In time, Kublai Khan's successors lost all influence on other Mongol lands across Asia, while the Mongols beyond the Middle Kingdom saw them as too Chinese. Gradually, they lost influence in China as well. The reigns of the later Yuan emperors were short and marked by intrigues and ...
I can’t forget amiableAmy Nicholsof theCheerful TortoiseandCheerful Bullpen; the inimitableFrank “The Flake” Petersof theGrand Cafe(RIP) and last but not leastPatrick Whitmore, the generous and down-home, cowboy-hat wearing owner of theBeavercreek Saloon(formerly Buffalo Bill’s and Kissin Ka...
The Shame is a community treasure and one which Yaak residents regard with affection. I previously tried to convey the stories which John related to me ranging from the AR-15 incident last summer as well as the the “crack pillow.” And don’t forget the double shots of whiskey downed in...
Seventy percent of all immigrant slots were allotted to natives of just three countries –the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Germany—and those went largely unused. When President Johnson signed that bill, he put people of all nations on an equal footing and ushered in an era of mass ...
The Shame is a community treasure and one which Yaak residents regard with affection. I previously tried to convey the stories which John related to me ranging from the AR-15 incident last summer as well as the the “crack pillow.” And don’t forget the double shots of whiskey downed in...
professionals such as teachers, lawyers, lecturers, doctors and administrators fled to seek greener pastures, jobs within the African continent and English-speaking countries in Europe, notably the United Kingdom, where their skills were in demand (Owusu 2000;Kabki 2007). Within the 1980s, the ...