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Reflections from the River

Reflections from the River

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Spring gardens, wilted lettuce leaf salad and real strawberries

Published: May 8, 2023, 10 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 4 seconds

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Six degrees of separation: a curly headed girl from Belleville, Illinois to Prince Charles and a lesson in history

Published: April 25, 2023, 4 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 41 seconds

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Army field jackets, college campuses and Woody Guthrie

Published: April 4, 2023, 5 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 45 seconds

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Finding the right path, giving thanks to guide

Published: March 30, 2023, 5 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 56 seconds

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Originalism is bunk: what President Grant got right and today's Supreme Court gets wrong

Published: March 25, 2023, 2 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 5 seconds

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Learning military skills: Floor buffer operation 101

Published: March 19, 2023, 5 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 29 seconds

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Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!

Published: March 16, 2023, midnight
Duration: 9 minutes 46 seconds

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Outdoor gear guru

Published: March 11, 2023, 2 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 20 seconds

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There's donuts, then there's REAL donuts!

Published: Jan. 27, 2023, 6 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 5 seconds

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Lard sandwiches and oranges, a Depression era diet

Published: Jan. 11, 2023, 2 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 57 seconds

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Electing a speaker isn't really important, is it?

Published: Jan. 5, 2023, 2 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 7 seconds

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Ukraine update

Published: Nov. 18, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 4 seconds

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A veteran honored

Published: Nov. 16, 2022, 8 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 49 seconds

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Why engineers shouldn't write owner's manuals

Published: Oct. 31, 2022, 4 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 51 seconds

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Washington DC: Karma, or: What comes around goes around…

Published: Oct. 24, 2022, 9 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 18 seconds

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Lessons in public speaking from a master

Published: Sept. 16, 2022, 9 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 58 seconds

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Strategic Importance of Taiwan; a primer

Published: Sept. 12, 2022, 8 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 17 seconds

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What's bob wire? Hint: it's not a name!

Published: Aug. 23, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 25 seconds

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My first time meeting Barack Obama

Published: Aug. 23, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 10 seconds

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A primer on classified documents, the FBI and Donald Trump

Published: Aug. 17, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 31 seconds

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Nicknames

Published: Aug. 4, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 31 seconds

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Farmboy breakfasts

Published: July 29, 2022, 10 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 47 seconds

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My wife thinks I'm crazy or cycling across Missouri's Route 66

Published: June 22, 2022, 10 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 39 seconds

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June 6th and the Second Amendment

Published: June 6, 2022, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 14 seconds

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Starbucks barista

Published: May 23, 2022, 5 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 56 seconds

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An untold story: the Illinois National Guard in Ukraine

Published: May 19, 2022, 10 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 13 seconds

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College is different when you're a veteran, or I sure miss that old field jacket

Published: May 9, 2022, 8 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 54 seconds

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How Ukraine has changed my view of a Polish tragedy

Published: May 4, 2022, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 59 seconds

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The need for speed, my introduction to the world's fastest human powered vehicle

Published: April 17, 2022, 7 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 53 seconds

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Sam Walton's legacy

Published: April 12, 2022, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 39 seconds

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Putin's punch in the mouth

Published: March 27, 2022, 9 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 29 seconds

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The dogs of war: or understanding who the players at this table are

Published: March 16, 2022, 5 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 18 seconds

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A new strategy for Ukraine, Hitting Russia’s center of gravity

Published: March 13, 2022, 3 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 39 seconds

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American veteran

Published: Feb. 26, 2022, 10 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 15 seconds

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Why Ukraine? Why now? Putin's dilemma

Published: Feb. 26, 2022, 9 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 51 seconds

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Treasured sayings

Published: Feb. 22, 2022, 6 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 8 seconds

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Wakeup time, military weapons and numerology...

Published: Feb. 18, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 35 seconds

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It really is a James Bond world, my dear.

Published: Feb. 16, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 1 second

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Snowy days and speedy dreams...

Published: Feb. 9, 2022, 2 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 56 seconds

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Colorado River rafting

Published: Jan. 19, 2022, 11 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 18 seconds

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High stakes poker or Putin and Ukraine

Published: Jan. 19, 2022, 10 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 17 seconds

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Learning to live with loss

Published: Jan. 18, 2022, 6 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 17 seconds

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Warsaw 2007 to Ukraine today

Published: Jan. 11, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 56 seconds

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Old wooden tool box

Published: Dec. 28, 2021, 6 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 57 seconds

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Holiday food fight

Published: Dec. 16, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 4 seconds

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Put me in coach!

Published: Nov. 13, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 6 seconds

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A veteran's thanks to the nation on Veterans' Day 2021

Published: Nov. 9, 2021, 10 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 12 seconds

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Memories of "The Bear"

Published: Oct. 29, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 14 seconds

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Basement memories

Published: Oct. 23, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 10 seconds

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9-11: Honoring America's Own

Published: Sept. 10, 2021, 3 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 16 seconds

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Otherness

Published: Sept. 10, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 37 seconds

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Kabul fell

Published: Sept. 3, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 29 seconds

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An August birthday she won't be here for

Published: Aug. 29, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 33 seconds

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The love affair ended badly...

Published: Aug. 12, 2021, noon
Duration: 10 minutes 3 seconds

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The aid of a stranger

Published: July 22, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 1 second

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Legends of an old yardstick

Published: July 16, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 34 seconds

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Sportswriter...dream job or nightmare?

Published: July 1, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 40 seconds

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Fourth of July thoughts from an old veteran

Published: June 30, 2021, 3 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 37 seconds

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Gifted conversationalist...

Published: June 24, 2021, noon
Duration: 7 minutes 37 seconds

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A watchful eye...

Published: June 17, 2021, noon
Duration: 7 minutes 36 seconds

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The price and cost of cheating

Published: June 10, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 43 seconds

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Old tales and new prophets

Published: April 21, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 38 seconds

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Mentors worth having

Published: April 16, 2021, 4 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 35 seconds

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High school on Capitol Hill or the comeuppance of Paul Ryan

Published: March 31, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 15 seconds

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Life and death watching the river

Published: March 26, 2021, 3 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 52 seconds

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Nikki's crocuses

Published: March 12, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 6 seconds

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Nikki's Keyway Terrace

Published: March 6, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 5 seconds

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The Mighty Blue Max

Published: Feb. 19, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 4 seconds

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DNA: Dangerous Truths

Published: Feb. 17, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 39 seconds

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A Polish piglet

Published: Feb. 14, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 19 seconds

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Busted shoulders and broken bicycles

Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 3 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 23 seconds

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I've cleaned toilets for a living.

Published: Feb. 1, 2021, 6 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 55 seconds

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Inauguration Day 2013

Published: Jan. 30, 2021, 6 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 29 seconds

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Christmas in January

Published: Jan. 27, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 56 seconds

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From telegram to Facebook

Published: Jan. 13, 2021, 6 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 22 seconds

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How to pick a child's name...

Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 4 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 58 seconds

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A veteran's thoughts on the Capitol assault on democracy

Published: Jan. 7, 2021, 11 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 5 seconds

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Speaking heresy

Published: Jan. 4, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 28 seconds

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Snowstorm in a faraway land

Published: Dec. 20, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 4 seconds

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Christmas card memories

Published: Dec. 16, 2020, 4 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 28 seconds

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Snipers above the flight line

Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 6 seconds

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Three am dreams

Published: Dec. 6, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 6 seconds

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Abend Street autumn

Published: Dec. 3, 2020, 7 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 43 seconds

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Freedom rings: Fort Kaskaskia Fourth of July

Published: Nov. 26, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 22 seconds

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There is hope.

Published: Nov. 22, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 32 seconds

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Italian November

Published: Nov. 19, 2020, 3 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 19 seconds

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Veterans' Day 2020

Published: Nov. 11, 2020, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 6 seconds

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Gentle fathers

Published: Nov. 6, 2020, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 7 seconds

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Flight line memories

Published: Nov. 1, 2020, noon
Duration: 2 minutes 38 seconds

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Not just any summer job

Published: Oct. 30, 2020, 9 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 50 seconds

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My momma's people

Published: Oct. 23, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 4 seconds

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Road Trip to History

Published: Oct. 20, 2020, 9 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 51 seconds

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Boys and their swords

Published: Sept. 27, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 5 seconds

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To my Republican friends

Published: Sept. 23, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 15 seconds

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A veteran's thoughts on 9-11

Published: Sept. 11, 2020, noon
Duration: 9 minutes 17 seconds

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Advice on how to write a good speech

Published: Sept. 6, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 11 seconds

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Late summer signs

Published: Sept. 3, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 8 seconds

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Summer of '67

Published: Aug. 31, 2020, noon
Duration: 11 minutes 32 seconds

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The Legend of Bob Neal

Published: Aug. 25, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 6 seconds

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The Wish Book

Published: Aug. 23, 2020, 2 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 16 seconds

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Gold Star Mission- riding for a purpose

Published: Aug. 20, 2020, 3 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 17 seconds

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The Pink Pagoda

Published: Aug. 20, 2020, 1 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 50 seconds

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Major General (ret) Bill Enyart speaking to the Veterans and Military Families Council, Democratic National Convention

Published: Aug. 18, 2020, 10 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 29 seconds

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The Day Summer Ended

Published: Aug. 16, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 4 seconds

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You won't melt...

Published: Aug. 14, 2020, 1 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 45 seconds

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I want my Daddy back...

Published: Aug. 12, 2020, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 5 seconds

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It's a family tradition

Published: Aug. 9, 2020, 2 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 15 seconds

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Grandma Dallas' kitchen table

Published: Aug. 8, 2020, 2 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 7 seconds

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Tell me a story Grandpa

Published: July 27, 2020, 7 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 51 seconds

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Charm school

Published: July 25, 2020, 7 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes

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Bicycling the Natchez Trace

Published: July 22, 2020, 7 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 42 seconds

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Military Entrance Processing Station 1969

Published: July 20, 2020, 6 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 15 seconds

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Walking the beans

Published: July 15, 2020, 4 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 20 seconds

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Corvette summer

Published: July 13, 2020, 6 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 38 seconds

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The last Scout campout

Published: July 10, 2020, noon
Duration: 4 minutes 56 seconds

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The Sweet Williams

Published: July 8, 2020, noon
Duration: 6 minutes 47 seconds

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The smell of poverty

Published: June 28, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 23 seconds

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The recruiting sergeant's good advice

Published: June 25, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 23 seconds

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Growing up country, or the shack out back

Published: June 22, 2020, 1 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 1 second

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Randy and the Rolex: a Father's Day story

Published: June 19, 2020, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 7 seconds

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Falling in love with Mrs. Michaels

Published: June 10, 2020, 2 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 37 seconds

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Thunderstorms over Middle America

Published: June 7, 2020, 6 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 24 seconds

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The Price

Published: June 4, 2020, 2 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 47 seconds

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Thankless Job

Published: May 27, 2020, 10 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 8 seconds

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More thoughts on Memorial Day 2020

Published: May 20, 2020, 4 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 56 seconds

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Talking with Mr. Lincoln

Published: May 19, 2020, 7 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 44 seconds

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Memorial Day 2020 Reflections

Published: May 19, 2020, 4 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 19 seconds

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