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The Bureau of Reclamation has raised the stakes of a multi-state poker game over Colorado River rights, says Dan Walters says.

As Colorado River flows decline, California’s share of its water, and particularly that of the Imperial Irrigation District, face potential cutbacks.

When someone reads the right book at the right time in their life, it can have a profound effect. Such is the case for the people on this list, who come

BRANSON, Mo. — My family’s first visit here didn’t quite go according to plan.

Paul Kengor, “The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism,” New York: Regan (Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers) $29.95, 402 pages.

St. Louis tourists were first drawn to Branson as a refuge where they could hunt and fish in its pristine wilderness. The area later became filled with spiritual meaning.

BRANSON, Mo. (RNS) — A night at the Dolly Parton Stampede is a microcosm of life in these polarized United States.

In Branson, Missouri, the holy trinity of faith, flag and family reign supreme

Both progressive leaders like famed Black theologian and mystic Howard Thurman — and extremists like the Rev. Gerald L.K. Smith of the Christian Nationalist Crusade — once made their way to the Ozarks.

BRANSON, Mo. (RNS) — Patriotism and inspirational Christianity have long made Branson a hot spot of spiritual tourism, where weary pilgrims seek refuge from the troubles of modern life in a place that offers a nostalgic vision of America.