From and Fuller: The Politics and Realities of the Immigration Issue
[youtube id=”71J1T45_jSg Every Thursday, the Spy hosts a conversation with Al From and Craig Fuller on the most topical political news of the moment. This week, From and Fuller discuss the politics and the realities of immigration as a campaign issue in 2024 as House Republicans use the border crisis to block Ukraine war funding. […]
Who Is Behind the Curtain? By Al Sikes
“Pictures don’t lie.” Take a look at this one. Title: AI imagines Trump and Biden as buddies. Artificial intelligence (AI) is too intelligent to make this mistake. At the beginning of the computer age was a pithy phrase: “Garbage in — Garbage out.” This combination of words dates to 1957 when an Army Specialist, William […]
There’s a pill for that… By Angela Rieck
I recently watched a television ad featuring a pretty, happy woman with a beautiful voice singing and dancing about the wonder of a diabetes pill that keeps her healthy and lowers her A1C. The only problem was that the actress was morbidly obese. The ad featured a catchy tune and an upbeat message to let […]
Looking at the Masters: Charles Ethan Porter
Charles Ethan Porter (1847-1923) was born in Hartford, Connecticut. His free African-American family was poor. Illness and the American Civil War took seven of his siblings between the years 1858 and1868. Porter was the first member of the family to graduate from high school (1865). He worked at odd jobs and saved enough money to […]
Letter to Editor: At Lakeside, The Emperor Stands Naked!
Two con-men arrive at the capital city of a foolish, unthinking Emperor. Posing as weavers, they offer to supply him with magnificent clothes that are invisible to those who are stupid or incompetent. The Emperor hires them, and they set up looms and go to work. A succession of officials and Councilors visit them to […]
Q and A With Bookplate Author James Conaway
Between the dark violence of his New Orleans saga The Big Easy and the Jungian-themed children’s book Tio and the Blue Witch James Conaway has lived the rare life of a freelance writer. Three novels, countless news articles, and nine books of non-fiction later, Conaway is finishing up another book mentioned in Press Democrat as […]
Growing Up Green! Homeschool Programs on Tap at Adkins Arboretum
Spring is an exciting time for new life at the Arboretum! Adkins Arboretum is offering a series of homeschool classes this spring with Growing Up Green! During this eight-week program, students will peek into bluebird boxes, scoop up tadpoles with nets, scout for chrysalises in the pollinator beds, use binoculars to find squirrel nests, plant […]