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A Wisconsin Dairy Farmer and an Alaska Gold Mine

November 5th, 2009

eldoradogold1When Dexter Clark decided that the life of a Wisconsin dairy farmer was not for him, he took up a new career that he says farming helped prepare him for–a career as a gold miner…

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A Circus Museum

October 20th, 2009

circusmuseumIt all began with Albert, Otto, Alfred, Charles, and John. Without their last names, those first names might not mean anything to you. Put together with the phrase “prepare to be amazed,” and you’ll definitely recognize the names…

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