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Essay: With a bleak salmon return this year in Northwest Alaska, a lifelong fisherman reflects on a season marked by empty nets and big questions.
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Taylor started running as a way to escape the sorrow of the death of her husband and now enjoys racing with her son Josh.
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The shift mirrors national trends and has major implications for public health and safety.
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In a time where plane hijackings were a more regular occurrence in the United States, Del Lavon Thomas was attempting to commandeer a plane to take him to Cuba.