The Appius melliferous, commonly known as the honeybee, has been disappearing in recent years. Reports of colony collapse disorder have set off alarms around the […]
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Everest is Not the Only Mountain to Climb in Nepal
Home to the Himalayas, Nepal is a mecca for trekking and mountain climbing. And even if you don’t dream of summiting Everest at 8,848 m […]
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I’ve Made Up My Mind…
This week, joining more than 84 million viewers worldwide, I watched Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump face off for their first US presidential debate. My […]
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Born to Run
It has been quite a week for mental health – from the Emmys to the UN General Assembly to the release of Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography, […]
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Why Cry?
It happened last week. I was doing just fine and then I had a very difficult conversation. First my voice cracked, then the tears started. […]
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Remembering 9/11… and Other Memorials
Everyone old enough to remember, remembers exactly where they were 15 years ago on September 11th when planes came crashing into the Twin Towers of […]
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Whistle While You Work
This Monday is Labor Day in the United States. Marking the unofficial end of summer, it makes for a long weekend and serves as the […]
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Summer at the Seashore
In the northern hemisphere we are in the homestretch of less structured days, flip flops and fireflies before the start of school bus pickups and […]
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