Trespassing bushwhackers are causing significant damage to the surrounding forest Molly Enking – Smithsonian Magazine “The world’s tallest living tree, a 380-foot-tall … More
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How Serious Is Monkeypox?
This viral illness is not like Covid, but there is cause for concern. Here’s how experts are thinking about it … More
Sister Helen Prejean Never Gives Up
Dear friends: While I am tucked away in Montana in the very first stages of writing my next book (more … More
On ‘Yellowstone’ and in Montana, the Same Question: Who Owns the West?
ROSS DOUTHAT – Opinion – Out West “In the most popular show on American television, “Yellowstone,” the heroes are the rich owners … More
How a Redmond, Washington, horseback riding center helps change the lives of those with disabilities ( Video at bottom )
Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center helps children and adults with disabilities through horseback riding and hippotherapy. REDMOND, Wash. — A … More
Putin Confidential
Eight questions with Philip Short, the author of a new Putin biography, on the Russian president’s early years—and what Bill … More
Why Do British Lawyers Still Wear Wigs?
Laura Dove – The Standard – 27 July “The drama of a criminal trial has a macabre allure. In America, strangers line … More
World Library Congress comes to Dublin
The Irish Times – 23 July “The world’s most important international library conference will be held at the Convention Centre … More
Woodpeckers Don’t Have Shock-Absorbing Skulls
The birds’ small brain size protects them from getting concussions, a new study finds Smithsonian Magazine – 18 July Margaret … More
“Greatest Athlete in the world!! Jim Thorpe reinstated as sole winner of two 1912 Olympic events.
Lausanne, Switzerland — Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm … More
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