"The Covenant of Water" author Abraham Verghese
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"The Covenant of Water" author Abraham Verghese
Dr. Abraham Verghese teaches medical students about the importance of bedside manner at Stanford University's School of Medicine. But he has another calling, as author of the New York Times bestselling novel "The Covenant of Water," a multi-generational tale of a family in India experiencing love and tragedy. Verghese talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about uprooting his family to take a writing program at the University of Iowa in order to pursue his dream of being a writer; and about...
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A handful of UW students join nationwide campus protests against Israel
(The Center Square) – As University of Washington students walk through the campus's main thoroughfare to go to class, a sliver of grassy land has been taken up by a few pro-Palestinian protesters demanding an end to Israel's war on Gaza. This small group of UW students are joining other demonstrators on college campuses across the country in a wave of protests against Israel. Demonstrators are demanding their universities divest from the Jewish state. Approximately 1,000...
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Killian's well to be inspected Wednesday; officials still handing out water
KILLIAN - Five days after a water system in failure in the Town of Killian, local government told residents that the town's well will be inspected Wednesday. According to officials, deputies with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office will be going door-to-door to each home on Monday to inform of a potential loss of water pressure on Wednesday — when the well will be examined. Officials are still handing out water from the fire station at town hall. Residents can pick up two...