JOSHUA L. WEINSTEIN Staff Writer
We saw several dozen huge vessels queued up out in the Pacific in what they call the “anchor line”, awaiting confirmation that payment had been transacted before they entered the Canal and were boarded by a Canal captain, who guides the ship for the entire 50 miles of the passage. The ...
13. I will share Thanksgiving with relatives, even if I think they’re nuts.There’s too much division in America, and we hang out too much with people who think just as we do. So if you’re debating whether to break bread with family members whose politics you can’t stand, go fo...
Private roads are not just for ranchers in Wyoming. The Golden Road, in Maine, is about 100 miles long and it was built by a paper company. I’ve been on that road. I paid a fee for the privilege. I saw a “superlegal” truck (meaning too huge for public streets). It had a b...
I feel I’ve done all I can do to contribute to the outcome I would like to see on Tuesday night, or whatever day the election is finally decided. I live in Colorado where registered voters receive our ballots via mail. Most people I know do not vote in person and haven’t since ba...
Shenandoah National Park, Summer and Fall 2023 — Time flies when you’re having fun, right? Somehow time got away. All summer and fall we’ve been running at warp speed doing the stuff we love to do. Trail work is fairly predictable. We saw, chop, weed whack, dig, and move rocks....
The Setup:In 1969, a young Jud Crandall (Jackson White) is set to leave his hometown of Ludlow, Maine, searching for his life’s purpose. However, before he makes it out, Jud and his childhood friends encounter an ancient evil that has gripped Ludlow since its founding. ...
We make a decision we regret. We try our hardest and come up short. It's not the losing that defines us. It's how we lose. It's what we do afterward. — Scott Jurek 32 Sometimes, in order to follow our moral compass and/or our hearts, we have to make unpopular decisions or ...
As we start to see temps begin to cool off, and with the fall season starting on Sunday, Minnesota drivers will start to see less road construction, and hopefully less 'cabin' congestion on the weekends. Another thing Minnesota drivers will be seeing less during the colder months is military...
Texas may have been a single vote away from keeping its original name. Mayor Landis Clark lost the spring 2005 election by just one vote; Bill Merrit was elected as his successor. Merrit would be the one to strike the deal with Echostar Communications Group that resulted in the town's nam...