HISTORY

Apr 27 2026ENTERTAINMENT

How streaming shows got serious and changed TV forever

Streaming wasn’t always about making its own shows—it started as a digital video store where people could finally watch whatever they wanted anytime. The turning point arrived when platforms began producing original series, not just borrowing from movie libraries. Amazon Prime Video took the lead wi

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Apr 26 2026OPINION

Public Lands in Peril: A New Budget Threatens Jobs, History and Nature

The Interior Department’s latest budget plan targets many public‑land agencies. It would cut almost 3, 000 National Park Service jobs and remove thousands more from the Land Management, Geological Survey, Wildlife Service and Indian Affairs. Last year Congress stopped similar cuts, but the adm

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Apr 26 2026ENTERTAINMENT

A Different Path for the Marvel Universe

Marvel’s story in film might have looked very different if an early partnership had stayed alive. In the early 2000s, a deal between Marvel and Artisan Entertainment promised to bring fifteen superhero stories to screen. The plan included known heroes like Captain America, Black Panther, and Deadpoo

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Apr 26 2026ENTERTAINMENT

People born on April 25th: from music legends to historical game-changers

April 25th might just seem like a normal spring day, but it’s actually packed with birthdays of people who left their mark in different ways. Take the world of entertainment, for example. Hollywood heavyweight Al Pacino turns 86 and is diving back into a dramatic role as a tragic king. Meanwhile, TV

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Apr 25 2026OPINION

Will trains make a comeback in Colorado?

Colorado is bringing back passenger trains after a long break. The new service will run three times a day between Fort Collins and Denver starting in 2027. It’s a big change from 1967, when the last passenger train left the tracks. Back then, people listened to songs like “Penny Lane” and “Purple Ha

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Apr 22 2026RELIGION

Michigan Muslims Share Their Story at Library Talk

A friendly evening will take place on May 7 when Imam Robert Shaheed talks about the history of Islam in Michigan. The talk starts at 6:30 p. m. in the Hoyt Library and is free for anyone who wants to learn. Imam Shaheed has been a leader at the Islamic Center of Saginaw for more than four decades.

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Apr 22 2026CRIME

A Los Angeles Mystery Tour: Re‑thinking the Black Dahlia

The story begins in a cramped hearse, not on a glamorous stage but stuck in the ordinary traffic of Los Angeles. A guide who calls herself a “dark storyteller” narrates the 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short, better known as the Black Dahlia. The guide’s voice is theatrical, but she quickly loses focus

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Apr 22 2026SCIENCE

A Scientist and His Shifting Legacy

Hans Lauber was a respected eye doctor from Switzerland who spent most of his career in Austria and Poland. He wrote many books and papers on eye diseases and even invented his own medical tools. For a while, he was a well-known figure in eye science. But his reputation changed after World War II.

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Apr 22 2026ENTERTAINMENT

A Big Studio Changes Hands in Hollywood

Netflix is close to adding a historic movie lot to its empire. The Radford Studio Center, a 55-acre land in Los Angeles, might soon belong to the streaming service. This place isn’t just any studio—it’s where many famous TV shows were made over the years. Think of classics like “Leave It to Beaver”

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Apr 21 2026BUSINESS

Pioneer seeds turn 100: how a small Iowa experiment grew into global farming change

Back in 1926, a farm kid from Iowa named Henry Wallace bet big on a new idea. He planted 40 acres near Johnston with hybrid corn seeds—something most farmers then saw as risky. That gamble didn’t just work; it rewrote the rules of agriculture. Today, those same fields (now home to one of the world’s

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