In 1961, at age 19, I began teaching first grade in western North Dakota. My students consisted of Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara children, descendants of the native tribes who’d lived there for centuries, with equal numbers of ranch kids and those whose dads worked the oil fields. Only fourteen years earlier I had been a […]
A watershed is an elevated land area that channels rainfall and snowmelt to creeks, streams, and rivers. The South Platte watershed provides Colorado with 75% of its municipal water. Yet ongoing threats from weather and human activity damage this fragile ecosystem. Preventing contamination of the water source requires constant maintenance. The Coalition for the Upper
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Many of the Christians I know believe that the Big Bang is in direct opposition to the Bible. However, what if the Big Bang is just a physical expression of the same creation story found in Genesis? Before some of you dismiss the notion, let me give you some background on myself. The first seventeen
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The Florida water crisis can no longer be ignored. The economic balance of the Florida Everglades has recently been thrown off due to expanding agricultural and residential development in the region. Skyrocketing development throughout Florida’s east coast has shrunk the Everglades to half its original size from the start of the twentieth century. This has
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Asian carp have invaded the Great Lakes, pushing out other species in whatever area they choose to establish their territory. These invasive carp are currently approaching Lake Michigan on their ravaging journey, threatening to bring extinction to most (if not all) of the lake’s natural species of fish. Needless to say, this problem concerns nearly
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Few pieces of entertainment are so spectacular that they are forever logged in the pages of history. In a few moments, one of those shows is about to begin. With no exception, today has been eagerly anticipated by the country’s entire population. In addition to the thousands of live spectators filling the giant amphitheater, countless
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