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Remembering Jim Ragsdale

Jim Ragsdale was a funny man. But he also had a serious side. One theme that Jim...

Jim Ragsdale was a funny man. But he also had a serious side. One theme that Jim returned to time and time again in his Almanac essays was hope. We shared one of our favorite Ragsdale monologues.

AIR DATE 11/21/14

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