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When Gerald Shea was a kid, "Be airful washing the trees" meant, "Be careful crossing the street." Shea wasn't foreign--he was deaf, and for thirty-four…

Polls have opened in Ohio as Gov. John Kasich appears poised to clinch a re-election victory to lead the state for another four years. Election sites…

President Trump again skipped Phoenix during his latest campaign swing through Arizona this week, as the campaign turns to its 2016 playbook hoping rural voters will decide a close election.

Rides on Air Force One and state dinners were lures the last time there was an open convention. What about cold, hard cash? Top Republican lawyer Ben Ginsberg explains what's permissible and not.

When he announced Monday that he’s endorsing Ed FitzGerald for governor, former Gov. Ted Strickland says the 2014 campaign is about the future, not the…

Gerald Clayton admitted to not knowing much about Piedmont blues until Duke University commissioned him to create a multimedia performance to celebrate the rich cultural landscape of the region. But once he heard Elizabeth Cotten’s recording of her early 20th century piece, “Freight Train,” the celebrated jazz pianist was hooked.

New urbanism, the urbanization of the suburbs, and how mass transit connects communities in the 21st century, with Smart City syndicated public radio talk…

This year's election saw historic voter turnout. But in a divided democracy, how else can we commit to our civic duties? This hour, Baratunde Thurston joins Manoush with ideas on how to citizen.

Ohio has a new office to help immigrants.Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday signed an executive order to create the Office for New Americans. It will work within…

In Flannery O'Connor: The Cartoons, editor Kelly Gerald lays out the youthful visual artwork of the woman who would become one of the greatest fiction writers of the 20th century. NPR's Glen Weldon sees it as a prototype for her prose sensibility.