In early April 1970, I walked into the newsroom of my hometown newspaper and asked the editor if he knew anyone at the state department of natural resources. I’d just received my […]
Anniversary journalism? Well, mostly it just sucks.
Some helpful suggestions for the New York Times
I just learned of the editorial kerfuffle going on over at the New York Times regarding the hiring of some git or other who shall remain nameless here. Don’t worry, he’s named […]
What does it mean to be a “good ancestor”?
What is a good parent? What is a good grandparent? These terms don’t mean what they used to. I heard a comment a few weeks ago about someone who wanted to be […]
Potholes and the Law of Attraction
By Tamara Enz Tom It’s spring in Ashland, Oregon. Winter in the west has been long, cold, and snowy. Most people are over it. Walking through town yesterday, I stopped to enjoy […]
The Mature Society, pt 2: politics and leadership in the age of anti-science
Part 2 in a series. by Dr. Michael Tracey How stupid are Americans, anyway? And how much worse are our leaders? Numerous events and curious beliefs – large and small – caught […]
Stumped
Wendell Berry goes global, sort of
Paul Kingsnorth is a British writer, of both fiction and non-fiction. His fiction includes The Wake, nominated for the Booker a few years ago, which involved him creating a variant of Old […]
ArtSunday: A visit to the garden shop. With a camera.
I recently spent an hour or two at The Gardens in Highlands Ranch, not far from where I live. It was wonderful. I already posted a couple shots from this outing – Ring in […]
How to know what to trust in the age of fake news
With so much noise and misleading information out there, how can we make sure what we read is reliable? In the era of Trump, journalism has become a fragile and imperiled enterprise. […]
A dreary walk in the woods … then magic
Saturday dawned gray, cold, and wet. A light mist eased through the forest at my university. But a day walking in the woods with a camera is a good day, no matter […]
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