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Comic Books Grow in Popularity as Superheroes Hit the Big Screen

Thursday, July 12, 2012 – 18:58 EL PASO — as superheroes flex their muscles at the box office… the popularity of comic books returns with "a-vengeance." "The movies kind of bring people back to 'I want to read a Batman comic or I want to read a Spiderman comic' and they come in looking for [...]

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Radnor’s children’s librarian retires after nearly 42 years

“Even during her retirement party on Sunday afternoon, Dorothy Carlson could not help doing what she loves best: being a children’s librarian.A brother and sister came up to her in the children’s section and her first reaction was to kneel down to their height and entertain them with Hope, a two-toed sloth hand puppet, in [...]

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Free Summer Activities: A.C. Moore Announces Make & Take Program For Kids, Wednesdays June 27 – August 15

BERLIN, N.J., June 13, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Moms, dads, caregivers and babysitters can all mark their calendars for Wednesdays this summer as A.C. Moore reveals their summer lineup for free craft projects for kids ages 4 and up. Every Wednesday, June 27 through August 15, from 1 p.m.- 3 p.m., 139* A.C. Moore stores [...]

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New apps help autistic children

While many people use smartphone applications every day for everything from simply flash games to making credit card purchases, Dr. David F. Cihak is using them to help educate children with autism.Cihak appeared at the UT Science Forum on Friday to discuss how simple apps that can be used by anybody can greatly benefit the [...]

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