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In August 2022, the Drug Enforcement Administration and law enforcement partners seized brightly colored rainbow fentanyl pills in 18 states. Drug Enforcement Administration hide caption

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Is 'rainbow fentanyl' a threat to your kids this Halloween? Experts say no

The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning that drug dealers are marketing rainbow-colored fentanyl to kids. Many drug experts say that's likely not happening.

Cypress trees, some dead and some living, stand in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Fargo, Ga. Proulx writes about the swamps of Okefenokee in her book. Stephen B. Morton/AP hide caption

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In 'Fen, Bog & Swamp,' Annie Proulx pens a history of wetland destruction

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Is 'rainbow fentanyl' a threat to your kids this Halloween? Experts say no

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Ken Barcus, NPR's Midwest bureau chief, died today at age 67. He took great pride in countering stereotypes of the Midwest and in mentoring scores of young reporters. He's pictured here in September 2018. Allison Shelley/NPR hide caption

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Remembering NPR's Ken Barcus, a tough editor with a big heart

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