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    Getting off the Boat at Ellis Island: Examining the Question of Immigration in New York City

    by Malcolm Logan June 5, 2021
    by Malcolm Logan June 5, 2021

    In a country constituted of immigrants and the progeny of immigrants, immigration is surprisingly thorny issue in America. It is often said …

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    There be Monsters: The Outlandish Terror of the Van Meter Visitor

    by Malcolm Logan April 10, 2021
    by Malcolm Logan April 10, 2021

    In early autumn of 1903, something bizarre and terrifying happened in the town of Van Meter, Iowa. People have been talking about …

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    The Gateway to Hell in Tagus, North Dakota

    by Malcolm Logan March 20, 2021
    by Malcolm Logan March 20, 2021

    Do a simple Google search on “gateway to hell” and you’ll be surprised at how many results you get. Some are sites …

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    Meltdown: How Two Hotheads May Have Caused America’s First Nuclear Disaster

    by Malcolm Logan March 6, 2021
    by Malcolm Logan March 6, 2021

    The story goes like this. Two young enlisted men in their early twenties were tasked with operating a nuclear reactor in the …

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    Burned: The Fire that Destroyed Paradise and the Company That Caused It

    by Malcolm Logan February 13, 2021
    by Malcolm Logan February 13, 2021

    Sometime during the night of November 7th, 2018 the winds shifted over the Sierra Nevada. Winds blowing east from the Pacific were …

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    The Cries of the Abused: Exhuming the Horrors of the Past in Marianna, FL

    by Malcolm Logan January 26, 2020
    by Malcolm Logan January 26, 2020

    “What a piece of human trash.” “Should have put him in front of a wall and shot him.” “This dude is a …

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    Naval Gazing: Pondering the Cost of Defense on the USS Midway in San Diego

    by Malcolm Logan November 12, 2018
    by Malcolm Logan November 12, 2018

    Believe it or not, the Right and the Left are at it again. Among other things we’re squabbling over that old saw, …

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    Astronomical: Evaluating the Cost of the US Space Program in Huntsville, AL

    by Malcolm Logan March 30, 2018
    by Malcolm Logan March 30, 2018

    In all of human history there may be nothing as anti-climactic as a moon rock. After spending 10 years and $150 billion, …

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  • FloridaThe South

    Jesus Christ vs Harry Potter: Two Orlando Theme Parks Build Their Brands

    by Malcolm Logan December 14, 2017
    by Malcolm Logan December 14, 2017

    People disagree about Jesus. That’s no surprise. Jesus Christ, the man of sorrows, the Son of God, the lamb, Jehovah, the almighty, …

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    Dirty Business: Looking into a Mine Disaster in Beckley, WV

    by Malcolm Logan November 15, 2017
    by Malcolm Logan November 15, 2017

    At around 3:25pm on April 5, 2010 Rex Mullins and Nick McCroskey were working 1000 feet underground at the Upper Big Branch …

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