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Lincoln wanted to get away. He said, “Find me a dock on a lake somewhere up north where I can dangle my …
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My poor wife. She was lacking something. She was suffering a deficit. She had a hole where her experience of America had …
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On April 20th, 1999 two students entered Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado and opened fire. One of the students, 18-year-old Eric …
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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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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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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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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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There’s a conspiracy theory making the rounds at Occupy Wall Street that alleges that building no. 7 of the old World Trade …
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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 …