CHAPTER I. MISS POLLY
Miss Polly Harrington entered her kitchen a little
hurriedly this June morning. Miss Polly did not
usually make hurried movements; she specially prided
herself on her repos...
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Eleanor H. Porter, writer of popular novels and short stories, is remembered today chiefly for one book, her best-seller Pollyanna (1913). She was born Eleanor Hodgman in Littleton, New Hampshire, whe...
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It's been one year since the off-campus party where an exotic dancer claimed to have been sexually assaulted by Duke lacrosse players. Rape charges were dropped against Reade Seligmann, Collin Finn...
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Leadership: It's pathetic when a major political party holds a pajama party to publicize its desire to surrender during a war. But it's even worse when such shenanigans drown out a vital message fr...
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Economy: We've been quite bullish on U.S. economic prospects, and still are. But we're not Pollyannas. All it takes is one mistake and the economy can tank. Hopefully, the Fed agrees. If not, we're...
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Economy: In slashing its funds rate by a full half percentage point, the Fed did more than just give wobbly markets a boost. It also gave the economy a shot in the arm that -- who knows? -- might h...
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Fred Thompson _ actor, ex-senator, former lobbyist and Republican presidential aspirant _ appealed to fellow Southerners with his conservative pitch Wednesday and belittled foolishness in Washingto...
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Bergen, Norway (dpa) - It's the rare deviant Norwegian who doesn't
yearn to play house in the mountains at Easter.
This may be an atavistic longing to experience the...
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Leadership: Despite intense political pressure to buckle or fold on Iraq, President Bush has stayed admirably steadfast on winning the war on terror. We only wish we could say the same for others i...
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When it comes to the Bush administration's strategy in Iraq, the Republican presidential candidates all seem to be auditioning for the lead in a remake of "Pollyanna." In their eyes, it has been th...
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Boo-hoo! The end of summer. The sinking feeling that occurs at this time of year is like a magnified version of those Sunday-night going-back-to-school-tomorrow blues. This year, your post-summer f...
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B oo- hoo! The end of summer. The sinking feeling that occurs at this time of year is like a magnified version of those Sunday-night going-back-to-school-tomorrow blues. This year, your post-summer...
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Pollyanna
Eleanor H(odgman) Porter
Duke president reflects on past year
