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For Friday The 13th, Say It With Us: Paraskevidekatriaphobia (We'll Teach You How)
We can't help you with your fear of Friday the 13th. What we can do is tell you that your fear has a name: paraskevidekatriaphobia — and we can teach you how to say it.
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Kalamazoo commissioners approve a contract with a new administrator
The board also signed off on several projects to build and renovate affordable housing.
Sunday Puzzle: Opposites attract
NPR's Sarah McCammon plays the puzzle with winner Benjamin Mousseau from Bellevue, Washington, with puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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You can find anything on Wikipedia — even the weird and wacky
Most people turn to Wikipedia to learn, well, just about everything. This Michigander is using social media to highlight the weird and the wacky that can be found on the site.
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"Let's have a party:" The Kalamazoo Civic Theatre finishes the season with "Xanadu"
A conversation with director Tony Humrichouser.
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Recalling Rwanda's Brutal '100 Days'
For 100 days in 1994, Rwanda experienced one of the worst genocides of the 20th century. More than 800,000 Tutsis were killed, primarily by their neighbors. NPR's Jason Beaubien.
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Pfizer warns of a looming penicillin supply shortage
The shortage comes as there has been a steady increase in rates of syphilis since 2000. Inventory can start depleting as early as this month, Pfizer said.
WMU sees decline in humanities enrollment
In February the New Yorker magazine reported...humanities enrollment is down nearly 20 percent nationwide. It’s also fallen at Western Michigan University.
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Sunday Puzzle: Capital Letters
Kathy McDonough of Clarksville, Tenn., plays this week's puzzle with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Will Shortz, The New York Times crossword editor and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster.
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Sunday Puzzle: Wordy to worldly
NPR's Leila Fadel plays the puzzle with puzzle master Will Shortz and this week's winner Steve Vittori from Gig Harbor, WA.
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