Jeanette Woods
Stories
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Here to Help: A man's decades-long history with Habitat for Humanity
Gerard Van de Werken is a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity Austin, a non-profit housing organization. For our series, Here to Help, he discusses his decades-long history with the organization.
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Critics say Trump's planned military parade will send the wrong message
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with historian Joshua Zeitz, contributing editor at Politico Magazine, about where military parades fit into the American civic tradition, and why he sees June's parade as a sharp break with that tradition.
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TACO isn't just a food. It's also shorthand for tariffs' effect on financial markets
When you think "taco," you probably think tasty treat. But TACO is now acronym for financial market fluctuations due to tariffs: Trump Always Chickens Out.
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A small, family-run wine business took on the U.S. executive branch and won
A second federal court has blocked President Trump's authority to unilaterally impose tariffs. We speak with the plaintiff in the first case, a wine company that took on the executive branch and won.
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Volunteering and service to others could help with the loneliness epidemic
As part of our series on community and service, called Here to Help, Mary Louise Kelly speaks to former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about the benefits of volunteering.
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Tips for visiting understaffed national parks
Summer is the busy season for the National Park Service. But amid deep staff cuts, the visitor experience won't be the same. Outside Magazine's Graham Averill shares tips for planning a visit.
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Here to Help: Diaper bank volunteer
For one volunteer, helping get the basics out to new parents is an endorphin rush.
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Here to Help: The benefits of volunteering
Do you volunteer? In a new series called "Here to Help," we are presenting the stories of people across the U.S. who volunteer, and the benefits of volunteering.
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Only three years old, online publication Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer
Three reporters from the Baltimore Banner - a relatively new publication -- won a Pulitzer for their reporting on the overdose crisis in Baltimore done in conjunction with the New York Times.
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NOAA submersible robots find hand painted mural on 80-year-old shipwreck
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Phil Hartmeyer, is a marine archaeologist at NOAA's Ocean Exploration program, about a mural discovered in the shipwreck of the USS Yorktown, which sunk during WWII.
