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Like McCartney’s music, not his theology Last Updated: 11:26 AM 03/12/10 - I brought home from the public library the CD “Ecce Cor Meum,” Paul McCartney’s 2006 choral work completed after the death of his wife Linda to breast cancer. It is a beautiful composition, unlike anything McCartney has produced, complete with orchestra and children’s choir, conveying deep feeling and inspiration. 0 Comments (Full Story)
	With Grace there's Glorie 0 Comments Last Updated: 11:08 AM 03/12/10 - Two women with disparate backgrounds find mutual healing and humor as they get to know each other in Theatre Albany’s coming production. (Full Story)
	Lost shoe a well-heeled mystery 0 Comments Last Updated: 11:10 AM 03/12/10 - It’s been there for a few weeks — three, at least — right there on the Nottingham exit as you get off the bypass, just past the big green sign that tells you how far it is to the gas station and that it’s 0.8 more miles to Waffle House. (Full Story)
	Folktales relate luck o’ the Irish 0 Comments Last Updated: 4:01 PM 03/11/10 - I love St. Patrick’s Day, although I don’t have a drop of Irish blood in me. Partly it’s the shamrocks, the Celtic music and the color green that appeal to me, but mostly I am drawn to the Irish folktales. (Full Story)
	Dinner chat runs south 0 Comments Last Updated: 2:35 PM 03/10/10 - A few months ago when Poet, the free-lance wanderer that he is, found himself passing through my neck of the South, he called up, then turned up at my front door then plopped down in my guest room for a few days. (Full Story)
	Swiss law barks up wrong tree 0 Comments Last Updated: 2:30 PM 03/10/10 - According to the Wall Street Journal, Switzerland voted on whether or not to allow animals to have “publicly paid for public defenders” on Sunday. (Full Story)
	"Hurt Locker" top picture of 2009 Last Updated: 12:35 AM 03/08/10 - The Iraq War drama "The Hurt Locker" won best picture and five other prizes Sunday at the Academy Awards, its haul including best director for Kathryn Bigelow. Sandra Bullock won best actress for "Blind Side," and Jeff Bridges won top actor for "Crazy Heart." (Full Story)
	Oscar winners Last Updated: 12:25 AM 03/08/10 - Listing of Oscar winners Sunday night. (Full Story)
	Arts face lean times 0 Comments Last Updated: 12:22 AM 03/07/10 - As the arts struggle nationwide, the Albany Symphony Orchestra has found its 46th season to be one of its most difficult. (Full Story)
	Ivers' eyes are smiling 0 Comments Last Updated: 12:23 AM 03/07/10 - High-energy entertainment that combines music, song, dance and video with a decidedly Irish accent is coming to Albany Thursday with Eileen Ivers’ “Beyond the Bog Road” show. - Jim Hendricks, editor (Full Story)
	LookingBack Mar. 7 0 Comments Last Updated: 3:36 PM 03/05/10 - Each week Albany Herald researcher Mary Braswell looks for interesting events, places and people from the past. You can contact her at (229) 888-9371 or mary.braswell@albanyherald.com. (Full Story)
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