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Robert Frost in a 1941 photograh. (Library of Congress photograph)

A Classic Robert Frost Poem Enters the Public Domain

by Steve Hendrix The Washington PostJanuary 4, 2019

Whose words these are I think I know.I think you know, too.These words, with one change, were penned by Robert Frost in 1922, the opening line of one of America’s most revered and recited poems, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.And on New Year’s…

A van filled with rescued dogs and cats arrives in Northern Virginia last month. The operation is part of a complicated network of animal transport from hurricane-affected areas of Florida and Texas. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Steve Hendrix

Rescue Pipeline Saves Pets From Areas Hit by Hurricanes

by Steve Hendrix The Washington PostOctober 14, 2017

Strong waves caused by Hurricane Irma hit the malecon in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Irma Begins Ravaging Florida

by Joel Achenbach The Washington Post, Katie Zezima The Washington Post, Perry Stein The Washington Post, and Steve Hendrix The Washington PostSeptember 10, 2017

A portrait of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, a Union Army surgeon during the Civil War who dressed as a man for most of her life. MUST CREDIT: Courtesy of Library of Congress.

Civil War Armies Included Many Transgender Troops

by Steve Hendrix The Washington PostJuly 28, 2017

Paul Reosti sings the anthem before the Washington Nationals-Cincinnati Reds game. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Katherine Frey

Speed of the Essence for Those Belting the Anthem

by Steve Hendrix The Washington PostJuly 3, 2017

A portrait of Henrietta Lacks, who died of cervical cancer in 1951 just before advances cut the disease’s death rate by almost 70 percent. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Katherine Frey.

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Cancer Success Story Began a Little Late For Henrietta Lacks

by Steve Hendrix The Washington PostApril 30, 2017