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The Birthplace of Flight Is Going Electric

From a young age, Greg Bowles was obsessed with planes. Growing up in the suburbs of Cleveland, he learned that Ohio was the birthplace of aviation — a widely-repeated...

Enemies Within: The Forgotten Northern Plot to Overthrow the Union

During the Civil War, President Lincoln had more enemies to deal with than just the Confederates. The Copperheads, a group of anti-war Democrats, attempted to storm Midwestern state governments and create a Northwestern Confederacy. This audacious scheme has since become a forgotten piece of Civil War history.

This Frank Gehry Masterpiece Moved Twice. Now, Its Location Is Top Secret.

When Penny and Mike Winton were looking for someone to design a guest house on their property in Wayzata, Minnesota, Frank Gehry was not their first choice. Their main house,...

Can Local News Survive? South Dakota Says Yes

In early August, Benjamin Chase, the editor of The Huron Daily Plainsman in Huron, South Dakota, received a strange phone call. It was from a former editor of his, who...

In Ohio, Corn Mazes Are Serious Business

Throughout its 114-year history, Riehm Produce Farm in Tiffin, Ohio, has been no stranger to change. Vegetables, strawberries and a farm stand were all once new frontiers for the...

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