2023-2024 Papers







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Oct. 6, 2023Kathy RoudebushAnimal Awards of ValorPDFLink
Oct. 13, 2023Liz BushnellChat GPT and the Future of Artificial IntelligencePDF
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Oct. 20, 2023John BeattyHollywood’s Greatest Art Collectors and Their Philosophies: Edward G. Robinson, Vincent Price, Billy Wilder and OthersPDFLink
Oct. 27, 2023Mark RudolphThe Changing Nature of AdvertisingPDFLink
Nov. 3, 2023Matt SmithGerrymanderingLink
Nov. 10, 2023Marcia CrawfordWhy are America’s Infant Mortality Rates so High?PDFLink
Nov. 17, 2023Thanksgiving BreakThanksgiving Break
Nov. 25, 2023Thanksgiving BreakThanksgiving Break
Dec. 1, 2023Michael LindvallThe Curious History of Christmas, Hanukkah, Santa Claus and His Alter EgosPDFLink
Dec. 8, 2023Jan PaflasThe Changing Roles of PhilanthropyPDF
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Dec. 15, 2023Jane WuthrichWhy Do We Have So Much Stuff?PDFLink
Dec. 22, 2023Christmas BreakChristmas Break
Dec. 29, 2023Christmas BreakChristmas Break
Jan. 5, 2024Martin FisherEdwin Hubble, Greatest Astronomer of the 20th CenturyPDFLink
Jan. 12, 2024Susan BurnsNative Americans’ Trails of TearsPDF
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Jan. 19, 2024Bruce Kingsbury Wetlands: Jewels in the Forest.PDFLink
Jan. 26, 2024Dennis PresslerCharles Ponzi and Ponzi SchemesLink
Feb. 2, 2024Al ZacherHarry TrumanPDFLink
Feb. 9, 2024Sharon TuckerThe Genius of Ella FitzgeraldLink
Feb. 16, 2024Todd PelfreyAaron Burr—Faux Founder or Fallen FigurePDF
Feb. 23, 2024Don SchmidtThe Sky is Falling: Earth Orbit Space DebrisPDFLink
Mar. 1, 2024Randy HarterDrag Shows: Men in Dresses, Women in Pants, Then and NowPDFLink
Mar. 8, 2024Michael Galbraith Wit and Humor of the New Yorker MagazineLink
Mar. 15, 2024Ron MenzeHomelessness: What Works?PDFLink
Mar. 22, 2024Betsy YankowiakThe Future of Spirituality and Traditional ReligionPDF
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Mar. 29, 2024Easter BreakEaster Break
Apr. 5, 2024Nancy DoddPicturesque Lindenwood Cemetery PDFLink
Apr. 12, 2024Mike HortonThe Second Amendment in the 21st CenturyPDFLink
Apr. 19, 2024Doug PowersGenetic Testing and Genealogy in Criminal InvestigationsPDF
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Apr. 26, 2024Susan  TrentViktor FranklPDF
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Quest Club papers from 1913-2023 are cataloged and can be accessed on the 
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