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Managing editor , Dallas-Fort Worth NPR/PBS station. Formerly . Husband, father, MN native, Big Tex expert. eaasen@kera.org

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    18 hours ago

    Want local journalism? Great, ⁦⁩ said, please pay for it — with promotion codes KING and CARRIE

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    20 hours ago

    Friend just turned 50, got a colonoscopy. Turns out he has cancer in his colon and it’s spread to his liver. He’s about to start chemo; prognosis is optimistic (God willing) but he’s in for a rough 6 months. Society recs for screening:

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    Jan 12

    Big Dairy is about to flood America’s school lunches with milk

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    Jan 12

    A beautiful tribute to Sylvia Chase. Crazy to think, but important to remember, that less than 50 years ago, women were barely allowed to be reporters, were never assigned to cover the West Wing, had to fight for equal opportunity

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  5. Jan 12

    RIP Sylvia Chase, a talented journalist and trailblazer. Also, like me, a native Minnesotan who had — she lived a good, long life

    “She had your back because she knew you would have hers,” Bill Moyers said of the pioneering television correspondent, Sylvia Chase. She is dead at 80.
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    Jan 7

    Susan Zirinsky has jumped off a moving train to deliver a story, served as inspiration for an Oscar-nominated movie and will soon be the first woman to lead CBS News

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    Jan 12

    Tuck me in please!

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    Jan 12

    The pop-up pantry for Coast Guard families, -some of the many struggling to make ends meet during the shutdown.

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    A pop-up food pantry for men and women of the Coast Guard –– the only branch of the armed services working without pay –– served nearly 400 families in the first two days it was open.
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    Jan 12

    Julián Castro said he's running for president "because it's time for new leadership, it's time for new energy and it’s time for a new commitment to make sure that the opportunities that I had are available to every American." Learn more via

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    Jan 12

    LIVE: is speaking now about his 2020 plans. Tune in.

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    Jan 11

    "This is really not a time to pat ourselves on the back. Democrats and Republicans alike have walked past that plaque for 60 years and done nothing." —  re State Preservation Board's vote to remove an inaccurate plaque from Texas' Capitol

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    Jan 11

    Ginsburg pathology report finds no evidence of cancer in lymph nodes, statement says no further evidence of cancer. That shoots her odds of full recovery to 80%ish. no further treatment planned,

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    Jan 8

    Unlikely visitor: A moose wanders into a hospital building in Anchorage, Alaska.

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    Jan 8

    After 's Golden Globes wins, learn more about the history of travel guides in Texas:

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    Jan 8

    LISTEN/WATCH: Live coverage of President Trump's address / on immigration and the government shutdown begins at 8 p.m.: 💻: 📻 : KERA-FM 90.1 📺 : KERA-TV Channel 13

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    Jan 7

    While some politicians argue this isn’t the worst in history, the near 800k govt workers affected -- including 380k who have been furloughed -- disagree. Dozens of them shared their stories with . Read an excerpt via

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  17. Jan 7

    Um ... wow

    Police: Woman sends 159K texts to man after date, threatens to 'make sushi' out of his kidneys
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    Jan 7

    McAllen mayor says a won't solve the realities of Texas' border problems

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    Jan 6

    Susan Zirinsky, the longtime head of "48 Hours," is the first woman to lead CBS News in the news division's storied history. LAT's has more here...

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    Jan 6

    Congratulations to an amazing journalist Susan Zirinsky, named next president of - succeeding - first woman to lead that legendary news shop

    Longtime producer Susan Zirinsky is replacing CBS News President David Rhodes in March, becoming the first woman to lead the storied division in the network’s history.
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