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Finding small treasures in a sea of trash

Finding small treasures in a sea of trash by Hank Nuwer My wife Gosia and I like flea markets. Gosia discovered the ramshackle Schleeters Auction and Flea Market in St. Marys, Ohio. Last Saturday, she brought me there to browse. I contemplated buying a 1957 Christmas...
How small of a town is Fairbanks, Alaska?

How small of a town is Fairbanks, Alaska?

Fairbanks, AK, I swear, is as smalltown as any town in America. I called the local hospital today to get an appointment for a colonoscopy. The male operator asked for my name. “Nuwer,” I said. “Oh, must be Hank Nuwer,” he said. Uhhuh. Like I...