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Grasslands

In the early journals of pioneers who described the prairie surrounding their new homesteads, the ocean was the most common metaphor—swells of grass set rippling by the wind.

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He waffled about the Senate seat, then sought safe harbor in Bill Clinton’s cabinet. Why did Henry Cisneros choose HUD over headlines? Only he knows for sure.

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Dan Solomon

Dan Solomon writes about politics, music, food, sports, criminal justice, health care, film, and business.

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Daniel Vaughn

Daniel Vaughn is the country’s first barbecue editor, and he has eaten more barbecue than you have.

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The Story: 30 Years Later, a Guilty Conscience Led to a Free Man

Executive editor Michael Hall has reported on many exonerations over the years, but nothing compares to the story of Estella Ybarra and Carlos Jaile.

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