Class of 2012: How Parchment High School provided a safety net for teen falling through the cracks (Julie Mack column) - MLive.com
26 May 2012, 6:45 am
But the Parchment staff didn't give up on her. Parchment High School counselor Becky Edds has a yellowing, handwritten contract pinned to the bulletin board in her office. The paper is signed by Jessica. It reads: "I declare that on this day ...

Sweating The Small Stuff: Sotheby’s Selling Original Steve Jobs Note About Atari Circuit Improvements - TechCrunch
26 May 2012, 12:11 am
The memo features a circuit diagram and a hand written addendum. This is the earliest know documentation produced by Steve Jobs and predates the founding of Apple computer by almost two years. No other documents from Steve Jobs time at Atari are ...

50 years on, coal seam ablaze underneath Centralia - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
25 May 2012, 10:59 pm
Residents say the state has better things to spend its money on. A handwritten sign along the road blasts Gov. Tom Corbett, the latest chief executive to inherit a mess that goes back decades. "You and your staff are making budget cuts everywhere," the sign says.

On the Road for Romney, 40,000 Miles and Counting - New York Times
25 May 2012, 7:53 pm
In Michigan, a woman left a handwritten letter for Mitt Romney on Mr. Wilson’s dashboard, recounting her husband’s trouble finding work. “We pray you can get us out of this mess,” she wrote. And here in Ohio, three young men surrounded ...

How NYC police cracked Etan Patz kidnapping and murder mystery after 33 years - NJ.com
25 May 2012, 11:39 am
NEW YORK — The tips have rolled in each spring with the approach of the anniversary. Some came over the telephone, others in handwritten notes. All were hoaxes or dead ends, leaving unsolved one of the nation's enduring and disquieting ...

Queen Victoria''s hand-written diaries published online - MSN India
25 May 2012, 2:42 am
London, May 25 (PTI) More than 40,000 pages from a private diary kept by Queen Victoria from the age of 13 until just before her death were made available online today. The website was launched at Buckingham palace throne room today by Queen Elizabeth II ...

Tracey Emin sends handwritten invitations to people of Margate - thisiskent.co.uk
25 May 2012, 1:31 am
ARTIST Tracey Emin has written a personal letter to thousands of households in Margate to invite them to her homecoming exhibition. The handwritten note, delivered to addresses in the CT9 postcode, reads: "If you haven't been to the gallery yet, you should.

Handwritten notes may hold key to Edwards trial verdict as jury deliberates - FOX News
21 May 2012, 1:24 pm
Could a handwritten note from an interior decorator to a former campaign aide be the evidence that sets up a verdict in John Edwards' corruption trial? The world will have to wait at least another day to find out, as the jury enters its third ...

Gaslight Anthem reveal 'Handwritten' album art, tracklist and tour dates - HitFix
15 May 2012, 2:50 pm
Gaslight Anthem's new album "Handwritten," due on July 24, now has album art, a tracklist and tour dates in support. The Brendan O'Brien-produced album already has a single, "45"; read more about it here. (Hit the "play" button on the record ...

John Axford Left An Awesome Hand Written Note In Lieu of Post-Game Interviews - The Big Lead
13 May 2012, 3:40 am
John Axford, the Milwaukee Brewers closer, had a streak of 49 consecutive saves that came to an end last night when he gave up three runs in the ninth. He was going to have to face some tough questions from the media. However, his pregnant wife ...