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An American Sonnet: "I see Trees Standing in Deep Water" From The Department of Poetic Justice (and Poetic Reckoning)

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook

The town of Brunswick, Maine is set to remove 2/3 of the trees on Maine Street because it is too expensive to work around them as they install new ...

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"It's A Grand Night for Bailing!" In the Department of Poetic Justice (some Lyrics for the Great American Wrongbook) !

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Caption: ..And somewhere a Bird Who Is Bound he'll be heard is giving his lawyer a call,,,,.., Credit: Susan Cook

In The Department of Poetic Justice i(with lyrics for The Great American Wrongbook ) , remembering another moment of ex, um disclosure!

Surprise! Plans To Resolve High Medical Bills Are Still a Mess

From: Tradeoffs

Patients are now mostly protected from surprise bills, but doctors and insurers are still fighting about the prices.

Vets who were exposed to chemicals in the Panama Canal Zone want to be included in the PACT Act

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Steven Price served in the Army in the Panama Canal Zone. He says he was exposed to Agent Orange, DDT, and other toxins. He later developed chronic B-cell leukemia., Credit: Courtesy Steven Price

People who served in the Canal Zone were left out of a law that made it easier to get care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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The Marine Corps says its pandemic-related uniform shortage is easing and should end by mid-summer

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Marine Corps recruits get sized during their first uniform fitting at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, April 11, 2023., Credit: Jacob Hutchinson / U.S. Marine Corps

The Marine Corps says the private companies that make military uniforms fell behind because of inflation and COVID-related labor shortages.

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"A Sonnet for the Waterfall" Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Caption: Ruth Bader Ginsburg March 15, 1933 - September 18, 2020, Credit: Susan Cook

Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at age 87. " When the spark had finally stopped, ending finally, the luscious waterfall, (the opulent deceit, the ple...

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Remembering September 11, 2001: "The Fall"

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Caption: Breathing: American Sonnets, Credit: Poems by Susan Cook

On the anniversary of September 11, In Memoriam , "The Fall" (submitted 9/16/2013 in "Blue: American Sonnets" to the Beatrice Hawley (now Alice Ja...

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Journalist Suppression and Fear for Democracy- Sonnet for the Journalist Who Said 'Wink, Wink'

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Sonnet for Wink, Wink -Susan Cook- There are places here on earth where a wink at the wro...

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Three Poems for Hard Times

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Caption: "We are watching the edge of the world, held by a vision, the persistence of breath...", Credit: Susan Cook

"When Loss and Innocence", "What Courage Wears to Bed", "The Meaning of Life". Poems from the author of "Breathing: American Sonnets"

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Sonnet for What Will Be Well

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Caption: 'shipwrecked, lost everything, all's well...", Credit: Edgar Cook

Poems are solace in times of not knowing. Today, a Sonnet for What Will Be Well. "There are events that narrowly avoid crossing our paths, eve...

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One Doctor’s Quest to Improve Health Care for People with Disabilities

From: Tradeoffs

Caption: Kevin Carlson ringside at Monday Night Raw., Credit: Tradeoffs/Leslie Waker

As adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities strive to live more freely and fully than ever before, many of America’s doctors, hospit...

Can Washington Make Medicare and Medicaid Work Better Together?

From: Tradeoffs

A bipartisan bill takes aim at a $500 billion health care problem that few people have ever heard of. Will it make care better for some of the coun...

War Diaries: From Kyiv to Tripoli

From: Mateo Schimpf

Audio documentaries from the front lines

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Kara Swisher: Where the Tech Love Story Went Wrong

From: Mateo Schimpf

Plus, a surprising story about reality TV in Kenya

Bought by WMUU-LP, RADIOLEX, WHCP-LP Cambridge, and KICI Iowa City

Painting the Town Safe

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

Caption: City activists are painting sidewalks hoping to encourage more street life in Kolkata., Credit: Sandip Roy

Kolkata is often regarded as a city that has slipped behind other metropolises in India when it comes to money and industry. But the country's crim...

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How Pushing Hospitals to Give Away More Free Care Could Backfire

From: Tradeoffs

With high health bills drowning patients in debt, some lawmakers want nonprofit hospitals to give away more free care. But experts warn that could ...

‘She Didn’t Want to Die. But She Didn’t Want to Suffer’

From: Tradeoffs

Caption: Steven Petrow (R) and Jay Petrow (L) kiss their sister Julie Petrow-Cohen. Julie used New Jersey’s medical aid in dying law after a six-year battle with ovarian cancer., Credit: Courtesy of the Petrow family

A handful of states allow terminally ill people to take life-ending medications prescribed by a doctor instead of waiting for death. This week, we ...

A lack of base housing is forcing Navy sailors to live on ships, even when they're home in the U.S.

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Commander Robert Molinaro, Executive Officer of the USS Ramage, inspects the ship's sleeping quarters March 22, 2023. Though the Ramage is back in port in Norfolk, Virginia, some sailors have to live on the ship because of a shortage of barracks space on, Credit: Adriones Johnson / U.S. Navy

A lack of barracks space - as well as poor living conditions in some barracks buildings - are contributing to complaints about sailors' quality of ...

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Hope, Hype or Harm? What We Know About New Cancer-Screening Tools

From: Tradeoffs

Companies claim they can catch cancer sooner with new blood tests and full-body MRI scans. What are the risks and benefits?

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The Mass Shooting Sequence: In Memoriam

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

We know too much of the sequence of the aftermath of a Mass Shooting Sequence.

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Veterans who need financial fiduciaries can lose their gun rights. Critics say that's unfair.

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Sgt. Corey Briest (left) poses with his son Connor and wife Jenny, as Connor joins the South Dakota Army National Guard in Sioux Falls, March 11, 2022., Credit: South Dakota Army National Guard

Congress is considering whether to override a VA policy that says veterans who need financial fiduciaries may be reported to the FBI’s background c...

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NY Times Columnist David Brooks on How to Know and See a Person

From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context

In this episode, we talk with New York Times columnist David Brooks, about his new book - How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and...

5 ways America's Courts Could Change Health Care in 2024

From: Tradeoffs

Key court decisions in 2024 about prescription drug prices, abortion bans, gender affirming care and the Affordable Care Act could change the way h...

What’s Wrong, America? A 2024 Election Special

From: Mateo Schimpf

Turns out Americans don't feel great about the direction of our country. But what exactly are they upset about, and are things as bad as they think?

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Take Stock in Children Executive Director Nancy Stellway on the growing importance of Early Mentorship, Guidance, Scholarships, Grants, Education, and The Arts in today's changing world.

From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician

Take Stock in Children Executive Director Nancy Stellway on the growing importance of Early Mentorship, Guidance, Scholarships, Grants, Education, ...

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