Joe Quigley, Alaska Pioneer: Biography Gleans Gold from Family History
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It was the right time For the longest hug. Had my nephew fathomed the death of his own
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Blame my 4-year hiatus of jumping trains on global warming but I’m back
The timeline of this 70-mile ride is as follows: I reach the yard at 11 a.m. The train arrives in
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Jackson and Beirut
In 2008, while working for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, I traveled to Mississippi, as a “released staff” to
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Can’t Beat This
The late U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Sean Hamilton fly-fishing. Photo used under a Creative Commons license of flickr
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Math Fright
I have always been frightened by math. 8,473 km, 5,264.878 miles between Amazon rain forests, Greenland ice sheets.
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The “She the People Presidential Forum” felt like a seminal moment for women of color in politics. Black women, in
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Bones of the Earth: An Inspector Shan Tao Yun Mystery
The Baltimore Post-Examiner is pleased to present an excerpt of Eliot Pattison’s new novel, Bones of the Earth: An Inspector Shan
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The past year two new books have appeared that both place Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) in the frontline of western
Read moreLouisiana pastor recalls how Katrina disaster transformed his life, community, and the Church
Wheelbarrows stand at the ready for disaster clean-up in Louisiana and Texas. (Anthony C. Hayes) Flooding in Nebraska. A tornado
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