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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

Surviving the Odds

Statistics show that if you need CPR, even in a hospital setting, your chances of survival are under ten percent.  Tom Brand’s heart stopped three…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

Angels Watching Over Us

If you are a person of faith, you may believe there are angels watching over us.  Today’s story certainly supports that belief.  It involves a…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

Facing A Heart Attack

Today we begin a series with Tom Brand.  Many of you may know Tom as a long-time broadcaster and today’s director of the National Association…

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Posted in Missouri Saint Joseph Scenic Route

Scenic Route – Tom Brand

American Countryside Producer and Editor Tom Brand faced multiple heart attacks in the summer of 2013 that not only affected his life, but left him…

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois

Where Did That Pumpkin Pie Come From?

Over the holidays many of us will have a piece of Pumpkin pie.  When you eat that dessert, you might give a brief tip of…

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois

Changing the Way They Farmed

During the 1980s many farmers were forced to change the way they farmed.  The financial conditions of the decade made a lasting effect on many. …

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Posted in American Countryside Oregon

Stories from Pendleton, Oregon

Most towns have a mix of good and bad in their histories.  Perhaps that’s the case for Pendleton, Oregon.  Certainly most of the risqué establishments…

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Posted in American Countryside Oregon

Underground Tunnels and Secret Establishments

You may think stories of secret underground tunnels and secret subterranean establishments is a thing of folklore.  But go below the streets of this small…

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Posted in American Countryside Oregon

A Town for Early Travelers

About 200 miles east of Portland, Oregon on today’s interstate 84, you’ll find a town that once served the early travelers of the Oregon Trail…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of

The McElhaney Cattle Company

Angus Brown is used to dealing with 120 degree plus heat and three inches of rain a year.  It’s a cattle operation that thrives in…

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