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'The rhetoricians I grew up with—my Odysseus, my Stentor, my Daniel Webster—were sportscasters.'

English professor SETH LERER in his new book

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Farm Report News
Tobacco Ban
 Ban Up in Smoke
Tobacco money still okay. 
Bob Norris
 On the Wild Side
Dr. Norris knows his snakes.
Chip Heath
 Getting Attention
Chip Heath tells how.
African theater
 Africa Onstage
Summer dramas evoke a continent’s complexities.
Billie Jean King
 ‘Now Little Girls Can Dream’
Billie Jean King joins a Title IX conference.
Outdoor clubs
 Trails out of School
Outdoor clubs strengthen their footing.
Seth Lerer
 In So Many Words
How literature reshapes language.
Imposters
 After Long Stays, Two Squatters Are Apprehended
     
Photo credits
Left column, top to bottom: Sara Robinson/iStockPhoto.com; Glenn Matsumura; Linda Cicero; Katie Pfeiffer
Right column, top to bottom: Glenn Matsumura; Michele Minihane; Linda Cicero
     
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