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Storm Lake Times Editor Art Cullen stands outside his newspaper he started with his brother in 1990. The newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize this year for its editorial writing

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How Small Town Papers Have Kept Community Trust

7:52am July 01, 2017

by Clay Masters

Distrust in the media has become a oft-cited trope in the cable news cycle. But one staple of American journalism seems to have avoided the "fake news" characterization — small-town newspapers.

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Word To The President: 'Professionalism'

7:52am July 01, 2017

NPR's Scott Simon says he's unsure if calls for respect, civility and dignity are reaching President Trump. Simon says professionals do their jobs and don't kvetch when other professionals do theirs.

The Impact Of The 'Summer Of Love' Still Reverberates

7:52am July 01, 2017

by Rachael Myrow

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love. The Monterey Pop Festival in June of 1967 became a soundtrack for an emerging counterculture.

Hugo, Colo., is home to no more than 850 residents, but has a beloved hospital where staff members know most of their patients by name. To survive financially, the hospital depends on payments from Medicaid, a program that faces deep cuts in the GOP healt

A Hospital In Rural Colorado Is The Cornerstone Of Small Town Life

7:52am July 01, 2017

by John Daley

At the lone hospital in Hugo, a country town, staff members know most of the patients — they are friends and family. But cuts in the GOP health bill could threaten this cherished institution.

Is Seattle's Minimum Wage Hike Doing More Harm Than Good?

7:52am July 01, 2017

A study suggests the most recent minimum wage hike in Seattle may be doing harm. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., about the impact of Seattle's push for $15/hour.

Dr. Kurt Newman visits with 14-year-old Jack Pessaud, who's undergoing treatment for a cancerous tumor in his knee at Children's National Health System in Washington, D.C.

'Healing Children': A Surgeon's Take On What Kids Need

5:00am July 01, 2017

Dr. Kurt Newman has spent his career caring for children. In a new book, he argues that children are not just smaller adults, and the differences matter for their treatment.

We answer your questions about the proposed GOP health plan.

Will My High Premiums Go Down? More Q&A About The GOP Health Plan

10:37pm June 30, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

We're answering more questions about the Republican plan to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, including what the proposed changes would mean for healthy young people and for taxes.

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A Baton Rouge police officer kneels at the casket of Cpl. Montrell Jackson, one of three officers ambushed and killed by a gunman July 17, 2016.

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Gunman Who Ambushed Baton Rouge Officers Searched For Police Home Addresses

9:37pm June 30, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

A report following a nearly year-long investigation says the gunman also posted videos urging violence against police before he killed three officers and wounded three, and was himself shot to death.

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Gunman Opens Fire In Bronx Hospital, Killing 1 And Injuring 6

8:10pm June 30, 2017

by Joel Rose

Authorities say a man opened fire inside a hospital in the Bronx, N.Y., killing at least one person and wounding several more before taking his own life.

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Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, seen earlier this month, says he is among the state officials who isn't able to provide all the voter identification details the national commission he vice-chairs is seeking.

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State Officials Of Both Parties Reject Requests For Voters' Identification Details

8:01pm June 30, 2017

by Pam Fessler

More than a dozen states say that they won't comply with a White House commission request for the personal data. Even a commission leader isn't able to turn over all of his state's records.