By Laura Woolfrey Macklem:
Out of all the warm weather produce, summer squash seems to either be the most abundant or the most difficult for home cooks to employ. You don’t hear lamentation of tomato...
By Tom Morrow:
The British spy hero James Bond was created by a former Royal Navy intelligence officer. The fictitious Bond was the hero character of Ian Fleming, who was a planner and coordinator of clandestine...
By Marsha Sutton:
It’s not easy for the public to understand what’s really going on when the major players won’t talk about it.
All we have to go on are a few facts, as minimal as they may be, and...
By Tom Morrow:
We often hear the phrase “that was back in the ‘golden age’” (of whatever you want to discuss — television, movies, lifestyle, politics, cars). Probably the most commonly discussed...
By Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss:
Dear EarthTalk: Is climate change actually good for the economy, given all the clean-up/restoration jobs severe weather is creating and the employment surges in green energy?...
By Tom Morrow:
A 10th of a second during one of history’s most dramatic moments kept him awake at night and often seemed like a lifetime to Ralph H. Metcalfe.
Metcalfe was four-times elected Chicago...
By Marsha Sutton:
Everyone knows the quote by now: “Here in San Dieguito, we have an influx of Asians from China, and the people who are able to make that journey are wealthy. You cannot come to America...
By Tom Morrow:
We are more than 20 years past the 20th century. Here’s a look at each of its 10 decades for just a few of its highlights and top stories. Quite a number events are missing; nevertheless,...
By Laura Woolfrey Macklem:
There’s been much talk about pending food shortages, particularly because grain production is suffering with drought and the war in Ukraine. Grain should be a staple in every...
By Tom Morrow:
Back in 1969 when I was a staff writer for the Associated Press, I was assigned to go out and interview actors on a movie set east of Apache Junction, Arizona.
The movie being filmed was...
By Tom Morrow
The cost of living is skyrocketing, and there doesn’t appear to be any limits. Looking back over eight decades, prices were pennies on the dollar compared to today.
To me, something of...
By Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss:
Dear EarthTalk: Could climate change really be making my allergies worse? — L. Pulaski, New Bern, North Carolina
Pollen may be an unfortunate contributor to poor health...
