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The program wraps up the week's news and offers a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest stories.

As Coronavirus Cases Rise, Navajo Nation Tries To Get Ahead Of Pandemic

By Laurel Morales • 1 hour ago

A good part of Percy Deal's day is spent hauling water for his family and livestock in two 55-gallon barrels. So when he heard on the radio how often and for how long he was supposed to wash his hands to avoid the spread of the coronavirus, he was overwhelmed.

"I mean that's like a gallon and a half or so," Deal says. "For me, I'm using the same water at least three or four times. I use the same water for cooking. I use the same water for cleaning up. So I can't be washing my hands that many times."

A Funeral Director's Lessons For The Living

By Martha Ann Overland • 4 hours ago

"At the end of the day, no matter how individual we are, we do want to belong to somebody." - Norman J.

Author Terry McMillan On Her New Book 'It's Not All Downhill From Here'

By • 4 hours ago

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Week In Sports: Rerouting Resources, And Planning For Fall Football

By • 4 hours ago

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Opinion: Seen And Remembered: Our Essential Workers

By • 4 hours ago

Nurses, doctors, paramedics, technicians, and other hospital workers earn the gratitude of the world right now. They risk their lives for others — what genuine heroes do.

But, there are many other people we might overlook who are also essential in these extraordinary times.

I took a run the other morning. It was still and quiet, but I was surprised to see how many people were up, about, and still working in a city in which "non-essential workers" have been told to stay-at-home.

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