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NPR CEO Jarl Mohn To Step Down After 5-Year Term Ends In June
Mohn will step aside to focus on a newly created position to lead the network's fundraising drive. He and his wife will contribute $10 million toward the effort from their personal fortune.
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Remembering Dick Dale, 'King Of The Surf Guitar'
Dale told Fresh Air in 1993 that his distinctive guitar style came, in part, from the ocean waves he surfed: "The waves did create my feelings of that sound." Dale died March 16.
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What 'A Nation At Risk' Got Wrong, And Right, About U.S. Schools
Thirty-five years after the landmark report warned of a "rising tide of mediocrity" in U.S. education, the statistics have been questioned, but the concerns still feel urgent.
The Faces Of Long-Gone Women Tell A New Story Of The Kansas State Prison
When Jennifer Myer looks at the photographs along the wall of her tiny museum next to the Lansing Correctional Facility, the experience is "humbling," she…
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If Missouri College Students Could Party Like It's 1999, They'd Save About 61% On Tuition
Rachel Shriver is set to graduate from the University of Missouri-Kansas City next year but she’s already thinking about how her two kids are going to pay…
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Remembering 'New Yorker' Cartoonist Gahan Wilson
Wilson, who died Nov. 21, was fascinated by monsters, which he saw as metaphors for human fears and weaknesses. His work was often inspired by science fiction. Originally broadcast in 1986.
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The Beast Born Of Snow: What It Feels Like In The Jaws Of An Avalanche
"Think of being in a train crash," says one survivor. Now, think of a train crash made of a mountainside. This is an avalanche — and surviving one will take expertise, equipment and a lot of luck.
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Grand Jury Declines To Charge Darren Wilson In The Death Of Michael Brown
A grand jury in St. Louis County has decided not to charge Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson with a crime for the Aug. 9 death of Michael Brown, an...
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Four Faces Of Conservatism: Possible Directions For The GOP
Is it the message or its delivery? That's one of the questions being debated as Republicans — like all parties out of power — plot their comeback. Some think they need to take a new tack on issues; others believe that the GOP's core conservative principles are still political winners.
'Concierge' Medicine Gets More Affordable But Is Still Not Widespread
The model, which gives patients direct access to their doctors and longer appointment times, is proving hard to scale up.
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