“Let there be Form” Pleaded Something That felt too much Apart, too distant And so the concentration began – A hunkering down Of gasses, a conviction A coolness, a slowing down of Molecules, Until there in the center Of the universe Came spinning gently This liquid blue orb. And how lovely she played The soliloquy, […]
Fish migration determines the success and prosperity of aquatic life. Before man-made dams, fish migrated only as far as natural barriers allowed. Fresh water fish migrate between their feeding and spawning regions. When fish cannot reach the spawning area due to natural or man-made obstacles, the species cannot carry on. Migrating fish produce necessary oxygen
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When my son Rylee fell off a bunk bed, cracked his skull, and ended up in an emergency room, every fear in my life crystallized in a horrifying flash of uncertainty. I started to think back to a few days before when I had become frustrated and scolded him, and I became frightened that it
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In his speech after signing the Voting Rights Act in 1965, Lyndon B. Johnson said, “The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men…You must register. You must vote. You must learn, so your
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On March 22, 1987, the Mobro 4000 left Islip, Long Island loaded with 3,100 tons of New York City trash. Some raised concerns that Islip was nearing capacity, and they pushed to find a solution. The Mobro’s owners planned to sell the waste to landfills in South Carolina at much steeper rates than Islip would
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