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They Rose In Protest, Now Kansas Arts Groups Cheer

Children rehearse for a production of The Wizard of Oz at the Lawrence Arts Center in Lawrence, Kan. Stephen Koranda/Kansas Public Radio hide caption

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Culture

They Rose In Protest, Now Kansas Arts Groups Cheer

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They Rose In Protest, Now Kansas Arts Groups Cheer

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A Damned Dam On The Penobscot River

Next week, the Great Works Dam on the Penobscot River in Maine will be removed. John Clarke Russ/Bangor Daily News hide caption

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National

A Damned Dam On The Penobscot River

by Susan Sharon

A Damned Dam On The Penobscot River

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Steve Guttenberg Writes His Own 'Bible'

Steve Guttenberg (left), Michael Winslow (center) and G.W. Bailey star in 1987's Police Academy 4: Citizens On Patrol, part of the film franchise launched by 1984's Police Academy. Warner Bros./Getty Images hide caption

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Author Interviews

Steve Guttenberg Writes His Own 'Bible'

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Steve Guttenberg Writes His Own 'Bible'

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The Movie 'Mad Men's' Jared Harris Has 'Seen A Million Times'

Dustin Hoffman in Sydney Pollack's 1982 film, Tootsie. Columbia / The Kobal Collection /Columbia hide caption

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Movies I've Seen A Million Times

The Movie 'Mad Men's' Jared Harris Has 'Seen A Million Times'

by Lily Percy

The Movie Jared Harris Has 'Seen A Million Times'

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'Call Me Maybe': Behind The Song Of The Summer

Carly Rae Jepsen is the 26-year-old singer behind the inescapable pop hit "Call Me Maybe." Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Music Interviews

'Call Me Maybe': Behind The Song Of The Summer

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'Call Me Maybe': Behind The Song Of The Summer

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