Bringing Higher Education Into The Wild In Alaska
In remote Southeast Alaska, an experiment is bringing together radically diverse groups of college students to learn from the land, physical labor and each other.
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Deep Political Rifts Often Have Led U.S. To Transformation, Researcher Say
America is once again in a sharply polarized era, which makes Lee Drutman of the nonpartisan group New America optimistic. He notes that such times spurred the Revolutionary War and Civil Rights era.
Garth Reeves, A Leader In The Black Press And Civil Rights, Dies At 100
Reeves' Miami Times earned a reputation as the Voice of Black Miami, and was recognized in 2011 as the top black newspaper in the country. NPR's Scott Simon talks to a former Times reporter.
Opinion: Bill Ruckelshaus, Conservationist Who Also Protected The Rule Of Law
William Ruckelshaus died this week. He was 87 years old. NPR's Scott Simon remembers his legacy as the first director of the EPA, and a defiant act against President Nixon.
Wealthy Donor Promises College Tuition To Help Spur Growth In Hometown
A retired businessman hoping to save his shrinking hometown launched a "Promise" program to pay college tuition for its students, but his plan might simply shift people around among dwindling towns.
He Was A Horse That Never Won A Race. So Why Would Someone Steal Him?
On Christmas Eve 2004, Urgent Envoy disappeared from his stable in the middle of the night. He had finished his only ever race in last place, but that didn't matter to the trainer who took him.
Doorbusters Busted: Shoppers Rethink Black Friday
The day after Thanksgiving is still the busiest shopping day of the year. But, for many reasons, it is losing its status as the focal point of the holiday shopping season.
Maybe Leave The Hook In That Catch
A Grand Rapids, Mich., man went magnet fishing and landed something unexpected: A hand grenade. A German one. From World War I.
An Elaborate ICE Sting Set Up A Fake College To Lure Student Visa Fraud
The agency arrested about 250 people, many of them Indian, who enrolled at the made-up University of Farmington. Few are contesting their orders to deport.
How People Across The U.S. Are Celebrating Their First Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving dinner is a quintessentially American experience. So how does it feel for people spending their first Thanksgiving in America?