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May 6, 2010
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Sildeshow: Clowns Without Borders In Haiti

Boston-based members of the group Clowns Without Borders were invited back to Haiti after the earthquake, to bring laughter to hospitalized children.  Here’s some of what clown Leah Abel saw on her visit in March.

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Pulitzer Prize winning book critic Gail Caldwell writes about her friendship with best-selling author Caroline Knapp, who died of lung cancer in 2002.

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