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Stories by John Masters Meridian Writers' Group WHITEHORSE, Yukon-The 1,500-kilometre circle route from Whitehorse, along the Alaska Highway, through Dawson City and down the Klondike Highway back to Whitehorse, is a drive that can hold you spellboun

News that 44 people were slaughtered at a wedding in southeastern Turkey in May - an instructive if extreme case, said Reuters , "of the depth and bitterness of blood feuds, clan rivalries and vendettas" among Turkish Kurds - shocked the world.

Born January 31, 1946; Died April 27, 1992

In the remote town of Powell River, self-sufficiency still reins king

Hollyhock offers tools for change, hope and optimism

Beyond religion, there are centuries of history, culture and cuisine to explore

A former chambermaid recalls the summer of 1960 at Alta Lake

In 1521 Hernan Cortez and his army of Spanish conquistadors vanquished the last of the Aztec emperors and began their systematic looting of New World treasures.

Cars rule, but food and art are also pretty significant in this Texas city

Public bathhouses have been an important part of Turkish culture for centuries