In a country constituted of immigrants and the progeny of immigrants, immigration is surprisingly thorny issue in America. It is often said …
It was November of 1943. The Second World War was in its fourth year. American troops, who had joined the struggle just …
For three months in the spring and summer of 1993 rain pounded the Mississippi River basin relentlessly. From Minnesota to Missouri, rivers …
Do a simple Google search on “gateway to hell” and you’ll be surprised at how many results you get. Some are sites …
Traveling west from the plains of North Dakota something interesting happens as you approach Billings. The land begins to break up. The …
In 1945 at the end of World War II a soldier named Bob Rodgers found himself stationed in the German province of …
As a general thing, interstate rest areas are nothing to get excited about. Most are pretty humdrum, featuring drab buildings with utilitarian …
There comes a time in a man’s life when he must prove himself on the field of battle. This was not exactly …
A popular trope in horror is the isolated farmhouse, the remote village, where gruesome serial murders take place. Innocent victims stumble onto …
Living in his house, it was hard to comprehend how such a cold, self-absorbed person could create a thing of such beauty. …
It started with a disaster. When the tornado struck, devastating the town of Rochester, wiping out a third of the town, killing …
They have a name for me. They call me a Grinch, a curmudgeon, a Scrooge, and a grouch. The number of words …
Enroute to the Creation Museum in Petersburg, KY, I stopped at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago and learned that the world came …
Caves are cool. Slipping out of a hot, muggy day into the cool environs of a cave is the pre-modern equivalent of …
It was perfectly logical to believe. After all, the Rhine connected with the Danube via the Main and a short portage, tying …
