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Walk on the Wild Side

Trails at Fort Necessity National Battlefield in Farmington offer a convenient and appealing place for exercise. The battlefield’s paths traverse meadows and woods just as George Washington’s little army did in his 1754 campaign that kindled the French and Indian War. For a 3-mile ...

Black rock and brown sandstone

Isn’t it amazing that Appalachian Black Lung rates are the highest in nearly 50 years as coal miners protections stall while the Black Lung Trust Fund owes $3 billion to the US Treasury because of company bankruptcies and being under insured; all of this while the administration in June ...

Mountains are a metaphor for life

Just like life, mountains have peaks and valleys ups and downs. On July 13 of this year retired doctor Art Ulene became the oldest person to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa. July 13th was his 90th birthday and it is the day he reached the summit at 19,341 feet above sea level. He and his ...

Mid-summer report card

For some it has been a beautiful summer with lots of sunny days and just about the right amount of rain. The corn fields are happy with recent rains and folks with pools and golf outings have been able to enjoy being outside. We did have two visits from intense heat domes that brought some ...

Spotty offspring

Yes, crop damage from overabundant deer is a big problem for agriculture in this region. And everyone agrees that deer on the highway are a hazard to motorists’ safety (not enough of a concern, though, to curb speed). Less obvious but serious for the future is the damage too many deer ...

Oystercatchers are making a comeback thanks to conservation

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — On a pristine Rhode Island beach teeming with noisy seabirds, a group of biologists armed with nets sneak up on a pair of American oystercatcher chicks. But just as they move in to capture them, one of the football-size birds, with bright-orange bills and long ...