October is breast cancer awareness month. Cheryl-Anne Millsap talks about the power of "Pink." Cheryl-Anne writes for the Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spokane, Washington and is the author of the collection of essays "Home Planet: A Life in Four Seasons."
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Winter: Where the Wild Rivers Run ~ Cheryl-Anne Millsap
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We crossed the Clark Fork River on our way out of Missoula, Montana. The sun was just coming up and the sky along the horizon was fading, changing from a deep indigo to ...
Riding the Empire Builder | Cheryl-Anne Millsap
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The train going east leaves Spokane just after 1 a.m. and winds its way behind downtown buildings and along the edge of the city. The scene from my wide window is a view I ...
Winter in Glacier National Park | Cheryl-Anne Millsap
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We drove into the west entrance of Glacier National Park late in the clear February morning and our tires crunched into the frozen crust of last week’s snowfall. The cold, ...
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: Valentine's Day
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From: Spokane Public Radio
The author reminds her loved ones that the valentines keep coming all year long.
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: The Carol of the Bells
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The Salvation Army bell ringer, bundled up to stay warm in weather that has turned brutal overnight, stands just beside the front door of the busy store. Ringing the bell, ...
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: Eyes Wide Open
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From: Spokane Public Radio
A lot goes on in the darkest part of the night. You miss it if you’re sleeping.
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: The poetry of Carl Sandburg
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The poetry of Carl Sandburg, read from a big, well-thumbed volume that belonged to my grandfather, was my ticket to the wider world.
Contact
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A busy family stops for a minute in a little downtown cafe. A bustling, busy place. And while the others talked and laughed and ate their pastries, an old woman and a very ...
In Bed with Ebenezer. (To be aired on Christmas Eve)
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From: Spokane Public Radio
I burrowed under the covers with my 100-year-old copy of "A Christmas Carol." "Marley was dead, to begin with.." Six little words and I was lost in the story. Lost in the ...
I don't want to see Christmas today
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From: Spokane Public Radio
A little boy waits in line to see Santa. Suddenly, everything - the big, tree; Santa; the crowds - all loomed too large. "I don't want to see Christmas today," he cried...
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Piece Description
October is breast cancer awareness month. Cheryl-Anne Millsap talks about the power of "Pink." Cheryl-Anne writes for the Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spokane, Washington and is the author of the collection of essays "Home Planet: A Life in Four Seasons."
Broadcast History
Broadcast during Weekend Edition Sunday on KPBX, Spokane Public Radio, October 4, 2009.
Intro and Outro
INTRO: OUTRO:Cheryl-Anne Millsap writes for the Spokesman-Review in Spokane Washington. She is the author of "Home Planet: A Life in Four Seasons."
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