I live in an area not generally affected by drought. So when I talk to students about the “Dust Bowl” of the 1930s they understand it in concept, but have never thought about what it actually meant. Dust, to those … Continue reading
Phil Spector and Watergate? What’s the connection? Believe it or not, the music producer and murderer is quoted as saying that Richard Nixon hired him to doctor the Watergate tapes. I’m not kidding. Phil Spector and Watergate are certainly among … Continue reading
William Tecumseh Sherman – Conservationist If you mention the name William Tecumseh Sherman to anyone with even a nodding memory of American history they will remember his immensely destructive “March to the Sea.” However, few people know that after the … Continue reading
Who is Mr X in the Mississippi Burning Case? Mr X, “Unsung Hero” in Slaying of 3 Men By Jerry Mitchell June 12, 2005 jmitchell@clarionledger.com The secret has endured a decade longer than the identity of “Deep Throat”: Who is … Continue reading
Scary movies. Teens and young adults cannot seem to get enough of them. No matter how ludicrous the concept. Guys in hockey masks. Creepy, creaky isolated houses in the woods. Chainsaws. Flesh eating genius criminal masterminds. The more pain and … Continue reading