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Images From The Eclipse
I made a late decision to drive 300 miles to see the total eclipse. It was the right call.
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Ronald Claiborne
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Women's College Basketball Has Arrived
This week's LSU-Iowa game drew a record-shattering TV audience. But the phenomenal growth in the women's game is bigger than one game or one star.
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Ronald Claiborne
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March 2024

The best Native American restaurant in the country - there aren't many - and the man behind it
Owamni restaurant in Minneapolis - opened in 2022 by Sean Sherman, the self-proclaimed Sioux Chef - serves only food that existed in pre-colonial…
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Ronald Claiborne
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February 2024

Buses Are Traveling a Rough Road
Intercity bus travel peaked 50 years ago, the industry has been struggling ever because of declining ridership, shrinking service and a bad rep.
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Ronald Claiborne
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This Is College Hoops Star Caitlin Clark's Moment. Let's Enjoy It.
The University of Iowa guard is breaking records, thrilling sell-out crowds everywhere she plays, and boosting women's basketball
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Ronald Claiborne
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Is Not Drinking Alcohol Becoming The New Cool?
Sales and consumption of non-alcoholic alternatives to beer and liquor are soaring, especially among young adults.
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Ronald Claiborne
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January 2024

December 2023

America's ambivalence: Do we want to be "a nation of immigrants," or not?
More than 80 million people have immigrated to the U.S. since we became a country. Sometimes, they were welcomed. Often, they were not.
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Ronald Claiborne
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What's In A (Funny) Name? Why Corporations Sponsor College Football Bowl Games
Companies pay up to seven figures to brand these post-regular season games. What's in it for them?
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Ronald Claiborne
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How Greed and Mismanagement Killed the Pac-12 College Sports League
It was the Conference of Champions with over 500 national titles - more than twice as many as any other league. Today, it's all but dead.
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Ronald Claiborne
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November 2023

We're Losing The Fight Against Global Warming
Even as we feel the long-predicted effects of a changing climate, we just cannot kick our addiction to oil and fossil fuels. We're running out of time.
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Ronald Claiborne
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ON THE DEATH OF A FRIEND
In her battle against cancer, Pat Leonard taught me a lesson about facing mortality with courage.
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Ronald Claiborne
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