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The Story of Sam

He was one of the wealthiest men in America.  Yet almost everyone that ever worked with him would tell you that money didn’t change him….

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Making the Most of Your Space

It you walked into a business that had just remodeled its space and noticed the floor tiles did not match, you might think the owner…

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An Unrenewed Lease That Changed the Future

It’s said, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.”  Perhaps that’s how Sam should have regarded that fact that his lease was not renewed and…

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Bluff Dwellers Cavern

Arthur Browning thought he was just going to check the traps on his farm one morning back in 1927.  What he found was a far…

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Rounding Up the Island Herd

Every fall there is a round-up of the herd here just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah.  You can even bring a horse, or rent…

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Grazing Animals on an Island

Until the 1960s, ranchers took animals by a barge from the mainland to this island for grazing.  The vast rangeland was difficult the reach and…

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A Lake Larger Than Rhode Island

Jeremy Shaw is responsible for patrolling a lake larger than the state of Rhode Island.  It’s a unique place that’s been drawing curious visitors here…

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Best of 2012: Holbrook, Arizona

There are many towns in the western U.S. that had rough and tumble beginnings. They are places where it was sometimes difficult to determine exactly…

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Best of 2012: Dublin Bottling Works

Some of you may well remember the days of returning soda bottles to the store to get a few cents refund. People are still doing…

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Best of 2012: Boston Corbett

At one time, Boston Corbett was one of the most widely known men in the nation. He was the man who killed Lincoln’s assassin, John…

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