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You're reading CNN.com, so maybe this isn't a stress-inducing worry in your house, but for too many kids in this country, reading is a dirty word. Fortunately, we know exactly whom we have to talk to in order to start a much-needed intervention.

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Hemingway's home gets literary honorupdated: Mon Mar 15 2010 14:28:00

The Key West, Florida, home where Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote for nearly a decade was designated a Literary Landmark on Sunday.

Better World Booksupdated: Thu Jul 02 2009 08:57:00

Stephanie Elam reports on a company aimed at making the world a better place, one book at a time.

Building better world a book at a timeupdated: Thu Jul 02 2009 08:57:00

"What should I do with my used textbooks?"

Hard economic times a boon for librariesupdated: Sat Feb 28 2009 12:16:00

Rebecca Hodges, who's been unemployed for a year, sat down at a computer in a public library in New York.

Libraries in suspense over lead regulationsupdated: Fri Jan 30 2009 19:36:00

Librarians across the United States are making noise about new federal restrictions on lead that could take books out of the hands of children.

Places inspire great gifts for young readersupdated: Mon Dec 15 2008 14:12:00

There's just one thing 12-year-old Emily Wolfram can't live without on vacation. And it's not her cell phone or Internet access.

CNNMoney: Disaster strikes. Now what?updated: Mon Sep 12 2005 10:26:00

So you've been struck by disaster. Now that the worst is over, and you're safe, start thinking about rebuilding your financial future. These eight tips are a good place to start.

Fortune: Steve Papermaster updated: Mon Sep 18 2000 00:01:00

The 41-year-old Papermaster is the founder and CEO of Agillion, an Austin, Texas, company that helps companies keep track of customer information on the Web. A serial entrepreneur, he also founded ...

Fortune: A number that says it all, the great pulchritude plot, the hammering of Carl Icahn, and other matters. SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODYupdated: Mon Aug 12 1991 00:01:00

Columbus is in for a rough ride . . . The American Library Association has passed a resolution urging libraries to approach the Quincentenary with materials that ''examine the ((discovery of Americ...

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