Crossing the River to Find the Past
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The new comic drama by Donald Margulies is steeped in a spirit of acceptance, yet does not make the familiar seem fresh.
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ON THE RIO GRANDE, Texas  - The riot of green vegetation that lines both sides of the Rio Grande river along the southeast Texas and Mexican border can give a canoeist the impression of gliding past unbroken wilderness.
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Let the past put current conditions in perspective.
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FRIDLEY, Minn. - A couple of fishermen landed a big surprise over the weekend when they went down to the Mississippi River under the Interstate 694 overpass...
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As waterways go, this one isn't very imposing. A murky stream, its tint teetering between gray and brown. Timid flecks of twigs, leaves and unrecognizable vegetation being carried along in its current. An occasional gum wrapper to ruin any hopes of winning that beautification award.
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The winds of change are upon us.
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Wired News takes a trip down the historic Great River Road that winds along the full length of the mighty Mississippi. The route along 'Ol' Man River' is surprisingly rich in techie tinkerers. By Michelle Delio.
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Michael Palin turns his wandering eye to the life and locales of Ernest Hemingway, moving between past and present in the places that meant so much to the author.
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By Bill Mcgraw, Detroit Free Press  Sep. 13--You've heard of bike trails, hiking trails and nature trails.   It's time to get acquainted with water trails, specifically the Detroit Heritage River Water Trail.
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By Anne Jungen, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  May 26--DRESBACH, Minn. -- Authorities hope the heavy boat traffic on the Mississippi River during the holiday weekend will help find the last missing child from a May 12 boat accident that killed three others.  "We need your help.
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Swimming across a river is primal, erotic, solitary, communal and a time to contemplate things big and small.
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More than 135 years after explorer John Wesley Powell first surveyed this ancient canyon, his writings seemed to echo last week as water roared down the Colorado River.
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Explorer, RiverQuest's newly  constructed boat leaving Freeport, Florida today for its home port in  Pittsburgh, is a state-of-the-art environmental classroom, a world  benchmark "green"  commercial vessel and a tourist attraction that is the first of its kind.
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Many travelers are chasing what may be a modern-day version of an old human impulse â to behold an untrammeled frontier.
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By By Brian Hendrickson, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Jun.
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ARTHUR RIVER, Tasmania _ I'd made a wrong turn. We were close, but we were lost and about to miss the sunset.  I pulled over to ask directions.
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For five years, Paul James hitched,   trekked and drove to get away from his native West Africa. He   survived the Sahara, begged on the streets of Morocco and   crossed the Mediterranean in a rubber dinghy to reach what he   thought was the promised land.