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  For Momo Shack, a Momo Is More Than Just Food: ‘It Is Love’

  March 5 at 4 a.m.

  Around the kitchen table, an assembly line is formed with each member assigned to one task. Some put the filling in the middle of the dough, while others, with a graceful and repetitive folding motion, finish up the momo. These memories are some of Leezen Amatya’s favorites. To him, momos...

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  Come Fly With Us to Pilots’ Favorite ‘$100 Hamburgers’

  February 17 at 4 a.m.

  Five pilots sat around a table over lunch recently, discussing gumbo, cargo flights out of Winnipeg and getting stuck in a holding pattern. They were at Ardmore Municipal Airport in Oklahoma watching planes come and go from the dining room at Jake's Joint. The chef-driven restaurant adjacent to the runway...

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  The Microfarm That Could: How Profound Is Bringing Fresher Produce to Dallas Chefs

  February 10 at 4 a.m.

  It’s possible your favorite restaurant has a little “provided by” section on its menu and “Profound Microfarms” is listed there. If so, that's because Jeff Bednar decided a few years ago to leave his job in real estate and start growing things. Many of the top restaurants in Dallas get...

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  Soul Musician Taylor Morgan Just Wants to Praise God

  January 22 at 4 a.m.

  “Oh, my God! Thank you, Jesus! God is so good! I love God!” This is Taylor Morgan, recounting the jubilation she felt after planning a successful event. Morgan, who's 30, plans jam sessions. She plans benefit concerts. Sometimes she sings. And she prays. She prays in her car. She prays...

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  Growing Pains: Stress Is Killing Farmers, But These Texans Keep Plowing Ahead

  January 21 at 4 a.m.

  Farmers across the country are struggling to make ends meet. In Texas, the stress weighs on farmers who sometimes struggle to figure out how to scrape together the next bill payment.

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  Moving on Up: A Project to Place Public Housing Tenants in Better Neighborhoods Gets a Boost

  January 14 at 4 a.m.

  When Donna Pryor walked into her new three-bedroom home on a tree-lined street in Plano, she was mesmerized. There was a clean yard, a huge kitchen and  a swimming pool out back. Finally, her children would be safe. Pryor left home when she was 13 to escape her drug-addicted mother. Pregnant...