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Monday May 20 | National Public Radio

Nostalgia For Sale As Captain Kangaroo's Pals Are Auctioned Off

The classic children's show Captain Kangaroo aired on TV for nearly 30 years, starting in 1955.

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Should the Military Change the Way it Handles Sexual Assault Cases?

Military Lawmakers propose reform

Dec '12
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Do You Know the Constitution Better Than Most Politicians?

Lawmakers get fewer than half of these questions right, on average. Can you do better?

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Mon May 13, 2013

Examiner.com

Captain Kangaroo auction puts childhood nostalgia on the block

Captain Kangaroo was the Yo Gabba Gabba of its day, delighting legions of children and passing on valuable life lessons.

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Related Topix: Children TV, Entertainment, Television, Emmy Awards

Tue Mar 26, 2013

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

The Bunny Hop

Spring has brought the annual influx of chocolate bunnies into my supermarket. And April's sunnier days with longer daylight have sent my neighborhood's rabbits onto a quest for sprouting greenery to munch.

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Related Topix: Children TV, Entertainment, Television, Newark, NJ

Sun Mar 10, 2013

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Celebrating Doris Preucil Day

Fifty years ago on the east side of Iowa City, each morning my eyeballs were glued to a small black-and-white TV showing Captain Kangaroo.

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Related Topix: Iowa City, IA, Children TV, Entertainment, Television

Sun Feb 10, 2013

The Town Talk

Inman: JFK assassination movie was 1984's 'Flashpoint"

Answer: It sure sounds like that's the one. Thanks! Q.: There was a TV program from the 1970s, I think it was from England, about a group of kids about 5, 6 or 7 being filmed and interviewed during their everyday lives.

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