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  • American Scene

    CALIFORNIA


  • Associated Press The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., skyline is darkened by smoke from a wildfire in the Everglades.

    American Scene

    CALIFORNIA


  • 60 years later, California Rosies riveting

    RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) — Fog drifts across the old shipyard, casting a veil over empty factories where thousands of women once thronged, welding and hammering and typing and filing as they put a lipsticked smile on the face of the war at home.


  • Historic mansion persists

    TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Hampton Mansion has plenty of historical and architectural significance. All it needs is a higher profile.


  • Inside the Beltway

    'Dark Dune'


  • Beach closures aid threatened sea birds

    CHARLESTOWN, R.I. (AP) — The tiny Atlantic piping plover, a federally protected bird, has given beachgoers headaches for decades.


  • Better than a desk job

    "Washington internship" conjures up images of clean-cut youngsters in crisp button-downs, answering phones and making copies in busy Capitol Hill offices. But at the National Arboretum, those words mean rolling up your sleeves and getting down and dirty. Literally.


  • Better than a desk job

    "Washington internship" conjures up images of clean-cut youngsters in crisp button-downs, answering phones and making copies in busy Capitol Hill offices. But at the National Arboretum, those words mean rolling up your sleeves and getting down and dirty. Literally.


  • Reconnecting with nature at Kenilworth

    Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens may be a living marvel, but it's kept that way by the National Park Service and a corps of unsung volunteers.


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