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February 28, 2005

Retail Mega-Merger

Federated and May department store chains have announced a merger. We’ll take a look at the retail world, and a what this massive merger means for other retailers, and for consumers.

Drunken Girlhood

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We speak with the author of a book about her ten years as a drunk.

Mideast Changes and Challenges

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We’ll take a look overall at the quickly changing situation in the Middle East.

BTK Suspect

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Residents of Wichita are reeling from the news that a suspect has been arrested for the notorious BTK murders.

Quabbin Secrets

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Few Boston residents know that the water filling their downtown sinks comes from a site where four towns once stood.

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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Musician John Fullbright at Here & Now studios at WBUR in Boston. (Jesse Costa/Here & Now)

Okemah, Okla., is the birthplace of folk legend Woody Guthrie. It’s also the hometown of singer-songwriter John Fullbright, who at just 24, is already being compared with folk great Townes Van Zandt.

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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Florida's linebacker Michael Taylor (15) gets a hand full of jersey as he tries to bring down Quinton Dunbar (1) during the first half of the Orange & Blue football game  in Gainesville, Fla. (AP)

Division one universities spend a lot on their sports programs, but only a handful make enough money from sports to stay in the black.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Singer-songwriter Tom Rush. (Muffett/Flickr)

Ever since folk singer Tom Rush recorded his version of Murray McLauchlan’s “Child’s Song” about a young man leaving home, it’s become not only a concert staple for Rush but also a part of many graduation ceremonies.

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