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Recently Posted American Stories

Looks Good on Paper
Looks Good on Paper
Miami has a program that requires taxpayers to pay for art in public places. It is a good idea on paper. But some say, that’s where it should have stayed.
Samaritan Fling
John Fling delivers auto parts for a car dealer, but he also makes stops where the sum seems reluctant to shine.
Crisis of Plenty
Jim Tchaikovsky’s dad could produce 3 sacks of grain in one hour. Today Jim can sack 14 times as much. Better seed and mechanized equipment has led to a crisis of plenty.
“These are remarkable and poignant stories that need to be told.”
KEN BURNS
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- SAVANNAH GUTHRIE
“Throughout his remarkable career Bob Dotson has searched for the real essence of America – not by interviewing the so-called famous but by seeking out those unnoticed people we pass by every day. Dotson is a national treasure for caring enough to listen.”
- MEREDITH VIERA
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