Published: July 16, 2020
When the storied vines of Southern France faced a near catastrophic plague from an insect they did not yet understand, French botanist Jules-Émil Planchon came to Ohio in search of a cure. He believed that experiments done by… Read More
Published: July 15, 2020
Good News. The March 27 CARES Act, the stimulus relief program to shore up the US economy in the face of the… Read More
Published: July 14, 2020
“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, and it does seem to me that notwithstanding all these social agencies and activities there is not that vigilance which should be exercised in the preservation of our rights.” ― Ida B. Wells-Barnett Join the conversation! Ilene Evans will present “Our… Read More
Published: July 13, 2020
For nearly two decades in the late twentieth century, Americans who wanted to know what was happening in the world could turn to Walter Cronkite, whose moniker was “the most trusted man in America.” With his deep baritone and solemn demeanor, the CBS Evening News anchorman was, indeed, the… Read More
Published: July 9, 2020
NGLISH LIVESTOCK WRITER WILLIAM YOUATT did not like American pigs. Writing in 1847, he commented that with their “long peaked snouts, coarse heads, thin chests, narrow shoulders, sharp backs, slab sides, meager diminutive hams, big legs, clumped feet, the hide of a rhinoceros, the hair and bristles of a porcupine,… Read More