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PRE Helps Rejuvenate The Striped Bass Fishery in Eastern North Carolina Waters

Public Radio East is teaming up with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission to repopulate the waters of eastern North Carolina with striped…

Adam Lanza killed 20 children and six teachers Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Conn., in 2012. His father has spoken to the media for the first time since the incident.

For Sandy Hook Killer's Father, Tragedy Outweighs Love For His Son

Peter Lanza opened up to writer Andrew Solomon about Adam's life and how he tried to help him. Solomon says, "[Peter] would've liked to save the world and himself from the horror of what happened."

The Bard Prison Initiative gives inmates at six prisons around New York state the opportunity to study in person with professors from top colleges and universities in the region.

A Former Drug Dealer Gives A Great Defense Of The Liberal Arts

College programs in prison have become extremely rare, but one alum's story shows how incarceration can truly be reformative.

If you want to understand World Cup passion, looking at ads — like this Coca-Cola commercial in Argentina — might give you the best idea.

Let The Commercials Explain World Cup Passion

How do you convey the enthusiasm and the all-consuming madness that comes with being a soccer fan during the World Cup? Well, the best way to answer that question might involve watching a few ads.

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The title of Jennifer Senior's book — <em>All Joy and No Fun</em> — contrasts the strains of day-to-day parenting with the transcendent experience of having a child.

Are We Having Fun Yet? New Book Explores The Paradox Of Parenting

Kids can be magical and maddening. The title of Jennifer Senior's book — All Joy and No Fun — contrasts the strains of day-to-day parenting with the transcendent experience of raising a child.

The Dalai Lama answers questions from moderator Gwen Ifill in 2010. Ifill's speech this year is one of Cristina Negrut's most anticipated. The Dalai Lama's speech in 2013 was one of our faves.

The 25 Most Promising Graduation Speeches Of The Year

Cristina Negrut has read more than 1,000 commencement speeches over the past eight years. She lists the speeches she's most looking forward to in this year's roster.

Villages in the Lower Shire valley of Malawi, like this one named Jasi, rely heavily on subsistence farming and steady rainfall, and are struggling to produce steady harvests.

Malawian Farmers Say Adapt To Climate Change Or Die

A local Christian aid group is trying to help villages adapt using drought-tolerant crops and irrigation pumps. But even with new techniques, farmers still need to know: When is it safe to plant?

Horses drive traffic on London's Oxford Street in 1890. According to author Lee Jackson, by the 1890s, the city's horses produced approximately 1,000 tons of dung a day.

'Dirty Old London': A History Of The Victorians' Infamous Filth

In the 1800s, the Thames River was thick with human sewage and the streets were covered with horse dung, the removal of which, according to Lee Jackson, presented an "impossible challenge."

I'm An Obstetrician And I Failed At Breast-Feeding

She knew that breast is best. So when she couldn't breast-feed her children, she felt she had failed as a mother and a doctor. Until a wise pediatrician gave her permission to stop.

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