by Mary Drake – An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green, 352pp, Dutton, NY (2018) Some books just take you by storm. You know,...
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Dragonfly Tales: The importance of habitat diversity
by Steve Melcher – “The greatest threat to organisms and biodiversity is habitat loss.” S.A. Melcher 1989 Habitat...
The Conscious Crow: Mirror Reflections
Mirror reflections are all we see in varying degrees. The people we meet, the circumstances we encounter, the moments we embark...
Simple Sustainability-Affluenza: An “epidemic” to take notice of
by Sky Trombly – The term “Affluenza” came into popular use around 1996 when a PBS special was released with this title. A few...
Patch goes to the CVS
by Gary Catt – The automatic doors to the CVS pharmacy slid open and closed but no one came in, to the bewilderment of store...
The Homestead Gardener: Seeing Eye to Eye when talking potatoes
by Derrick Gentry – “So you grow your own potatoes, do you?” I may be overly sensitive, but I sometimes detect a certain tone...
Critical Curriculum
by D.E. Bentley – Increasingly, our sense of place, of places, is being defined not by the positive and enjoyable experiences and...
Fostering Civic Engagement – using the Public Achievement Model (PA)
by Lisa Strahley and Tracy D’Arpino What does it take for democracy to work as it should? One might generate many responses to...
Social Media Conspiracy Theories
by Len Geller – In view of the fake news epidemic on social media and the larger debate surrounding fake news in our democratic...