Dietary supplements might be a multi–billion dollar industry, and ginseng has become a household name in Chinese remedies, but the use of plants and herbs is still a long way […]
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Maybe mushrooms
It was a vile, putrid odor. It seemed to be sourced underneath the house by the back porch. I called my neighbor, Mark. This action revealed my sexist tendency to […]
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Wetter? Dryer? Who NOAAs?
Like you, I’ve noticed the strange weather we’ve had so far across the U.S. So I decided to investigate and see what the rest of summer might offer. Taxpayer–funded scientific […]
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Cyclist’s guide to safe driving
She swerved right, hopped the curb onto the sidewalk and quickly passed the cars waiting for the light to change. She reached the intersection and when she detected a break […]
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So many reasons to Dump the Pump
Waking up to the sound of rain, I was cheered that the drought had broken. Then I thought, “Note to self: get fenders for bike.” It is not typically an […]
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Cutting to the bone
While anemic budgets are more normal than newsworthy these days, Chatham County’s may be the first locally to have not only struck bone but lopped a whole arm off. Although […]
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Persist for airport freedom
A “Woman Screams for Help After TSA Molestation,” and the “Texas Pat Down Ban May Be Back.” Those are just two of the headlines breaking around the nation recently, as […]
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Motorist’s guide to safe cycling
Ride a bicycle around Savannah for long enough and you’ll probably hear it yelled from the window of a passing car: “Stay on the sidewalk!” or “Get out of the […]
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Whatever you do, don’t call it climate change!
Joplin, Missouri, is in ruins, victim of one of the most intense U.S. tornado seasons ever recorded. That disaster comes on the heels of the jaw dropping April 28th disaster, […]
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Making Savannah better for bicycles
“The businessman rides his bike to work!” a man shouted cheerfully from the sidewalk as I approached the intersection. He was mostly right: I’m not a businessman, but I was […]
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Money matters
Last week’s City Council pre–meeting workshop covered quite a bit of territory and took quite a bit of time, clocking in at just over three hours. The central topic included […]
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A missionary looks at climate change
I am an evangelical Christian missionary from a conservative church who can trace my awakening to global climate change to the “lifting of a blanket.” I know that phrase is […]