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...with the kid. I hearted Horton, laughing at the funny parts, welling up at the inspirational bits. For the story concocted in 1954 by children's author Ted Geisel has more than a few messages, all of which resound 54 years later. The book is about belief in what you can't see, fidelity to a cause that others think is ridiculous, and community service to reach an improbable goal. We're all in this together, Seuss says; everyone's important. Or, as Horton puts it: "A person's a person, no matter how small...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Horton Hears a Who!: Rated G for Glorious | 3/13/2008 | See Source »

...model has already made a difference for Bent and the tens of thousands of African families using his solar-powered light. The company recently passed $1 million in sales, and Bent expects to expand his line, adding a solar-powered UV water-filtration system. "I know that somewhere some kid is using my light, and that's a cool feeling," says Bent. "I want to take it all the way." In the new wikiworld, he can count on lots of help...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Many People Does It Take to Make a New Light Bulb? | 3/10/2008 | See Source »

...great, definitely the race of the weekend for us,” co-captain Brian Holmquest said. “He bided his time in the pack, stayed at a consistent pace and with 200 to go he made a move on the turn. But the kid from Stony Brook [sophomore Tim Hodge] nipped him at the line.” Chenoweth’s finish ranked second among true freshmen in the nation and third among freshman overall and gives him a provisional qualification for NCAAs. His time falls just seven seconds behind Harvard’s school record...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rookie Leads Way In Solid Weekend | 3/10/2008 | See Source »

...category of the race traitor: the African-American who went to Harvard, sang Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” with the Kroks, and turned his back on black culture.The same category doesn’t really exist within the white community. A white kid wearing a G-Unit t-shirt may get snickered at on the street, but he’s still white. The fact that hip-hop (and, by extension, mainstream black culture) is embraced by non-black Americans has become undeniable. Hip-hop, then, is not dead, as rapper Nas recently...

Author: By Ruben L. Davis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Muddying the Lily-White Waters of Modern Rock | 3/7/2008 | See Source »

...think of anything that would more prove that the American dream was alive and well than if the folks from Iowa can give this kid from Arkansas a chance to lead this country," he told a crowd in Coralville at one event. "You will restore the faith of a lot of people in this country that you can't buy the White House, that you got to earn it the old-fashioned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Huckabee's Improbable Insurgency | 3/6/2008 | See Source »

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