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BOYS BASKETBALL Saturday’s Results Carlisle 70, TC North 45 Cin. Christian 77, Miami Valley Chr. 60 Dayton Christian 66, Badin 52 Hamilton 48, Milford 35 Little Miami 41, Edgewood 33 Madison 65, Midd. Christian 37 Northwest 64, Talawanda 58 Ross 65, Mt. Healthy 59 Winton Woods 75, Middletown 61   ...

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Middletown guard Denarius Dean tries to drive past Winton Woods guard Devon Goodson during their game at Wade E. Miller Gym in Middletown Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013.

Middies vs Winton Woods

"This Is How You Lose Her" by Junot Diaz (Riverhead Books, 213 pages, $26.95)

6 of the best fiction titles from 2012

Another year of reading draws to a close, it is time to winnow the stacks to choose outstanding books from the past year. Here are my favorite fiction titles from 2012: “Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore” by Robin Sloan (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 288 pages, $25) My friend Steve has a ...

Fans of movies about the British superspy might appreciate “50 Years of James Bond.” Credit: Life Books.

Coffee-table books feed pop culture obsessions

If you’re stumped for a gift-giving idea, the solution may be found in the pop culture obsessions of those on your naughty or not list. Chances are there is a corresponding book on the market to feed their fascination. Fifty is such a nice, round number, and it is the ...

“My Ideal Bookshelf” reveals a peek into the personal libraries of more than 100 contemporary cultural figures. Credit: Little, Brown and Co.

Recommended books for the bibliophile on your holiday list

There’s no getting around it, tablets and e-readers are here to stay — at least until some new technology renders them obsolete. But most likely there will always be those book lovers among us who hold dear the weight of a hefty hardback book in their hands, who relish the ...

Willie Nelson’s new book, ‘Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die,’ essentially serves as an update to his 2002 release, ‘The Facts of Life and Other Dirty Jokes.’

If you know Willie, ‘Roll Me Up’ is fun but no revelation

“Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die,” the song, is a surprisingly spry sing-along from Willie Nelson, not the blunt — ha! — bit of ham you’d expect from a tune with such a name. It offers us crotchety country conservatives the best access to Snoop Dogg since ...

Area fighters boxing to benefit vets

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Traveling Wall leaves the Wright State University Nutter Center under escort by the Patriot Guard Riders motorcycle club while passing under crossed aerial ladders from Wright Patterson AFB and the City of Fairborn fire departments, the memorial wall will be on display at the Greene County Fairgrounds.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Traveling Wall leaves WSU

Pete Townshend of the legedary rock band, THE WHO, at a benefit concert at the House of Blues in Chicago, November 12, 1999. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect)

Who guitarist pens memoir

Pete Townshend, known for the rock opera Tommy and for smashing his guitar, has put pen to paper and has written his memoir. Take a look back at the rock legend's life.

Festival program cover.  Poster by Rafael Lopez.

2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival

The National Mall in Washington, DC was the home for all things books September 22-23, 2012. Authors, fans, and book lovers jammed the nation's front yard to celebrate reading. Popular authors like Patricia Cornwell and RL Stein mesmerized their fans with discussions about their books. Kids weren't left out of ...

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