Burke may have blown chance to become mayor

Chicago Sun-Times;  December 5, 1988 ;     553 words ...Ald. Edward M. Burke (14th) may have passed up a glittering opportunity to become mayor of Chicago. Burke, who declared his candidacy in mid-October...black contender. But in his campaign kickoff, Burke's candor left doubts among politicians and...

Kenneth Burke on Shakespeare.(Book review)

Theatre History Studies;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Kenneth Burke on Shakespeare. Edited by Scott L. Newstok...to a graduate student paper written when Burke was a visiting professor at Washington University...Macbeth, composed in the 1970s and 1980s. Burke's Othello: An Essay to Illustrate a Method...

The Admirable Admiral Burke

The Washington Post;  July 9, 1990 ;     700+ words ...ADMIRAL ARLEIGH BURKE A Biography By E.B. Potter Random House...heretofore to the life of Adm. Arleigh "31-Knot" Burke? While journalists and historians have...Westmoreland and Curtis LeMay, the lessons of Burke, the flamboyant World War II destroyer...

Burke's higher romanticism: politics and the sublime.

Humanitas;  March 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Introduction Both Edmund Burke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau can be grouped...those who have profitably contrasted Burke with Rousseau is the early twentieth...of all that is wrong with it, and uses Burke as a foil in criticizing Rousseau. Although...

Burke helped others cope with pain

Rocky Mountain News (2007-Current);  May 28, 2007 ;     494 words ...Gerard Burke knew he would never fully escape the pain...alleviated the hurt of those around him. Mr. Burke, better known as "Jerry," died April 22...living in postwar pain was a constant for Mr. Burke, who was born in Denver on May 28, 1944...

What the spirit knows: Charles Williams and Kenneth Burke.(Critical essay)

Mythlore;  March 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Introduction KENNETH BURKE WAS THE INITIATOR AND CODIFIER of many...ideas of the twentieth century. Although Burke's religious faith, or lack of it, is less...writing and criticism. As I read Kenneth Burke's critical works, I wondered how his ideas...

Burke vows to keep fighting

Chicago Sun-Times;  April 8, 1987 ;     700+ words ...Ald. Edward M. Burke (14th), second banana in Mayor Washington's opposition...of the bunch. When the vote tallies were in, however, Burke worried aloud that he might be a gang of one. Burke's friend, Ald. Edward R. Vrdolyak (10th), had just lost...

SUNTAN LOTION.

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New songs of Solomon Burke's soulful sound has been lifted to a higher...

Chicago Sun-Times;  January 17, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Solomon Burke * 7 tonight * Ford Center/Oriental Theatre, 24 W...from a warm crescendo to a cool murmur, Solomon Burke has always sung from the fringes of soul music. During the 1960s, Burke had hits such as "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love...

Burke's Law Ruled Sea

The Washington Post;  March 8, 1996 ;     700+ words ...ARLEIGH BURKE was a fierce fighting sailor who grew into...savviest of our calculating cold warriors. Adm. Burke, who died at 94 on New Year's Day, is remembered...place at the entrance to the museum -- which Burke founded -- the exhibit exhibits none of...

'CAPITAL OF GOSPEL' SOLOMON BURKE BRINGING SOULFUL SOUND TO GOSPEL MUSIC...

Chicago Sun-Times;  June 3, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Solomon Burke is a mountain of sanctification and soul. But...his grandmother Eleanora A. Moore, who founded Burke's church, the House of God for All People. Known as the "Wonder Boy Preacher," Burke delivered his first sermon at age 7 in his hometown...

Burke's faith is his firm foundation

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  April 9, 2004 ;     686 words ...Soul artist Solomon Burke says that Christianity has always been...room above a church in Philadelphia," Burke said during a telephone interview from...not exaggerating. By the time he was 7, Burke had his own ministry program on the radio...

Boxing: Burke's Europe dream in tatters; Wily Zoff shows the ring...

Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  June 9, 2003 ;     583 words ...Byline: DAVIDRANDLES DAVID BURKE returns from Italy today empty handed...112,115-114). Zoff may be nine years Burke's senior at 37, but there is still plenty...for the European featherweight crown, Burke was still fresh from the Senior ABAs...

Down-Home Spirit Endures In Burke

The Washington Post;  September 22, 1988 ;     700+ words ...Burke has faced a lot of challenges. In the 1950s, the government threatened to build what is now Dulles International Airport in the community's backyard. Then, in 1976, Burke citizens fought and lost a battle to block construction of Burke Centre, a planned community that brought with it 5,500 homes and ...

Burke returns to recapture soul throne

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 27, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Burke returns to recapture soul throne By ROBERT HILBURN Los Angeles Times Tuesday, August...that many people are shoehorned into the space -- and most will be joining Solomon Burke on stage. "We need your immediate attention," demands the bear-sized Burke from the rear of the room. "We go on stage in 15 ...