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AMERICA’S INSANE HOSPITAL BILLS • Our hospitals spend more on paperwork than they do on nurses. If you wonder why doctors seem to pay more attention to their computer screens than to you, it could be because their paychecks depend on how many diagnoses they type in
TAMING LUCK • You can have all the talent in the world and still be affected by circumstances beyond your control. Luck can’t be ignored, but it can be managed
The Deep Roots of America’s Fear and Distrust of Russia • Most historians agree that World War II would have been lost had it not been for the overwhelming sacrifices of the USSR, but placating Stalin meant betraying smaller nations like Poland
THE HOUSE ON WILLOW STREET • WINNER 2021 GREAT AMERICAN FICTION CONTEST IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE, THE HOUSE WOULD TELL HIS STORY
MEET THE WINNER! LYNN K. SHERIDAN
MEET THE RUNNERS-UP • Each runner-up receives $100 and publication of their work on our website. To read these stories, go to saturdayeveningpost. com/2021-winners. We salute these fine writers and the more than 250 others who entered our 2021 contest.
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FROM THE PHARMACY
SIMPLE STEPS TO WEIGHT LOSS
BOWL OF COMFORT • Nothing takes the chill out of winter quite like chili
DUTY AND THE BEASTS • Pat Craig rescues lions, bears, and other large carnivores from horrific lives in illegal roadside zoos
PAMPERING THE ENEMY • Why America took such good care of the Axis diplomats detained here during World War II
STEVE McQUEEN: LICENSE TO THRILL Originally published January 14, 1961
CLASSIC HAZEL
LIMERICK LAUGHS • The Saturday Evening Post will award $25 to the author of the winning limerick for the illustration below by Henry Hintermeister.
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