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The Medicine Bow mountains as seen from CSU's Mountain campus

Why protecting wildland is crucial to American freedom and identity

May 13, 2025 Author -Allison Sylte

As summer approaches, millions of Americans begin planning or taking trips to state and national parks, seeking to explore the wide range of outdoor recreational opportunities across the nation.

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Hank Greenberg hit 331 home runs with a batting average of .313 during his career. Sporting News via Getty Images

Up against Hank Greenberg, baseball’s first Jewish superstar, antisemitism struck out

October 4, 2024 Author - Robert Gudmestad

Hank Greenberg might be the best baseball player you’ve never heard of.

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What really started the American Civil War?

May 30, 2023 Author - Robert Gudmestad

The U.S. citizenship test – which immigrants must pass before becoming citizens of the United States – has this question: “Name one problem that led to the Civil War.”

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painting of a confession

Penance and plague: How the Black Death changed one of Christianity’s most important rituals

April 11, 2022 Author - Nicole Archambeau

The 14th century is known for catastrophe.

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Cars lined up to enter Yellowstone National Park

Overcrowded US national parks need a reservation system

June 1, 2021 Author -Michael Childers

The exponential growth in visitors is generating pollution and putting wildlife at risk to a degree that threatens the future of the park system.

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What happened to Confederate money after the Civil War?

May 3, 2021 Author - Robert Gudmestad

When the Confederate army surrendered in April 1865, graybacks lost any remaining value they might have had.

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Harriet Tubman: Biden revives plan to put a Black woman of faith on the $20 bill

January 25, 2021 Author - Robert Gudmestad

Harriet Tubman worked as a slave, spy and eventually an abolitionist. Her belief in God helped her remain fearless.

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Civil War gunboat

Union gunboats didn’t just attack rebel military sites – they went after civilian property, too

January 30, 2020 Author - Robert Gudmestad

During the American Civil War, huge metal monsters roamed the Mississippi River.

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Why are there seven days in a week?

January 13, 2020 Author -Kristin Heineman

The Babylonians were astute observers and interpreters of the heavens, and it is largely thanks to them that our weeks are seven days long.

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Border Wall under construction

Trump’s border wall threatens an Arizona oasis with a long, diverse history

December 5, 2019 Author -Jared Orsi

While the waters of Quitobaquito have attracted a wide array of peoples for more than 10,000 years, each wave of newcomers tends to erase the evidence of those who came before them.

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