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Adventures in Housing

How ranch-style homes helped build the American dream

by Maria Hollenhorst
Aug 21, 2024
One of the most popular building styles in the U.S. emerged as a lower-cost pathway to homeownership.
The ranch-style home grew in popularity in the '40s and '50s. "It is the face of suburbia America," says architectural historian Mary van Balgooy.
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She's a cattle rancher and he loves to cook. Together, they opened a steakhouse.

by Sofia Terenzio
Jun 17, 2024
The Trasks recently opened JT's Steakhouse, a farm-to-table restaurant in Ely, Nevada.
Terrill and Jess Trask recently opened JT's Steakhouse in Ely, Nevada.
Courtesy Jess and Terrill Trask
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Thanks to fans, the literary legacy of a beloved pony lives on

by Kimberly Adams and Maya Hoff
Jul 21, 2023
A museum asked the public to pony up funds to buy the ranch in the "Misty of Chincoteague" books. Thousands of readers delivered.
The taxidermied body of Misty the horse in the Museum of Chincoteague Island.
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A hopeful spring for cattle ranchers

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 24, 2013
Rain in Missouri means grass is growing -- and that's a good thing for cattle ranchers.
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Missouri cattle rancher still hopes for rain

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 10, 2012
Cattle rancher Ken Lenox says farmers in Missouri are struggling with the Midwest drought. Some have resorted to tapping wells they haven't used in decades to provide water for their herds.
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