Roya Hakakian is a poet, author, journalist and refugee advocate. Each of these roles is an offshoot of her own life experiences as a child and teenager in pre- and post-revolutionary Iran and as an immigrant to the United States. Her poetry appears in many anthologies around the world, her books take a candid look … Read more
Annette L. Reynolds, 95, of Newport, RI, passed away peacefully with her family at her bedside on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at the Grand Islander Center in Middletown, RI. Annette was born on July 28, 1927 in Springfield, MA to Alfordor LaRiviere and Bessie (Mygrants) LaRiviere. Annette was the first in her family to be … Read more
The enemy, the other, is what nations need to divert attention from internal tensions. Updated at – 12:53 AM, Thu – 8 Dec 22 By Pramod K Nayar In 1919, WB Yeats drew the portrait of a soldier, specifically an Luftwaffe fighter pilot: I don’t hate the ones I fight I don’t love the ones … Read more
By Carly Sauvageau The Nevada Independent Reno City Plaza, a concrete plaza on the Truckee River, is a symbol of downtown life. Adorned with Burning Man artwork such as the space whale and the Believe sign, it has been the site of several celebrations, social justice protests, or just an open area for skaters to … Read more
“Nearly Normal Human: Survive with Courage, Kindness, and Hope” by Ben Stern with Charlene Stern (Redwood Publishing, 320 pages). As a Holocaust educator, Berkeley’s Ben Stern has shared his story of surviving the Warsaw Ghetto and the Majdanek and Auschwitz concentration camps with many listeners over the years – both through lectures and through a … Read more
The Friends of Oak Ridge Library (FOL) will partner with the Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST) to sponsor a regional authors and poets reading and holiday book sale Saturday at the Oak Ridge Public Library. The reading will be accompanied by Marilyn Kallet from Knoxville, author of 19 books. The 18 local authors and poets, … Read more
“], “filter”: { “nextExceptions”: “img, blockquote, div”, “nextContainsExceptions”: “img, blockquote”} }”> Get access to everything we publish when you >”,”name”:”in-content-cta”,”type”:”link”}}”>login to Outside+. Walking far into your golden years takes perseverance and cleverness. Injury prevention is proving to be the key to that longevity. As the number of aging runners continues to increase, their lifetime enjoyment … Read more
ON TAMPA BAY — Quenton Tuckett is hoping he doesn’t find her. But he knows they are here. His boat is just a few hundred yards from the enchanting mangrove islands of Cockroach Bay on the southeast shore of Tampa Bay near Ruskin. On this chilly Monday morning, it’s clear where Cockroach Bay got its … Read more
Deer hunting is in full swing across the country, and many of us are still trying to beat our whitetail mark. As we roll further into the season, Whitetails can sense the constant pressure being placed on them by hunters and will therefore adapt to evade these threats. This caution is minimized during the rut, … Read more
When Annette Diggs hit the slopes for a rite of passage in the Pacific Northwest — a beginner’s ski lesson in the Cascades — in the winter of 2017-18, the experience wasn’t what she expected. “When I first stepped on snow, I saw how exclusive and homogenous this space was,” Diggs said. As the only … Read more