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Opinion: The California Dream, A Catastrophic Wake-Up Call

By • Sep 12, 2020

The dreamscape of California has looked like a hellscape this week. California, America's Golden State — "Warm, palmy air — air you can kiss ..." wrote Jack Kerouac — has had choking air, scalding heat and surreal orange skies.

California has been the dreamland of so many who hope to strike it rich or start over, a state of mind, as well as a state: a place for fresh starts, freeways and free love.

Pennsylvania Teacher Discusses Hybrid Teaching

By editor • Sep 12, 2020

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In His New Book, Trevor Barnes Tells Story Of Portland Spy Ring

By editor • Sep 12, 2020

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Saturday Sports: NFL Season Resumes With Some Fans Attending Games

By • Sep 12, 2020

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Mexican States Ban Sale Of Junk Food To Minors

By • Sep 5, 2020

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In Her Debut Album, Maya Hawke Explores Young Adulthood

By editor • Sep 5, 2020

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MAYA HAWKE: (Singing) When I am with you...

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Saturday Sports: US Open Continues, NHL Playoffs Reach Pivotal Games

By editor • Sep 5, 2020

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And it's time for sports.

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SIMON: The U.S. Open continues, the Stanley Cup playoffs rise to an icy crescendo - I worked on that phrase - and remembering a great pitcher.

Opinion: 2 Different News Stories, 1 Message Of Hope

By • Sep 5, 2020

Now and then, two news stories rub up against each other and strike sparks.

This week David Blaine, the magician and illusionist, strapped himself to 52 helium-filled balloons, lifted off into the big, blue skies above Arizona's Great Basin Desert and floated. It was something out of a childhood dream.

"I want to go up and become a tiny dot in the sky," he had told the New York Post.

A Salute To Ken Krall And Polka

By editor • Aug 29, 2020

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Opinion: The Greatest Athletes Know That The Children Are Watching

By • Aug 29, 2020

The greatest athletes know: Children are watching. They see them in the stands and on the streets, wearing small versions of their jerseys. They hear them shouting their names. They know from their own lives how children can see sports figures as heroes — and imitate how they play, walk and talk — and what they do.

Newly Unveiled Archives Reveal Pope Pius XII's Response To The Holocaust

By • Aug 29, 2020

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Chadwick Boseman, 'Black Panther' Star, Dies Of Cancer At 43

By • Aug 29, 2020

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Chadwick Boseman has died. The actor who played the Black Panther, Jackie Robinson and other heroes was 43 and died four years after being diagnosed with colon cancer.

NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports.

Actor Charlie Plummer Discusses Schizophrenia And His Newest Film

By editor • Aug 29, 2020

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Adam Petrazelli is 17 and hears voices. He sees people who aren't there and calls them his inescapable roommates. One day, they overtake his life in a high school science lab.

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In His New Book, Eric Weiner Finds Life Lessons From Those Long Dead

By editor • Aug 22, 2020

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Evangeline Gentle Finds Hope In Uncertain Times Through New Album

By editor • Aug 22, 2020

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How can a person feel hopeful in these times? For Evangeline Gentle, the answer is their self-titled album.

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