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President Barack Obama presents the 2010 National Humanities Medal to Wendell E. Berry during a White House ceremony in 2011.

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Beloved writer and environmentalist Wendell Berry has died at age 92

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Wendell Berry has died at age 92 He was a beloved American poet, novelist, essayist, and farmer.

W.S. Merwin found inspiration in his conservation work and in his home on the Hawaiian island of Maui.

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Poet W.S. Merwin, Who Was Inspired By Conservation, Dies At 91

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In the 1980s, the two-time U.S. poet laureate moved to Hawaii and began working to restore the rainforest. According to one contemporary, that's when he "morphed into a poet of praise."

Allie Johnson, a rising Midway junior, with her favorite ride, Sophie.

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On Derby Day, Visiting A College Where You Can Major In Horses

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Midway University in Kentucky trains students in equine management, and the campus is surrounded by barns and paddocks.

Gray Zeitz at his 1915 Chandler & Price printing press.

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When Making Books Was As Much Of An Art As Writing Them

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The Larkspur Press in Kentucky is two years behind schedule, with no plans to catch up. Printer Gray Zeitz sets each letter of the book by hand and then prints on a press from the early 1900s.

Technicians work to restore the B-17 bomber known as Memphis Belle at the National Museum of the United States Air Force near Dayton, Ohio.

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At 75, A World War II Legend Gets A Full Makeover

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At the Air Force museum in Dayton, technicians and volunteers are working to restore a unique piece of history. The B-17 bomber Memphis Belle is being carefully returned to its wartime appearance.

Student Cierra Valentine (left) studies with friends and her son Jeremiah on the lawn at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pa.

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When The Students On Campus Have Kids Of Their Own

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There are more than 2 million single parents enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities. Some schools, like Wilson College in Pennsylvania, have figured out what it takes to help them succeed.

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Musicians Descend On West Virginia For Appalachian String Band Festival

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If you'd like to escape the presidential election, take your banjo or fiddle to this week's Appalachian String Band Music Festival, known as "Clifftop," in West Virginia.