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In 1956, James Cagney used a 4-H film to urge youth to protect natural resources, carrying forward a soil-conservation interest sparked at age 11

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From a New York City childhood to two farms: James Cagney's lifelong bond with the land. (Wikimedia Commons)

Long before he became a Hollywood star, there was an 11-year-old in New York City sitting through a lecture on soil conservation. It’s not exactly an exciting plan for most children. Yet, according to 4-H History Preservation Newsthat talk stayed with James Cagney for life. The Academy Award-winning actor later appeared in a 1956 4-H … Read more

Meet Angel Marino, 18, whose first flight to Australia at seven sparked an aviation dream and led to a scholarship covering four years of tuition plus A$25,000 a year

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Meet Angel Marino, 18, whose first flight to Australia at seven sparked an aviation dream and led to a scholarship covering four years of tuition plus A$25,000 a year

For the uninitiated, now in its seventh year, the SYD100 Scholarship was set up to support people from underrepresented backgrounds in aviation including women and young people from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. For Angel Marino, the life-changing journey began thousands of feet in the air. Her first flight was at the tender age of … Read more

Why are people supporting Lindsay Clancy? How trial sparked unusual wave of public sympathy: ‘She’s in her own hell’

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Supporters dressed in pink have gathered outside the Massachusetts courthouse during Lindsay Clancy's trial. (via REUTERS)

The Lindsay Clancy trial has sparked an unusual wave of public sympathy. While Clancy does not deny killing her three children, some supporters say they see her case as a warning about postpartum mental health and women struggling to get the help they need. Supporters dressed in pink have gathered outside the Massachusetts courthouse during … Read more