Statue of Helen Keller to Be Installed in Capitol Oct 8, 2009
WASHINGTON -- Alabama is updating its historical presence in the U.S. Capitol, swapping out a statue of a rather unknown former congressman for a new bronze likeness of Helen Keller ... "This is not to diminish Mr. Curry at all, but I think Helen Keller probably is as recognizable nationally and internationally as anyone who has been born and raised in Alabama," said Gov. Bob Riley, a former congressman who came up with the idea for the change. (Newsmax)
Helen Keller Statue Heralds New Era Oct 7, 2009
By Roll Call Staff Oct. 7, 2009, 12 a.m.. When Alabama Gov. Bob Riley (R) gave Capitol tours during his days as a Congressman, constituents were often puzzled when they arrived at the statue of former Rep. (Roll Call)
Governor To Travel To Washington Oct 6, 2009
Montgomery, AL (WSFA) - The U.S. Capitol will soon house a statue of Alabama native Helen Keller. The Governor and First Lady will leave Tuesday for the unveiling. (WSJA.com, AL)
Carney plays teacher Annie Sullivan Oct. 20 at Holbrook library Oct 1, 2009
Actress Kate Carney will bring her living history portrayal of Helen Keller s teacher Annie Sullivan, the title character in the play and Oscar-winning film The Miracle Worker, to the Holbrook Public Library on Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. ... When Helen Keller was six years old, Sullivan was her governess, and she began to teach Keller sign language by signing into her palm. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
Pop-Up book workshop on Oct. 13 Oct 1, 2009
Annie maintains that she s no miracle worker; saying that she had to tame blind and deaf Helen Keller before the unruly child could even begin to learn ... Helen Keller grew up to become the most admired American woman of her day, giving courage and hope to blind and deaf people everywhere. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
'Patty Duke' DVD Twice As Memorable For Namesake Star Oct 1, 2009
"The Patty Duke Show" marked an acting departure for the already acclaimed actress -- who won raves on Broadway playing Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker" in 1959 before reprising the role for the 1962 film version, which earned her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress -- in that she was going from serious drama to the zany world of sitcoms. "Certainly, each time you move into a different venue, your built-in system has to adjust," explained Pearce, who is currently starring in the San... (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Hey Kids, Be Respectful While Playing Disrespectful Songs Sep 30, 2009
3 includes the f-word as an adjective, as well as a scathing reference to Helen Keller and her deaf/mute disability ... Instead, Mr. Llewellyn and his staff choreographed an elaborate, nine-minute half-time show featuring precision marching, hip dance moves, and even a vocal rendition of the offensive Helen Keller chorus ... Shush girl, shut your lips,Do the Helen Keller and talk with your hips. (Townhall.com)
Dead serious about fun music Sep 26, 2009
In recent years, they've been inciting sweaty young fans to throw faux gang signs and sing along to lines like "Shush, girl, shut your lips/Do the Helen Keller and talk with your hips.". Their single "Don't Trust Me" went platinum and cracked the top 10. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Nisswa honor bestowed on Ted Schaefer Sep 26, 2009
He has received two of the highest honors within the Lions Club, the Helen Keller and Melvin Jones awards. He's also served on the board of directors for the Nisswa Chamber and Ski Gull, where he taught skiing lessons for about 12 years. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Opp's Lew Childre kept Alabama at heart (3) Sep 14, 2009
Opp's Lew Childre kept Alabama at heart. Published: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 12:06 PM CDT Lew Childre was a famous musical artist from the 1920s until the 1950s. (Atmore Advance, AL)
Full Story » Sep 5, 2009
Portuguese award goes to Helen Keller nonprofit - Yahoo ... Portuguese award goes to Helen Keller nonprofit ... Helen Keller International. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Best Guard Dog Sep 4, 2009
It arrived in America when Helen Keller brought one home from Japan in 1937. The Akita is bold, courageous, and good-natured. (Suite101.com)
Memorial marker: 1,400-pound stone to honor plane crash victims (28) Aug 19, 2009
It also includes a quote from Helen Keller, "What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes a part of us." Brophy said he was honored to make this memorial because he was deeply affected by the crash. "It's going to be there forever," he said. (Montana Standard, MT)
States shelving US Capitol statues for new models Aug 14, 2009
But now, he's being replaced by a bronze likeness of Helen Keller. Kansas and California have traded lesser-known natives for former Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan, respectively. (Anchorage Daily News)
Trading-in Capitol statues Aug 14, 2009
Who's in: Helen Keller, advocate for the rights of people with disabilities. Will be unveiled Oct 7. (Anchorage Daily News)
Niger: Aid Doubts Grow Ahead of Referendum Aug 4, 2009
Listed health funding sources included the UN Children's Fund, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Helen Keller International and the World Health Organization. A scheduled radio campaign to broadcast 100 public health messages in the country's far-east Diffa region at a cost of $2. (allAfrica.com)
From grief comes giving Jul 29, 2009
Searching for words that might give his family comfort after Lex died, Michael found just one passage that made sense, by Helen Keller. So long as you can sweeten another s pain, life is not in vain, she wrote. (Boston Globe)
Q. Are there any accurate figures as to how many Canadians come into the United States for medical service? Jul 25, 2009
She was 16 when she won an Oscar for her portrayal of Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker. Lori Johnston wrote this column. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Bending over backwards Jul 16, 2009
Associate Editor M. Veera Pandiyan thinks this observation from Helen Keller is apt: There is one thing worse than not being able to see; being able to see and having no vision. Most Viewed. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
On the verge: 3OH!3's party line is busting out of its area code Jul 15, 2009
3's breakout hit, Don't Trust Me, has a couplet that's hard to forget: "Shhuush, girl, shut your lips/Do the Helen Keller and talk with your hips." Such memorable, if crass, imagery has made the single from the Boulder, Colo ... See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil: The Helen Keller line apparently hasn't generated the controversy you might expect ... "I obviously know who Helen Keller is. I know the history behind it and the depth behind it. At the same time, within the context of the song,... (USA Today -- Life)
The Bookworm: ‘Miracle Worker’ Sullivan was more than a famous teacher Jul 5, 2009
Much has been written about the little savage Helen Keller was when Sullivan arrived in Alabama, and Helen herself (as well as many biographers) took up the story after the famous W-A-T-E-R lesson ... And although she fought fiercely for rights on behalf of Helen Keller, Sullivan wasn t always just Keller s teacher ... Exhaustively researched and not always complimentary, Beyond the Miracle Worker goes way beyond all the stuff you read in school about the complicated, headstrong woman who gave... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
• COLUMN: An evening with the first lady of hope Jul 3, 2009
Helen Keller - the deaf and blind author, political activist and lecturer and the subject of the Broadway play and Hollywood movie, "The Miracle Worker" - came to town to deliver a lecture at the Tabernacle. The choir was also to sing. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for June 27 Jun 27, 2009
SATURDAY, JUNE 27: HELEN KELLER ... Today marks the birthday in 1880 of one of the most remarkable of American women - Helen Keller. (PR Newswire)
Jack Krage: Noon Lions broom sale a huge success Jun 22, 2009
Helen Keller challenged the Lions to be the Knights of the Blind, and we are proud to continue the mission. Please keep in mind that we sell brooms all year long; if you need a broom, please call Jack Krage at (507) 458-6315. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Remsen grads celebrate achievement Jun 22, 2009
They quoted Tolstoy, Helen Keller and each other. They compared themselves to clay, ready to be molded, and to eggs, unable to go forward in their present state and required to hatch and move on. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Can Hamilton comic Bo Burnham break out and grow up at the same time? Jun 21, 2009
There was a time when there was nothing funnier for him than sitting in the cafeteria and coming up with new Helen Keller jokes ... And there, onstage, he continues our conversation and talks for a bit about how he s getting bored with his act, how he hates himself for doing Helen Keller jokes. (Boston Globe)
'Morning Glory' features recipes from Martha's Vineyard farm and chefs Jun 21, 2009
Teacher s tale Helen Keller s life story is extraordinary, but so is the rise of her teacher, Anne Sullivan Macy, as chronicled in Kim E. Nielsen s new biography, Beyond the Miracle Worker (Beacon). Macy, who was nearly blind, lived in a Tewksbury poorhouse after her parents died. (Boston Globe)
YESTERYEARS FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009 Jun 3, 2009
Helen Keller, who triumphed over blindness and deafness to devote her life to helping those less fortunate than myself, died yesterday at her home here. She would have been 88 on June 27. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
It's time to stop calling spelling bees sports May 29, 2009
Matt Hickman wrote on May 28, 2009 11:24 AM:" Joe,It's not just ESPN. These are only called sports for the sake of irony.Irony is now like a Frankenstein loose on the streets. If something isn't done soon, irony, which is a beautiful thing, will descend into crass sarcasm, a very ugly thing. The last time we faced a crisis like this we wound up with Helen Keller jokes. This is very serious business. ". Joe McDermott - Baghdad Iraq wrote on May 28, 2009 3:27 AM:" Who is categorizing such nonsense... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF: Measuring hidden costs of hunger May 29, 2009
"That image of a starving child in a famine doesn't represent the magnitude of the problem," said Shawn Baker of Helen Keller International, a New York-based aid group working in this area ... Helen Keller International is helping Guinea's leading flour mill fortify its products with iron, folic acid and vitamin B. We visited the mill, and managers said that the fortification costs virtually nothing -- a tiny fraction of a penny per loaf of bread -- yet it will reduce anemia, maternal mortality... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Northern Alabama May 19, 2009
Other North Alabama attractions: Helen Keller s Birthplace and Home 300 W.N. Commons, Tuscumbia, AL 35674; 1-888-329-2124; www. helenkellerbirthplace. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Gisele's secret to happiness May 8, 2009
Merchant took a tour of the school earlier in the day and said it was a treat to walk the same hallways as her heroine Helen Keller ... "I saw a poem she wrote when she was 12 or 13, and the globe she used to learn geography. . . . I studied Helen Keller in the third grade and have never been the same since." Merchant, who was supposed to perform at last year's gala but got sidelined by strep, may be back in Boston soon. (Boston Globe)
Celebrity Apprentice recap: Chicken of the see ya, Clint May 5, 2009
So Joan said shell do it the Helen Keller way. . (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Australian eye specialist to be honoured Apr 29, 2009
A Melbourne-based professor who has spent years working to improve the vision of indigenous people will be the first Australian to receive the Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research ... The award will be presented by Helen Keller's great-grand niece at a ceremony on May 5 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida ... He also revealed he'd met Helen Keller, the acclaimed US author and activist who was also deaf and blind, when she visited Australia in the late 1940s. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Lions Club Eyeglasses Program Touches Many Apr 28, 2009
Helen Keller and her teacher and companion Annie Sullivan asked to address the 1925 Lions Club International Convention in Cedar Point, Ohio. Already world famous as a deaf-blind author, the 45-year-old Keller urged the new service organization to take up the cause of the blind and deaf. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
How Abe, Elvis, and other luminaries really got educated Apr 19, 2009
After clearing the area of Tecumseh's Indian Federation, Andrew Jackson owned hundreds of acres in the Alabama region that Helen Keller would later call home ... Likewise, Helen Keller's introduction to literature - "The Swiss Family Robinson," "Little Women" - would become "my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised.". (Boston Globe)
Book buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing Apr 16, 2009
Like Malcolm X, Benjamin Franklin and Helen Keller, Miley Cyrus, 16, has written her autobiography. Released March 3, Miles to Go jumps from No. 105 to No. 43, its highest spot on the list. (USA Today -- Life)
County adds security measuresMeasures will include buzzer system at Government Center Apr 14, 2009
You quote Helen Keller, I quote an unknown author. Peace is that brief, glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Hingham mom to run marathon blindfolded Apr 14, 2009
It is also the institute made famous by one of its students, Helen Keller, and her teacher, Ann Sullivan. This is his second year there, Nordin said. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Bo Burnham plays to the crowd at Wilbur Theatre Apr 13, 2009
After his not-quite hourlong set, girls lined up in the lobby to meet him - apparently they don't mind that he holds up Helen Keller as his perfect woman because she couldn't talk. Or maybe they fell for his line at the end of the sex-themed "High School Party": "None of that happened because I wasn't invited." Oh, poor Bo: Is this why you're so bitter. (Boston Globe)
Obituaries March 31, 2009 Apr 4, 2009
- John William Mobley, 80, died Sunday, March 29, 2009, at the Helen Keller Hospital. He was born June 29, 1928, in Vina, Ala. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Mid-valley people who left their mark on the world Apr 3, 2009
In 2006, that foundation presented him with the Helen Keller Achievement Award. Newcomb and his family also donated 1. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Smith & Wesson lessons for GM Apr 2, 2009
The man is a marketing Helen Keller. Tomhere. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Introducing a new Morrible - Patty Duke Mar 24, 2009
She broke into the big time as Helen Keller in the original 1959 Broadway production of "The Miracle Worker," becoming the youngest person (at the time) to receive an Oscar in a regular acting category when she reprised the role in the 1962 movie (she received an Emmy for the 1979 TV remake, in which she played the Annie Sullivan role originated by Anne Bancroft). Seven years ago, she returned to Broadway as Aunt Eller in a major revival of "Oklahoma.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
* Taiwan gives US$265,000 donation to charity group Mar 22, 2009
Taiwan donated US$265,000 to New York-based Helen Keller International on Thursday to help finance a trachoma prevention project that the foundation launched in Africa. Taiwans representative in New York, Kenneth Liao (), made the donation on behalf of the government to Helen Keller International president Kathy Spahn at a ceremony at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York ... Since 2004, Helen Keller International has carried out projects in Burkina Faso in collaboration... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
A stumbling explorer starts a movement Mar 22, 2009
Mortenson must be one of the most unlikely spokespeople for a social movement since Helen Keller campaigned for women's suffrage. He is, by his own admission, chronically disorganized and awkward in front of crowds, and his manner of speaking bounces between a rush of facts and stumbling discursions. (Globe and Mail)
Academics not essential to be entrepreneur Mar 20, 2009
Blind and deaf American educator Helen Keller is credited with saying that college isnt the place to go for ideas. Many in India would agree. (India Times)
Tant: Despite GOP cries, Obama no socialist Mar 14, 2009
They will continue to ignore the historical fact that such American socialists as Eugene Debs, Helen Keller and Mother Jones struggled to make this nation live up to the words of its pledge of allegiance, written by socialist and Baptist minister Francis Bellamy: "One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.". Ed Tant has been an Athens writer since 1974. (Athens Banner-Herald)
One of the best fantasies ever made Mar 13, 2009
Also out: Patty Duke played teacher Annie Sullivan in the 1979 made-for-TV version of The Miracle Worker, after having played Helen Keller to Anne Bancroft's Sullivan in the 1962 movie. The remake is now on DVD; Melissa Gilbert plays Helen. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Congress OKs $410B spending bill Mar 12, 2009
2 million for Helen Keller International so the nonprofit can provide eyeglasses to students with poor vision. At the same time, the measure chips away at several leftover Bush administration policies. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
ObamaOKs$410 billion spending bill Mar 12, 2009
2 million for Helen Keller International so the nonprofit can provide eyeglasses to students with poor vision. Most of the government has been running on a stopgap funding bill set to expire at midnight Wednesday. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Congress passes huge spending bill Mar 11, 2009
2 million for Helen Keller International so the nonprofit can provide eyeglasses to students with poor vision. Click for related content. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
Spending bill approved Mar 11, 2009
2 million for Helen Keller International so the nonprofit can provide eyeglasses to students with poor vision. There's also dozens of projects awarding state and local governments money for police equipment and to combat methamphetamine. (USA Today)
Chimp Victim "Not Recognizable" To Family Mar 6, 2009
Your thoughts and prayers may be all you can offer but I'm reminded of a quote by Helen Keller. I am only one, but still I am one. (CBS News)
Abuse victims gather to heal Mar 5, 2009
Lorah shared a quote by Helen Keller to help set the tone for the evening. "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also filled with the overcoming of it," Lorah read. (Daily Collegian, PA)
'Wicked' Changes Mar 3, 2009
The former child actor first hit it big when she created the role of Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker" on Broadway, the same role that won her an Oscar at 16 (the youngest recipient ever at the time) when the play was made into a movie in 1962. In related news, a new block of tickets for the open-ended San Francisco run of composer Stephen Schwartz and author Winnie Holzman's musical will become available March 15. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Named for a sports car, Shelby can't wait for Rod and Roll Mar 3, 2009
Since she couldn't distinguish faces in the audience, she convinced herself it was just another practice of her platform about beauty being "defined by what movies and magazines portray. Many of us have flipped through a magazine and seen a skinny girl in an advertisement for clothing, cologne or jewelry. Or, we have seen a movie in which a handsome man gets this type of beautiful girl. At some point, many of us have wanted to be that girl. Mother culture has distorted the image of beauty with a... (Dowagiac News, MI)
Arts and Entertainment Feb 24, 2009
The Repe 00004000 rtory Theater of St. Louis' current production is the venerable "The Miracle Worker," inspired by a teacher's remarkable achievement in helping a deaf, blind, speechless child named Helen Keller to communicate with the world around her. The inspiring true story, a perennial favorite, will run through March 8. (The Current Online, MO)
Patriotism museum set for grand re-opening Feb 22, 2009
A Hall of Patriots Helen Keller, Ronald Reagan and Rosa Parks has been expanded to include recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Other exhibits are The Founding Fathers, The Tuskegee Airmen, and Patriotism in Entertainment. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Ex-Gratia: New twists, uncertain turns Feb 17, 2009
Feature Article of Tuesday, 17 February 2009. Feature Article of Tuesday, 17 February 2009. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
5 Questions: Dickinson professor talks stimulus package points, effects Feb 14, 2009
mike wrote on Feb 13, 2009 12:42 PM:" Oh, he's a Democrat.......Dickinson professor and Helen Keller was Blind. They cannot be separated, trust me. No, the financial markets were thrown into turmoil because suddenly mutuals started to sell, and strangely just before the election. Just a coincidenc I AM SURE. ". Quick Links. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
An eye-opener Feb 13, 2009
That commitment for the club began early on at the urging of Helen Keller, Oberg said. In the Mat-Su Valley, the Palmer club has been doing eye check-ups since 1998, he said. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Obsessing about love Feb 11, 2009
Helen Keller said, "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.". We hear this and nod because we know it's true. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Make county decision in open Feb 8, 2009
Harry Caines wrote on Feb 7, 2009 2:20 PM:" Don't get me wrong, Riggs looks like Helen Keller dressed him. But my name is on top of the post that said that.His letter about what the county is doing behind closed doors is worthy of an intelligent debate. We may have to go outside of Utah to find enough people to make that debate happen. ". honest citizen wrote on Feb 7, 2009 2:32 PM:" People, I am caught up in thiis as I am trying to make jobs for my kids and yours. 12 months ago I could not find... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Helen Keller teaches KES students about determination Feb 8, 2009
Second grader Lydia Doty and Rylee Herrmann touch the Braile words in a book held by Sheryl Faye, an actress who played Helen Keller ... But Helen Keller couldn t see the brown stain smeared across the white pinafore or the chocolate on her face ... Helen Keller, the blind and deaf woman whose life inspired many and proved that deaf-mute people are not dumb when she graduated from college and began a writing career that spanned 12 books, was the subject of a one-woman show at KES last Thursday. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
