When Chicago mobster Anthony “the Ant” Spilotro started burglarizing businesses in the Las Vegas area, the federal government and the Las Vegas …
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Getting what you want out of life can be hard. You have to know where to look for it, and then, when …
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ArizonaCaliforniaNew MexicoThe West Coast
Our Broken Asphalt Heart: Reflections on Route 66 (Part 2)
A bright, enchanting New Mexico morning. I pull onto the interstate, old 66 running beside. The land slides and yaws like water …
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IllinoisMissouriOklahomaTexasThe MidwestThe Plains States
Our Broken Asphalt Heart: Reflections on Route 66 (Part 1)
It was once hailed as “The Mother Road,” saluted as “Main Street U.S.A.”. There have been songs written about it, books, movies, …
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In a peculiar reflection of our nation’s current economic woes, the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League gave their star quarterback, …
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It would make your eyes burn. It would irritate your throat. Those who tried to use it as a lamp oil ended …
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See if you know this story. After enthusiastically supporting a hugely expensive war, an angry, combative segment of the American public became …
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In the spring of 1782 Colonel Lewis Nicola wrote to General George Washington complaining that for more than six months the soldiers …
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In the bayous south and west of New Orleans the fallout from the BP oil spill continues to be felt more than …