The farm states are freaking out because the rise of electric vehicles could undermine their model of plowing up half the nation for corn that we don't need and thus use to burn for fuel. When it comes to South Dakota agriculture, corn is king....
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I remain amused and frustrated over the conversation about labor shortages at the same time that there are millions of people desperate to enter the United States. But is alleviating.
This is the grave of David Houston. Born in Monroe, North Carolina in 1866, Houston grew up in middling circumstances. His father was a horse dealer who also ran a.
We talk a lot about the housing problems of the contemporary cities. But it's not only the cities. At least in some places, it is also a big problem in rural areas. I grant you that Marin County is not your typical rural area, but...
This is the grave of Gilbert Haugen. Born outside of Orfordville, Wisconsin in 1859, he attended the local schools and then in 1873, the family moved to Decorah, Iowa. He.
There's a concept pushed in recent years by environmental scholars that what capitalism does is create "cheap nature," or the push to commodify the natural world in a way that.
This is the unmarked grave of John Froelich. Born in 1849 in the town of Froelich, Iowa, which was named after his family obviously, Froelich was a tinkerer of that classic 19th century type. He attended the College of Iowa and then went into his...
On January 10, 1939, tenant farmers in the Missouri Bootheel created roadside protests for the rights of tenants and for a rural New Deal, a symbol of the long-term struggles.
This is the grave of Orville Freeman. Born in 1918 in Minneapolis, Freeman grew up a Depression child. His father owned a clothing store but he went bankrupt due to.
A waiter sets up a table in the outdoor dining area on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in which Gov. Gavin Newsom, who later called it a "bad mistake," attended a birthday dinner at the French Laundry in Yountville. (Courtesy photo) Gavin Newsom comes out of...
The Green Revolution certainly has produced a vast amount of crops that has fed the world. Can't really argue with that. But the use of massive petrochemicals is also not.
Most of the attention on water supplies in the Southwest as to do with the region's exploding population. Fair enough, and I'm not sure the fountains at the Bellagio are.