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Mon, 18 May 2015 | By thehalfsmile | Views [121] | Scholarship Entry
A year and a half into covering meth-fueled crime, political infighting and crumbling education, I was burnt out. I asked my editor to let me take a break by delving into the Mt. Hood National Forest. He agreed, as long as I brought back an exciting story.... Read more >
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Mon, 18 May 2015 | By pixilatedcynic | Views [137] | Scholarship Entry
You're strapped to a stranger’s back inside a tin can 13,000 feet above the ground. The wind whips through your hair as your stomach does flip flops into your throat. “No, no, no,” you mutter as your instructor edges you to the open door. “Go?” the instructor ... Read more >
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Mon, 18 May 2015 | By kaitlynkearn | Views [199] | Scholarship Entry
Entering New Orleans for the first time, the combination of unique elements are astounding. The city feels small and condensed like a Vegas equivalent, but the feeling of history in the cobblestone is undeniable. The food, while delectable, is… fried.... Read more >
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Mon, 18 May 2015 | By dawntillmidnight | Views [176] | Scholarship Entry
I dipped my toes lightly into the water - it was freezing. The waves of the Pacific Ocean continued crashing into the shoreline, foaming over my feet and rolling back out in a game of peek-a-boo. Baker Beach was one of the highlight of my trip to San ... Read more >
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Mon, 18 May 2015 | By chillyca | Views [164] | Scholarship Entry
Are you ready to travel back in time? The Fort Worth Stockyards in the synonymous city in Texas is a place where you feel carried back in the adventurous past of cowboys, rodeos and cattle drives. At least this how I felt when a friend and I visited the ... Read more >
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Sun, 17 May 2015 | By tommycm | Views [127] | Scholarship Entry
I’d only known Nantucket from a rude limerick. But it exists and as it’s no longer the centre of the world whaling trade, its cobbled main street is now lined with immaculate shops selling Ralph Lauren rather than sou’westers. So avoid her older sister, ... Read more >
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Sun, 17 May 2015 | By mlienschmitz | Views [302] | Scholarship Entry
There are two things I know about New Orleans: one, avoid Bourbon Street at all costs, and two, make room in your schedule for the unscheduled. Locals will tell you not to hit the kitsch, to stay on side streets and to try small-room Gumbo. Whatever ... Read more >
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Sun, 17 May 2015 | By tinamurty | Views [1750] | Scholarship Entry
The place was eerie even in daylight. But in the dark of night, it petrified me. After kicking out the last drunk cowboys and shutting off all of the lights, I would dart to my room with my heart pounding in my throat. I can’t explain the goose bumps:... Read more >
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Sun, 17 May 2015 | By kevinjourney | Views [115] | Scholarship Entry
Where ocean and land meet on western edge of Oregon likes a beachfront community where stress doesn't exist and where smiles come to play. Just a two and half hour drive northwest from Portland, Oregon along the twisting US 26 highway is the village ... Read more >
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Sun, 17 May 2015 | By izzyport | Views [149] | Scholarship Entry
Into the Dream we go, even while awake... The cliche of Life being seen as a journey with a lot of obstacles and hurdles that one must face to get to the end point (whatever point that may be) isn't one that appeals to me. In the land of Dreams the only ... Read more >
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Sat, 16 May 2015 | By wilma | Views [149] | Scholarship Entry
Intrigued, I stared at the picture held tenderly in the slightly trembling hands of the old woman. She was giving me and a handful of tourists a tour of the Chicago Cultural Center. Chicago is famous for its awe-inspiring architecture but during my ... Read more >
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Sat, 16 May 2015 | By krate92 | Views [112] | Scholarship Entry
The evening came to a close on February 1, 2014 which initiated the standard computer time before bed. My roommate mentioned the date and included the fact that groundhog day would be tomorrow. I jumped from my bed and into my best friends room and said, ... Read more >
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Sat, 16 May 2015 | By joniabilene | Views [393] | Scholarship Entry
If you’re looking for a place that serves a slice of pie with a helping of Midwest hospitality, it’s the Home Plate Café in Seneca, Kansas. Located along the Pony Express Highway, the Home Plate Café has the old-time feel of TV’s fictional Mayberry, or ... Read more >
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Sat, 16 May 2015 | By gypsyspice | Views [193] | Scholarship Entry
Driving beneath a full moon through the Mississippi Delta on a chilly January night, I was ten days into a 3825.8-mile, eight state roots music pilgrimage. Midnight approached as my car glided into Clarksdale, MS and rolled to a stop in view of The Crossroads ... Read more >
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