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Winning a Game of Chicken
This Wednesday’s great road-trip food comes from the outskirts of Pittsburg, Kansas (pop. 20,178) The night manager at the Comfort Inn in...
Frank Luby
Feb 10, 20215 min read
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Midpoint and an Oasis
This Wednesday’s great road-trip food comes from Adrian, Texas (pop. 120) One lonely tumbleweed bounced across my path as I squinted into...
Frank Luby
Feb 3, 20213 min read
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A Timeless Toast to an Unplugged Breakfast
This Wednesday’s great road-trip food comes from Luther, Oklahoma (pop. 1,221) The drive from the outskirts of Oklahoma City to Joplin,...
Frank Luby
Jan 27, 20213 min read
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A Checkerboard Past
One great thing about ticket stubs, posters, and invitations is their ability to help us piece together the past with some precision....
Frank Luby
Jan 22, 20215 min read
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Kibbie at the Crossroads
This Wednesday’s great road-trip food comes from Clarksdale, Mississippi (pop. 15,304) “Would you like some more?” The question took me...
Frank Luby
Jan 20, 20213 min read
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Bait Shop Brisket: The sandwich that wrecked my plans
Every Wednesday we’ll publish a brief story about great road-trip food, the kind you’ll discover along two-lane roads in small towns. In...
Frank Luby
Jan 13, 20213 min read
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James Brown in concert: I Feel ... Strange
The sheer cultural intensity of the first six months of 1984 – a crossroads of the Boomer and Gen X eras – is hard to grasp to this day....
Frank Luby
Sep 9, 20203 min read
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One Life of Tom Seaver Moments
My life is dotted with touchstones founded upon my devotion to Tom Seaver. But as I analyze them now, knowing that there will be no more...
Dennis A. Chansky
Sep 7, 20206 min read
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Tom Seaver's Rarest Accomplishment?
“Great Tom Seaver Moments” are so numerous that they deserve their own Trivial Pursuit set. The Hall of Fame pitcher, who passed away...
Frank Luby
Sep 3, 20203 min read
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