Last week, the National Civic League sponsored an online workshop “Cities Fortifying Democracy,” the basic message of which was that, like charity, democracy begins at home. And one of the key points was the importance of local journalism. As Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel say in The ...

“Twilight, I gave you time to steal my mind away from me.” – Jeff Lynne There’s a place I know that I’d prefer not to name or categorize as a specific natural feature, like a wetland or a drumlin or seashore. To do so would in some way be to cheapen the existence of this setting, ...

While steam engine technology was evolving, both in Great Britain and in the U.S., the directors of the Pittsburgh & Boston Mining Company, which owned the Cliff Mine, decided it was time to progress beyond horse whims for hoisting, they opted for the standard steam-powered Cornish beam ...

First of all, a huge thank you from the many over 6os who appreciated my comments – especially those expressing gratitude regarding what one person called NPR’s growing “in your face” attitude and which another said was a disappointing trend toward “éparter les bourgeois” over the ...

“I’m tore down, I’m almost level with the ground.” – Sonny Thompson It was a strange set of circumstances confronting me as I headed up from a main dirt road back way to the higher country where the road narrows, and the silences grow deeper and more profound. The circumstances ...

Many Americans complain about being tired, overworked, and basically stressed out. Compared to our European counterparts, we are. We work more hours per day and more days per year. But here we are referencing the kind of exhaustion relieved by a relaxing weekend at home. But some aren’t so ...