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A New Hampshire primary event is "immediately recognizable," David M. Shribman writes in the Boston Globe. There are baseball-capped old people and banner-waving young people — and candidates putting in long hours of face time. Here, Bernie Sanders spea

#NPRreads: 4 Pieces To Ponder This Weekend

Iowa's polling queen, the odd allure of the New Hampshire primary, Hillary Clinton's Killer Mike problem — plus, outside the world of politics, a fascinating 17th-century Spanish dictionary. Really.
Ryan Johanningmeier, a Colorado football player, works out at Pro Scout day in 2000. He was profiled by the Denver Post recently, and that story is highlighted in this week's #NPRreads.

#NPRreads: 3 Fascinating Reads To Start 2016

A deep dive into the physical costs of football — and not, this time, about concussions. A meditation on truth and communication from a sports blog. And a British interview with an American poet.
A boy is carried ashore moments after his arrival with other Syrian and Iraqi migrants on the island of Lesbos from Turkey on October 14, 2015 in Sikaminias, Greece. A recent piece in Scientific American highlights the connection between the Syrian refuge

#NPRreads: 3 New Angles On Stories You Thought You Knew

A look at the 2016 campaign — or rather, the un-campaigns. The history of the Seattle music scene — but not that Seattle music scene. And the refugee crisis through the lens of a sinking water table.
Little Richard

#NPRreads: 4 Of The Week's Most Compelling Stories

by Laura Wagner

A rape victim who the police didn't believe. An investigation of Navy SEALS accused of beating and killing Afghan men. An in-depth look at prostitution. Plus, a profile of Little Richard.