Jan 1st, 2009 · It's the first day of 2009, and Melissa Block has a preview of some events and trends expected for this year. Vic Fischer, who worked on Alaska's state constitution a half-century ago, talks with Block about the celebration of 50 years of statehood. Park ranger Helen McKenna Uff says it's going to be a big year at the Edgar Allan Poe Historical Site in Philadelphia as Poe fans celebrate the poet and writer's 200th birthday. Lynn Dornblaser of the global research firm Mintel shares her top five flavors for 2009: lavender, cactus, persimmon, masala and chimichurri. Finally, Nicholas Staddon of Monrovia Co. — a leading producer of plants in the U.S. — shares his garden pick for 2009. He says small is big this year: Look out for the Baby Pete Agapanthus.
Keywords: global · celebration · Melissa Block · birthday · research · Alaska · Writer · constitution · Preview · Philadelphia · 2009 · poet
Nov 14th, 2008 · An estimated 1 million spectators will flock to the National Mall on Jan. 20 for President-elect Obama's inauguration. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, of Washington, D.C., discusses the city's preparation for for the big event, and whether Obama's election will bring greater autonomy or even statehood for the nation's capital.
Keywords: national · city · spectators · president · Rep · Washington · D.C · capital · autonomy · Inauguration · preparation · Obama
May 8th, 2008 · Israel is commemorating the 60th anniversary of its creation according to the Hebrew calendar. In 1948, there were 650,000 people when the Jewish state was declared, and now there are more than 7 million Israelis.
Keywords: Israel · calendar · Creation · celebration · Jewish · anniversary · Hebrew · 1948 · israeli · statehood
Sep 23rd, 2007 · Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is at the U.N. promoting a plan for a peace conference to discuss Palestinian statehood. Rice has made the issue one of her priorities, but observers say she faces an uphill battle on many fronts.
Keywords: Palestinians · U.N · rice · israeli · statehood
Nov 25th, 2005 · Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas officially opens the Rafah border crossing from the Gaza Strip into Egypt. Beginning Saturday, Gaza residents will be able to have some freedom of movement abroad for the first time since 1967. The terminal's opening is seen as a move toward Palestinian statehood.
Keywords: Egyptian · freedom · Palestinians · residents · movement · Gaza · Mahmoud Abbas · Gaza Strip · terminal · 1967 · statehood · Rafah
Dec 1st, 2004 · Amos Oz's latest is A Tale Of Love And Darkness, a memoir of growing up in Jerusalem in the turbulent 1940s and '50s, when a war-torn Israel was achieving statehood. Oz's home life was as intense as the world outside. The book follows Oz through his mother's suicide to a growing interest in politics and writing.
Keywords: Israel · suicide · politics · world · memoir · Writer · writing · Jerusalem · 1940 · Oz · Amos · Amos Oz
