Recurring Columns

T.E. Lawrence, AKA Lawrence of Arabia – Crammed amazing adventures into his short — 46 year lifespan. Lawrence was born in Wales in 1888, out…

Here’s Mama Beaver serving up another one of her signature HOT APPLE STICK PIES on Mothers Day. “I always sneak in some bran buds…

National Nurses Week begins on May 6 and ends on May 12.  Coincidentally, Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, was born on 12…

By: Gene Kirschbaum On 29 April 1429 (the day Joan of Arc arrived in Orleans) the Hundred Years War against the English had been…

Every year since 1970, on the 22nd of April, we celebrate, or perhaps mourn, Earth Day. This year the focus of Earth Day is:…

April 8, 1832: US infantry troops depart St. Louis to battle Black Hawk. Black Hawk, the Sauk War Chief, was born and grew up…

Sacagawea was born a Shoshone Indian in Southwest Montana or perhaps Idaho.  However, at the age of 11 or 12, she was kidnapped by…

Published by Gene Kirschbaum: On 4 Feb 1789, Washington was unanimously elected by our Electoral College — an amazing feat that has never been repeated (except…

– Queen Victoria was born in 1819, and her father died before she turned one.  As a result, she was raised by her mother…

Ya Better Not Pout . . .

Prescription opioid misuse and heroin use have reached epidemic levels in the United States.

Alfred Nobel Made it Happen!

Not a Problem — He Went on to Perform His Concert Two Days Later!

This Might Be the Best Christmas Gift Ever!!!!