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Commentator and novelist Reynolds Price says writing can indeed by taught -- at least to serious college students, who can learn serviceable prose. He adds that some skill at creative writing can be acquired, but superior creative work is the far rarer result of inborn "neural tilt," and early environment.

against a Mitsubishi auto plant in Illinois has raised certain cultural issues. One question is how to maintain equal opportunity for women in work environments typically dominated by men.

The CEO of the Swedish company Rotundus, Nils Hulth, discusses his company's pride and joy. It's the Orb, a robotic ball that Rotundus describes as "well suited for surveillance and inspection in rough environments."

What would it mean to make environmental degradation a crime?

As a Montana politician, Ryan Zinke, had a reputation as a conservationist conservative. That's changed since he became Secretary of the Interior. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Outside Magazine's Elliott Woods about his profile: "Ryan Zinke Is Trump's Attack Dog on the Environment."

Experts say the long-term impacts to the environment — particularly on birds and marine life — could be significant. Officials haven't said what caused the oil to leak from an offshore pipeline.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ambassador Paulino Franco de Carvalho Neto of Brazil about climate talks, and a past promise that rich nations would channel $100 billion a year to less wealthy nations.

It's best to chop up and leave a thin layer of leaves in the grass. Rake excess amounts into a landscape bed or garden.

Inside Out Accessible Art and a variety of community organizations offer art projects inspired by nature at an interactive festival in Miller Park.

Sketchers say making art together in urban environments allows them to create a record of a moment and to notice a little bit more about the city they see every day.