Never in America should a city like Flint, Michigan, be left to the kind of ruin we have witnessed. Even if one were to view it only from the narrow perspective of the economy, the country cannot afford it. But our view has to be greater. This city is rich with a...
These acronyms spelled survival for a generation of Americans fighting their way out of the Great Depression. Now is a good time to look back and consider their meaning for today. Recently we spent two wonderful months in northwest North Carolina and wrote about the...
You might call it a 469-mile piece of paradise, maybe an American feat of ingenuity and beauty, or perhaps a story of putting people to work while building a lasting national treasure. Whatever you want to call it, if you have a bit of time and want to see something...
Ever since the research was released from the prestigious Science journal that the modern chicken is related to the fearsome Tyrannosaurus Rex, I have been monitoring our rooster a little closer. It would be easy to dismiss the findings if this were some fringe...
As previously mentioned, we are enjoying our first caretaking (or house sitting, if you prefer) job here in rural Western North Carolina. We signed up for a two-month stint, which is ending October 2. We found this opportunity via the Internet in a listing posted on...
