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The Next Page / The poet and a farmer in Fredericksburg: Walt Whitman and my uncle in a Civil War hospital

4 Feb 2012

Walt Whitman -- giant of Americana, author of "Leaves of Grass" and portrayed in voice by Garrison Keillor in Ken Burns' "The Civil War" -- is celebrated today as a champion of individual freedom, the pleasures of the senses and a love of nature. Yet Whitman made a much different mark on our country during the Civil War, as a nurse's aide and hospice caregiver.

KING: Superstitions rule the day when it comes to fishing

4 Feb 2012

When it comes to fishing, my friends and I are extremely superstitious. We have been fishing together so long that we are set in our ways to a certain extent.

Navcen Issues Correction to SVN-49 NANU

4 Feb 2012

"In an effort to improve constellation sustainment, on or about 01FEB2012, SVN-49 will resume transmitting an L-band signal using PRN-24 as a test asset. Upon completion of the test event, SVN-49 will once again be decommissioned from active service.