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A Sonnet Sequence for Edna St Vincent Millay

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

Caption: More poems in the tradition: Breathng: American Sonnets, Credit: Susan Cook

On her birthday, a Sonnet Sequence "The Rage of the World" .

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...

Bought by KICI Iowa City

Not even a Sandesh

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

Sandip considers the underwhelming response to Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee in India.

20 Years Falling

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

Caption: The view from Robert Clark's studio in Brooklyn, Credit: Robert Clark

After 20 years in Afghanistan Sandip is left with the tragic ghosts of memory.

Push for wind farms along Great Lakes sparks controversy

From: Great Lakes Today

Apex Clean Energy plans to build dozens of wind turbines across the Great Lakes states -- including Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Illinois – to take ...

Bought by WCPN, Delta College Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, and WBFO

LBJ visit to Lake Erie led to cleaner waters

From: Great Lakes Today

This month marks the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s visit to Buffalo New York -- a day that helped clean up waterways across the...

Bought by WABE, WCPN, North Country Public Radio, WBFO, and WXXI Rochester

The Man who Named 'Earth Day'

From: Reid Frazier

Caption: Julian Koenig, who coined 'Earth Day'., Credit: Photo Courtesy of Sarah Koenig

Who came up with the name 'Earth Day'? It turns out, a legendary Madison Avenue ad man named Julian Koenig. He was responsible for some of the most...

Bought by KMXT, WSLR, KUOW, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more

Berliners commemorate fall of the Wall

From: University of North Carolina School of Media and Journalism

On the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, we talk with a woman who lived through history.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

From a pretty big project to an enormous one

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: The view driving across the $6.4 billion bridge, Credit: Isabel Angell

A brief history of San Francisco's $6.4 billion bridge

"Seashells and Gunpowder"

From: Pat Duggins
Series: "Oil & Water: Recovering from the Spill"

The Alabama beach tourism industry was hit hard by the Gulf oil spill, and it could take years before local officials know if visitor businesses ha...

"Allen and Tracy"

From: Pat Duggins
Series: "Oil & Water: Recovering from the Spill"

One concern raised by the Exxon Valdez experience is the long term mental health impact, which didn’t hit residents near Prince William Sound until...

Hidden Histories: William Moore's Letter

From: Jack Johnson
Series: Hidden Histories

One thing to bear in mind as we approach the end of ‘Confederate History month’ -- the slaughter of the civil war failed in many ways to solve the ...