DENVER - Two Denver women share a special bond, now that one donated a kidney to the other.

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Rare interracial kidney transplant a success

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- In a Barnes & Noble café, Evelyn Burdette gently rests her hands on her polka dot laptop case and says, "This is my best friend in the entire world." It could also be her big break as a writer.

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For writers, over the Net replaces over the transom

Mike Ilitch doesn't have much of a basketball background, but he might be on the verge of converting one of the biggest triples in Detroit sports history.

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Mike Ilitch hunts rare sports triple crown

Darien resident Carl Nichols has written books before, but this time is different. All proceeds from his new novel, The Encounter , will go to help his good friend Scott Anderson, who has ALS, Lou Gehrigs disease.

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Dariens Carl Nichols: Writing for a friend, and a cause

Some rare audio tapes made during his time at UVA are now on-line and are giving listeners a glimpse into the author's thoughts.

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Author William Faulkner Voice Heard Online

The Baldpate Inn has the key to success. It also has the key to Fort Knox and the key to Westminster Abbey.

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Baldpate Inn's vast collection unlocks doors to the rare and unusual

CHINCOTEAGUE -- In 1961, the Philadelphia Inquirer published a rare full-page tribute to James B.

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The sea inspired 'Misty' and 'Flipper' director

The sign said "Be the envy of your neighborhood." It was affixed to a green-and-white ice resurfacer - think Zamboni without the trademark - a machine that once crisscrossed the rink at Munn Arena and was now up for sale. Larry Barnum and his grandson couldn't help but dream a little.

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Rare treasures, unique finds to be had at MSU Surplus Store

On Thursday, other members of the media and myself were given the rare opportunity to fly aboard a KC-135R Stratotanker in Spokane tasked with the mission to refuel the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds en route to Fairchild Air Force Base. As we strapped into the nylon mesh seating, crew members moved about the cramped fuselage with a sense of purpose and calm composure prior to the precise operation ...

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Into the belly of the beast

Scraps of leather, metal presses and antique embossing tools are littered along John Ravenhill's work bench in his one-room bookbinding shop.

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Fort Myers bookbinder busy fixing older books