Poet W.S. Merwin, Who Was Inspired By Conservation, Dies At 91
One of America's most respected and enduring poets, W.S. Merwin, has died. Merwin's poetry is known for its mystery and wonder, and he was twice named the U.S. poet laureate. He also won a National...
View ArticleOn Derby Day, Visiting A College Where You Can Major In Horses
Today brings the familiar excitement of the Kentucky Derby. Television-ready, mint juleps and perhaps one of the few horse races many of us will watch all year. But an hour's drive from Churchill...
View ArticleAt 75, A World War II Legend Gets A Full Makeover
A legendary airplane that helped America win World War II is being reborn at age 75. The B-17 bomber "Memphis Belle" flew 25 missions against Nazi Germany and then came home to help sell war bonds and...
View ArticleWhen The Students On Campus Have Kids Of Their Own
The young women in this story have labels. Three labels: Single, mother, college student. They're raising a child and getting an education — three of the 2.6 million unmarried parents attending U.S....
View ArticleFrom Farm To Distillery, Heirloom Corn Varieties Are Sweet Treasures
"Knee-high by the Fourth of July" is an old favorite saying, when you'd drive past a field of corn out in the country. And many of the old favorite varieties, called heirloom corn, have lots of new...
View ArticleMuseum Builds New Hangar To Show Off Former Air Force One
A trusty Boeing 707 is inside a new home at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. The plane has graceful lines of color: white, blues and gold. In large letters: "United States of...
View ArticleHow Low Oil Prices Are Changing Career Plans At An Ohio College
Marietta College has earned a global reputation for its program in petroleum engineering, drawing students from as far away as Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and China to this liberal arts school in southeast...
View ArticleFine Brine From Appalachia: The Fancy Mountain Salt That Chefs Prize
Thanksgiving feasts are always in need of something special. Can a sprinkle of artisanal salt noticeably pump up the experience? Let's meet a new Appalachian salt-maker in West Virginia and find out....
View ArticleRemembering Sgt. York, A War Hero Who Built A School
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmRRhxo0RHc Here in Pall Mall, Tenn., you can walk up on the front porch of the Forbus General Store, est. 1892, and still hear Alvin C. York's rich Tennessee accent....
View ArticleAs Bourbon Booms, Demand For Barrels Is Overflowing
If you could make a lot of bourbon whiskey these days, you could be distilling real profits. Bourbon sales in this country are up 36 percent in the past five years. But you'd need new wooden barrels...
View ArticleAn Unlikely Friday Night Pizza Cafe Has A Big Heart
Here's what might have sounded like a pretty shaky business plan for a neighborhood pizza cafe: "We'll only be open one day a week. Won't do any advertising. No prices on the menus. We'll serve mostly...
View ArticleWhat Makes A Bike Pump Worth $450?
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: If you happen to be thinking about buying a new bicycle pump, you'll soon see a floor pump priced at a whopping $450. The brand name is...
View ArticleCarroll, Iowa: Where The Childhood Paper Route Is Alive And Well
This story began in 2012 while I was working on a story in Iowa. I was taking pictures on a foggy afternoon and saw a young girl on a blue bicycle, a newspaper bag slung across her shoulder. She...
View ArticleIn Mystery Series's W.Va. River Town, There's No Escape From Terror
When writer Julia Keller talks, you notice a touch of West Virginia — it is, after all, her home state. Her accent may have faded a bit during her newspaper career in Chicago, so she says when she...
View ArticleWant A Shot At $10,000? Solve Kentucky's Great Bourbon Mystery
Saturday marks the 140th Run for the Roses: the Kentucky Derby. Great horses, great hats — but where's the Pappy Van Winkle bourbon for the mint juleps? Last October, more than 200 bottles of the...
View ArticleMichigan Apple Harvest Recovers, But Pickers Are Scarce
One year ago the Michigan apple harvest, hurt by a late winter warm-up and a spring freeze, was almost nonexistent at 3 million bushels. This fall, the crop is projected to yield a record-setting 30...
View ArticleElmore Leonard, The 'Dickens Of Detroit,' Dies At 87
The writer Elmore Leonard has died. He was 87 years old and had recently suffered a stroke. For decades, Leonard — working at the very top of his profession as a crime writer — had been widely...
View ArticleA Day With Elmore Leonard And The White Castle That Wasn't
Upon hearing news of the death of Elmore Leonard , NPR correspondent and former All Things Considered co-host Noah Adams recalls a day he spent with the crime writer in his hometown. Three years ago, I...
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