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FRED FIRST: Alien Plants In An Altered World
For those of us who only watch helplessly on the evening news from our living rooms, the devastating scenes from southern California are difficult to witness.This recent firestorm in...
New Orleans Terror Attack, Radical Islam and The U.S’s Obligation to Destroy Its Ideology
The atrocious attack of Shamsud-Din Jabbar - American born and a veteran who...
DAWN CUSTALOW: A Native American Perspective on The N.Y Times “1619 Project”
The 1619 Project is gaining more traction in the media since its unveiling last year...
FRED FIRST: Walking In Time
Despite the ice and snow outside this morning, it already feels like we’ve turned the...
MELINDA MYERS: Maximize Seed Starting Success with a Seed Starting Chart
Now is the time when many of us are busy ordering seeds. We often end...
Let’s Kill The Kudzu of Self Promotion
by Stephanie Koehler
One of the great things I have noticed – on a global scale -- in recent years is an authentic desire...
Where We’re From Guides Where We’ll Go
by Fred FirstWe may feel powerless to make a difference in the national issue of homeland security. But on the local level where...
The Care and Tending of Our Hearts by Gary Robbins
I remember watching Oksana Baiul skate one night on TV about fifteen years ago. An incredible figure skater, Oksana had won the World Figure...
Blood in the Valley: Traditional Knowledge and a Compelling Spring Wildflower
by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D.One of my favorite early-spring native wildflowers is bloodroot. As the phoebe begins to sing and nest, the soil...
Walking Each Other Home
by Lucky Garvin
I met her late in her life. They had known about the mass in her belly for about a year. `Only a...
Anthony’s Doughnuts
by Leigh SackettMy son has discovered the joy of cooking. He has always (like most children) loved mixing potions, but the wonderful local...