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  • Sputnik and the Hidden Rivalries that Ignited the Space Age

    October 2007 marks an important anniversary. On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite. They also launched the global competition for the military domination of space. We’ll look back this hour with Matthew Brzezinski, author of the new book “Red Moon Rising: Sputnik and the Hidden Rivalries that Ignited the […]

  • Lisa's Story, Funky Winkerbean, and Cancer Awareness

    Fans and regular readers of Tom Batiuk’s (rhymes with attic) comic strip Funky Winkerbean know the outcome of character Lisa Moore’s battle with cancer. Batiuk has just released the full story in a new book “Lisa’s Story: The Other Shoe” (Kent State University Press, 2007). He’s speaking throughout October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness […]