2020-04-01_Readers_Digest

Features

Reader’s Digest

68

health & medicine

New Help for

Aching Backs

Old advice: Pain pills,

shots, and surgery. The

science: Harness your

brain and go low-tech.

by sari harrar

56

cover story

THEY GOT AWAY

WITH MURDER

Five whodunits that

still confound the law.

by bill hangley jr., andy

simmons, and marc peyser

90

special report

Heroes in the

Heartland

Twenty-five years after

the bombing in Okla-

homa City, the tales

of courage and survival

amid the horror that

day are as searing and

inspiring as ever.

by henry hurt

104

first person

Taking the Leap

A woman confronts her

three biggest triggers—

all at once.

by eva holland from the

book nerve: adventures in

the science of fear

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76

national interest

Why Are Military

Families on Food

Stamps?

Some of America’s

bravest are going hun-

gry. Why aren’t we do-

ing more to help them?

by cynthia mcfadden,

christine romo, and

kenzi abou-sabe from

nbc news

84

humor

How I Know It’s Spring

Yes, the snow is starting

to melt. But even better:

The Dairy Queen is

getting ready to reopen.

by philip gulley from the

saturday evening post

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