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The Top 10 Songs We Never Want to Hear Again

Arts, Culture & Media

A couple weeks ago, Kurt Andersen talked with the music critic Tim Page about great music that’s been overplayed to the point of inanity. Call it death by heavy rotation – and not even the Beatles are immune.

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Just How Cold is it In Alaska

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Bears and Berries

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Tipi Rings

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Alaska Winter Solstice

JOHN BURROUGHS: A NATURE WRITER TO REMEMBER

April marks the birthday of nature writer John Burroughs. Once one of the most popular figures in America, Burrough’s work is almost entirely out of print today. Commentator Nancy Lord says this writer-naturalist deserves some modern attention. Nancy Lord comes to us from member station KBBI in Homer, Alaska. Her newest book, Fishcamp: Life on […]

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ANWR Oil Drilling: Get It out in the Open

Commentator Nancy Lord states her preference that oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge be discussed in an open, forthright manner, and not pursued behind closed doors in Congressional budget negotiations. Ms. Lord lives in Homer, Alaska.

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Lessons from the Spill  ? Learned, and Ignored

Commentator Nancy Lord of Homer, Alaska, recalls the horror of the spill’s impact, and the determination of those in its wake never to let it happen again.

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The Dark Days of Winter

Commentator Nancy Lord reflects on the long, dark winter days in Homer, Alaska  ? and a few reasons why the months should be cherished as well as endured.

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The Language of Landscape

Our occasional series on the magic of the American landscape. Today we feature a biologist’s conception of boreal forest.