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Christopher Bigsby explores the works and influences of ten contemporary American playwrights: John Guare (House of Blue Leaves), Tina Howe (Museum and Approaching Zanzibar), Pulitzer Prize and Tony award winner Tony Kushner (Angels in America), Emily Mann (Anulla: An Autobiography and Having Our Say), Richard Nelson (An American Comedy), Marsha Norman (The Secret Garden), David Rabe (In the Boom Boom Room), Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel (Desdemona: A Play about a Handkerchief), Wendy Wasserstein (The Sisters Rosenzweig), and Pulitzer Prize winner Lanford Wilson (Talley's Folly). Bigsby examines, in some detail, the developing careers of some of America's most fascinating and original dramatic talent. In addition to well-known works, Bigsby discusses some of the latest plays to reach the stage. This lively and accessible book, by one of the leading writers on American theatre, will be of interest to students, scholars and general theatre-goers alike.

The move for the first time gives the district an official policy on serving the gifted. But it doesn't make any major changes in how the program has been handled, said Emily Nelson, the district's director of special education and gifted programs. The new policy outlines the procedures and criteria for referrals and assessments for identifying intellectually gifted students in grades 2-8; academically gifted students in grades 9-12 and artistically gifted students in grades 9-12.

\"One of the reasons we like to do the PBS KIDS Share a Story is because it gets back to the importance of reading,\" said Sue Oxarart, director of marketing. It's an opportunity to encourage young children to read and instill in them the value of reading. We bring in guest readers and sometimes we bring in the DJs from our local radio station and they get to interact with a younger audience. Last year, we brought in a uniformed police officer and the kids were fascinated by seeing him sit in a bean bag chair and read to them.

Colour Photo: Mike Carroccetto, The Ottawa Citizen / A bylaw officer and a firefighter prepare to take a chilled Rottweiler to a veterinarian yesterday after it and its owners ventured into the Ottawa River at the end of Champlain Street in the Orleans area. When Ms. [Emily Nelson] turned around, the man and woman had sunk into the icy chest-deep water. Ms. Nelson called 911. Although paramedics and police arrived on the scene, the couple and the dog had already made it to shore.

She has found a more comfortable stance and her confidence continues to grow with every win. But there is still a challenge she has not been able to overcome -- teammate Maya Blazer. [Emily Nelson] has played against the first singles starter in challenge matches, without success. Nelson and her teammates play Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Miami Valley Doubles Tournament. Alter, Chaminade-Julienne, Fairmont and the host Rams will compete in the doubles-only tournament. Nelson and Blazer will partner up. - Division I: 1. Chaminade-Julienne; 2. Beavercreek; 3. Miamisburg; 4. Troy; 5. Centerville; 6. Vandalia Butler; 7. Springboro; 8. Fairmont; 9. Springfield North; 10. Carroll.

Tippecanoe 15, Indian Lake 0: Seth Stemen and Matt Bayshore each drove in three RBIs as Tipp pounded Indian Lake. Zach Marinelli went 4-4 for the Red Devils 5-1 (2-0). Belmont 14, Dayton Christian 3: Sha-da Wafer led the way with two doubles and three RBIs, Danielle Clouse added a double and two RBIs for the Bison (2-2).

[Emily Nelson]'s In my Green Tent with Trumpet is one of the more expressive and personal offerings among the senior artwork from around the state, chosen because they \"demonstrate the exceptional standard of visual art being achieved and taught in Queensland schools\". They thanked her with the gift of a scanner, which she used for her next animation: a series of paintings for a performance by Collusions at the Conservatorium of Music. \"It was a Nick Cave song about a drowned woman, but the music was beautiful and flowing so I created images of a woman swimming in the water in greens and blues.\" The Education Minister's Awards for Excellence in Art central exhibition until May 29. To organise a group visit, contact the Queensland Art Gallery on 3840 7255. The exhibition will tour 10 regional venues over the next 12 months

Fourth-graders shared haikus they had written, sang songs and played an excerpt from \"The Nutcracker Suite\" - \"The Whacky March\" - on recorders. Every second-grade class recited a poem about winter and either acted it out or displayed artwork illustrating the poem. The first- grade classes divided into groups and shared a song or poem about holiday celebrations around the world. Kindergarten students recited a poem about a snowman and then sang.

Kaitlin Mitchell tallied four goals and Kristen Kendall chipped in with a pair as the North Idaho Cardinals (1-1-2, 1-1-1) crushed Everett 12-0 in NWAACC play in Coeur d'Alene. Jason Wilkerson and Lonnie Williams each scored a pair of goals to lead the North Idaho Cardinals (4-0-2, 1-0-2) to a 13-0 romp over Everett in NWAACC action in Coeur d'Alene. Cody DeMers of Boulder, Mont., is the new leader in saddle bronc. DeMers scored an 84 riding Macintosh, four points better than first- day leader Scott Keogh of Didsbury, Alberta.

\"It has not been easy to build this tournament,\" [Emily Nelson] said. \"The teachers didn't think they'd have enough time to include chess into their schedule. A lot of them had to learn how to play chess and build that skill to the point where they were able to teach it to somebody else.\"