Word: akron
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BORN. To Chrissie Hynde, 31, Akron-born lead singer-songwriter and only non-English member of the bestselling new wave rock group the Pretenders, and Ray Da vies, 38, lead singer-songwriter and clown prince of the Kinks, one of rock's most durable quintets; the unmarried couple's first child, a daughter; in London...
...Chicago at the beginning of the century was every bit as accurate for the rest of the Midwest. With its raw energy and perpetual motion, the nation's heartland was synonymous with prosperous cities. Over the years, Chicago became identified with hogs, Toledo with glass, Detroit with automobiles, Akron with rubber. Youngstown with steel, Peoria with Caterpillar tractors.Today, however, in the cities that once were flagships of the region, unemployment has risen higher than in any other area of the U.S. Hit first and hardest by the recession, the Midwest may be the last region in the country...
Michael S. Lofgren Akron, Ohio...
...John Earth once called Updike "a strangely irrelevant writer." Updike later took gentle but effective revenge. At the end of Bech: A Book, a mock bibliography lists critical works on the imaginary author, including "Fiedler, Leslie, 'Travel Light: Synopsis and Analysis,' E-Z Outlines, No. 403 (Akron, O.: Hand-E Student Aids...
...From Akron and Columbus and Fort Wayne they come, heading down the West Virginia Turnpike to Myrtle Beach and the sun, driving all hours of the day and night. In Beckley, they get regular and unleaded at one of those big service stations that dot the interstates. And for the past two summers, Klingensmith has passed up internships and fellowships and the high-paying jobs held down by his peers, and instead squeegeed windshields and checked oil by the side of the freeway. "Every summer when I go home I make a point of getting an ordinary job." Working...