Black rodeo contractor pursues childhood dream in Midwest
Elmer and Charlene Anderson, a Black couple from Guthrie Oklahoma, run Circle A Rodeo Ranch and Co contracting rodeos across the Midwest. They operate a small corporation, hire crews for multiple events, and have booked more than 40 shows this season.
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Sue Blakely Stroud
Okla
Oklahoma
Sac and Fox
Elmer Anderson
Midwest
London
NEA
Arturo Gonzalez
St. Petersburg
Tom Tiede
Guthrie
Elmer
Charlene
Rodeo Contracting
Oklahoma Hills
Oklahoma City
Andersons
Jackrabbit Lady defends hares in dog racing conflict
Florence Schippert known as the Jackrabbit Lady campaigns to save jackrabbits from brutal greyhound racing across the United States. The 74 year old Florida activist funds bills, letters, and billboards while noting ubiquitous blood and cruelty in training. Despite legal challenges and broad industry support, she argues the practice is humane.
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Tom Tiede
St. Petersburg
Fla
Nea
Texas
Kansas
Florida
Florence Schippert
Lepus Californicus
Flo Schippert
Ms. Schippert
Masschusetts
Humane Societies
Bob Neimeyer
Florida Greyhound Association
Neimeyer
England
Ireland
Fox hunting fuels turmoil as Princess Anne faces protests
Britons split over fox hunting with Princess Anne as a focal point. Protesters clash with riders, sparking verbal and physical skirmishes while supporters defend hunting as exercise and tradition. About 50,000 riders and 500,000 peripheral participants kill roughly 18,000 foxes annually, with debates over cruelty and alternatives persisting.
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Arturo Gonzalez Jr
London
NEA
Anne
Queen
Pepper
Britain
Cowper
Oscar Wilde
Jorrocks
The Allure of Lists in Literature and Life
Richard Worsnop surveys list making across culture from The Book of Lists to The 100 and beyond. He notes lists shape influence and memory, with examples in politics science sports media and self improvement. critics warn lists distract from substance while producers rake in profits.
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Richard Worsnop
F. Scott Fitzgerald
David Wallechinsky
Irving Wallace
Amy Wallace
New York Times
Michael H. Hart
Morton M. Kondracke
The
New Republic
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CIA
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John F. Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln
Kennedy
Hart
Lincoln
Arthur Schlesinger Sr
Schlesinger
Washington
Eisenhower
Bert Cochran
Harry Truman
Harvard Lampoon
New York Magazine
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