Julie Depenbrock
Stories
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Environment
Winter crabbing strained Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population. It may soon resume
After a 16-year prohibition, a group of Virginia watermen voted to reinstate winter crab dredging. Many argue the decision puts the blue crab’s fragile population in jeopardy.
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Arts & Life
These Alaska moms couldn’t find a Yup’ik children’s book. So they made one themselves
Yup’ik is the most spoken Native language in Alaska, but finding Yup’ik books for young children can be almost impossible. These moms created their own – and now they’re fielding nearly 1,000 orders.
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Politics
Conservative voters in Iowa are open to moving on from Trump
Iowa will be holding the Republican presidential caucuses on Jan. 15. Voters there will play a key role in setting the tone for the presidential election year.
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Books
The book 'The Quickening' looks at bringing a child into a world with climate change
In the new book The Quickening, author Elizabeth Rush charts a journey to Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier" — and muses about contemplating parenthood in a time of climate change.
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Politics
Remember Reaganomics? Freakonomics? Now there's Bidenomics
Jared Bernstein, President Biden's new top economic adviser, says that Bidenomics is "about getting things that are pretty granular done." And that it's working.
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A former U.S. Army general predicts 'successful' Ukrainian offensive
Ex-U.S. Army Europe commanding general Ben Hodges predicts success for Ukraine's long-awaited counterattack against Russia
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Growing up during the pandemic: What does that mean for kids' microbes?
Studies are under way to determine how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the development of babies and young children — and in particular their microbiomes.
