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Actor Gene Hackman and Daniel Lenihan have co-authored a new historical novel set in the Civil War, Escape from Andersonville. Also, States of the Union is all about Oregon, which holds its primary on May 20. And on Underreported: how air pollution may be interfering with bees' ability to pollinate.
Escape from Andersonville: A Civil War Novel
Daniel Lenihan and actor Gene Hackman have co-written a new historical novel set in the Civil War, Escape from Andersonville. It’s about a Union officer’s escape from the notorious Confederate prison camp Andersonville, and his dramatic return to free his men still imprisoned.
Event: Gene Hackman and Daniel Lenihan ...
States of the Union: Oregon
Oregon holds its primary on May 20. Find out which issues matter most to voters in the Beaver State, how Senator Gordon Smith’s re-election campaign is going, and why the candidates in one House race are using personal attacks against each other. Also: why some are already saying that Oregon ...
Underreported: Air Pollution and Bees
A new study by University of Virginia researchers suggests that air pollution interferes with bees’ and other insects’ ability to follow the scent of flowers to their source, which interferes with the pollination process. UVa’s Department of Environmental Sciences Professor Jose D. Fuentes explains more about their findings and what ...
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