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Rebecca Koerselman

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The Right to Earn

If it is spring in the Midwest, it will be windy. Ann Marie Riebe lived in the Great Plains of North Dakota. In the 1930s

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Holy Huddle

A missed basket. An untimely injury. A bad call by the referee. A rare mistake by a gifted athlete. I wish I didn’t care so

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Playing Ball Like….a Megastar

In a pivotal scene from the film, The Sandlot, “Ham” Porter gives the final chilling insult to the boys from the fancy baseball team: “You

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Terrified of Our Private Selves

I’ve heard many opinions concerning what is and is not appropriate to teach in schools. The battles over curriculum are in high swing. But James

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Yell at Servants for Exercise

The cardiologist had been practicing for decades, and she was both knowledgeable and clear in her explanations. She said that many people have heart valves

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Avoid the Box Jellyfish

It follows the same basic plotline of all sport films. The athlete works to overcome a seemingly impossible obstacle, and the audience cheers him/her/them/the team

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The Good Kind of Weird Potlatch

There were always some very gooey caramel brownies and lots of other tantalizing desserts, usually with sprinkles. That was what I always noticed first at

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An Unsung Hero of World War II

“I’m no hero,” Chester Nez chuckles. “I just wanted to serve my country.” Nez grew up in New Mexico, and did not have the right

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Aging Gracefully

The Bachelor has been on television for more than twenty seasons. I watched the early seasons with my roommates in college, but quickly lost interest

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