Seated anxiously, sweaty hands gripping their knees as if ready to pounce, the eyes of the Togolese crowd are fixated on the screen with almost magnetized gazes.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Eberly, a member of the United States Army Band "Pershing's Own," has been selected to participate in the 57th presidential inaugural parade, which is scheduled to take place Jan. 21.

Today all the extreme far-right, tea party and religious fanatic Republicans are preaching that if you are not a Christian, support the right to carry a semi-automatic weapon, refuse women's right to a medically safe abortion, that rape isn't really rape and deny gays equal protection under the law, then you are not a true American and most definitely not a Republican.

Hollywood's most successful director turns on a dime and delivers his most restrained, interior film. A celebrated playwright shines an illuminating light on no more than a sliver of a great man's life.

The following editorial appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer: Now that the Supreme Court has upheld health-care reform, President Obama can get to the next logical order of business: compulsory broccoli purchases.

From time to time, political candidates come by the office so that we can ask them questions and they cannot answer them. The art of not answering questions is more difficult than you'd think. You don't want to just flat say you won't answer a question.

Some recent headlines from the alternate universe of modern conservatism: Rush Limbaugh claims the bad guy in the new Batman movie was named Bane to remind voters of Mitt Romney's controversial tenure at Bain Capital.

ART, EVENTS & MUSIC THURSDAY Storytime and crafts, 11 a.m., Douglas library. Details: 586-0434. Taku Rollersports Club Introduction Meet & Greet, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Juneau Arts & Culture Center.

ART, EVENTS & MUSIC THURSDAY Storytime and crafts, 11 a.m., Douglas library. Details: 586-0434. Juneau Volunteer Marching Band, noon, Marine Park.

ART, EVENTS & MUSIC THURSDAY Storytime and crafts, 11 a.m., Douglas library. Details: 586-0434. FRIDAY Storytime and crafts, 11 a.m., Mendenhall Valley library. Details: 586-0434. Live Jazz, 5:30 p.m., Timberline Bar & Grill.