By Marjorie Young
I’ve adored Shakespeare since childhood. His genius pervades not only western culture, but every corner of the world. Even those never having seen his plays readily paraphrase him, though sometimes unknowingly. The…MORE
Opinion
Final Farm Bill Reverses Reform
Mon, 02/10/14
By Traci Bruckner, tracib@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs
On February 7, 2014, President Obama signed the Farm Bill into law in East Lansing, Michigan.
The Center for Rural Affairs opposed the final Farm Bill that came out of the…MORE
Scott Anthony- How cold is it?
Mon, 02/10/14
The Polar Vortex is tapering off now, but the weather across the nation is still pretty chilly.
Smithsonian Magazine reported this morning that some parts of Michigan are showing temps of 42 degrees below zero, which makes it colder than…MORE
New Year, New Common Sense Approach to Climate Change
Mon, 02/03/14
By Lu Nelsen, lucasn@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs
Our nation spent nearly $7 billion responding to extreme weather in 2013. Events that endanger livelihoods nationally, and especially in rural and small town America. These…MORE
What do you want to read?
Thu, 01/30/14
I interview myself This is an interview I conducted with myself.
I: You get your name in the paper all the time. What's with that?Me: I' the editor…what sort of question is that?I: Nobody seems to know anything about you. Only your name.…MORE
What do you want to read?
Thu, 01/30/14
I interview myself This is an interview I conducted with myself.
I: You get your name in the paper all the time. What's with that?Me: I' the editor…what sort of question is that?I: Nobody seems to know anything about you. Only your name.…MORE
What do you want to read?
Thu, 01/30/14
I interview myself This is an interview I conducted with myself.
I: You get your name in the paper all the time. What's with that?Me: I'm the editor…what sort of question is that?I: Nobody seems to know anything about you. Only your name.…MORE
Take Two # 111: Let’s talk plastic - Part 2
Wed, 01/29/14
By Kyra-lin Hom
Welcome back. Last week I gave a brief summary of our use and misuse of the infamous material known as plastic. I mentioned that the US produces over 30 million tons a year (2/3 of which is essentially single-use) yet only…MORE
Take Two # 110: Let’s Talk Plastic Part 1
Mon, 01/27/14
By Kyra-lin Hom
Let’s take a break from the recent film binge and talk about something we all use every single day. No, I’ll go further and say this is something we use nearly every single hour of every day. In 2010, the world produced 330…MORE
The Psychic View: Do You Believe in Magic?
Thu, 01/23/14
By Marjorie Young
To the overwhelming joy of so many in the region, the Seattle Seahawks are Super Bowl bound! The NFC Championship game against the San Francisco Forty-Niners was a true nail-biter, the outcome decided in the final seconds…MORE
