and “The Secret Man” (2005) on Watergate’s Deep Throat were national bestsellers for months.
His most recent book, “The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008,” was released on Sept. 8. Newsweek Magazine has excerpted six of Woodward’s books in headline-making cover stories; 60 Minutes has done pieces on six of his books; three of his books have been made into movies.Woodward was born March 26, 1943 in Illinois. He graduated from Yale University in 1965 and served five years as a communications officer in the U.S. Navy before beginning his journalism career at the Montgomery County (Maryland) Sentinel, where he was a reporter for one year before joining the Post.According to Robert Bence, MCLA political science professor, the region offers many advantages for students interested in public policy, including the revitalization of North Adams and similar public/private collaborations in other parts of Berkshire County.
“In this program, students will have a chance to apply their classroom knowledge and skills through internships and real-life applications,” Bence said. “We’ve been looking at a political science major for a long time, but we decided we wanted to provide a unique offering and one that provides a vocational focus. We also believe that adding public policy to political science gives it a unique academic focus.”
Bence expects students in this new Bachelor of Arts degree program will network with officials in government agencies, those in the private sector who create and implement policy, as well as with court officials and elected leaders involved in policy creation and evaluation. Although the Public Policy Lecture with Bob Woodward is free, tickets will be required for this event, and will be available online. For more information, go to www.mcla.edu/upcoming. |
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