Trimming the Times

Prairie Festival, Ken Burns, and Tucci Family Cooking

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Esther Zuckerman 172 Views Oct 3, 2012

Now that The New York Times pay wall is live, you only get 10 free clicks a month. For those worried about hitting their limit, we're taking a look through the paper each morning to find the stories that can make your clicks count.

Top Stories: Qassim Suleimani, now a major general in Iran, is "a persistent and effective executor of Iran’s international objectives," according to "classified documents obtained for a new book on Iraq." 

World: Worried about an Israeli attack, Iran fired on "civilian airliners and, in one instance, on one of its own military aircraft" in 2007 and 2008. 

U.S.: The Prairie Festival in Salina, Kansas lures "those whose passions run to sustainability, farming and feeding the world." 

New York: The city is subpoenaing "notes and outtakes" from the Ken Burns documentary, The Central Park Five

Business: Sales of automobiles have grown

Sports: Hockey player Anthony Stewart has joined the Nottingham Panthers in Britain's Elite League in wake of the NHL owners' lockout. 

Opinion: Newton N. Minow on how debates are "one place in the modern campaign — perhaps the only place — where the voter is treated with respect." 

Art & Design: The impending destruction of a house Frank Lloyd Wright built for his son has gotten the attention of preservationists.

Dining & Wine: The family of actor Stanley Tucci has a focus on food immortalized in The Tucci Cookbook.

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