Jul 29th, 2008 · Touring National Park sites this summer? Forget Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon. Head to Plains, Ga., and you'll find the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site nearby. There, you can tour the house the 39th president lived in until he was 17.
Jul 22nd, 2008 · At first listen, it's hard to tell if Great Plains, the third album from Chicago-based band Head of Femur, is wildly ambitious in its eccentric, incredibly catchy sound, or is simply a good, old-fashioned pop and rock record. The songs sound new and energetic while taking enough cues from the past to sound like a tribute album. The result is a record that is recognizable, but fresh and surprisingly accessible, despite offering plenty of surprises.
Mar 11th, 2008 · As grain prices rise and ethanol makes up an increasing portion of the nation's fuel supply, a major drought in the Plains states could pose a significant threat to the U.S. economy. Agricultural economists are warning that El Nino could cause grain shortages that could reverberate in an unprecedented way through the economy.
Dec 24th, 2007 · At least 11 people are dead, after a massive snowstorm in the upper Midwest knocked out power to thousands of homes and caused multi-car crashes on major highways in the Plains.
Sep 21st, 2006 · Melissa Block remembers country music singer and yodeler Don Walser, who was known as the Pavarotti of the Plains. He died Wednesday at the age of 72.
Nov 29th, 2005 · The U.S. Plains states are digging out from the year's first big winter storm, which left tens of thousands of people in South and North Dakota without power. The snow also closed sections of Interstate 70, which recently reopened. The storm is now moving to the Midwest.
Feb 28th, 2005 · Our commentator says the good people of Kansas have always had to put up with their share of terrible weather, without getting any credit for it.
Feb 9th, 2005 · John Bellezza has spent decades searching for evidence of lost civilizations high in the Tibetan Plateau. Once the plateau was wet and warm, and whole cities thrived in the plains.