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Military July 12, 13, 14 & 15, 2022

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Military.com: How the Story of This Medal of Honor Recipient Wounded 21 Times Was Almost Lost to History; National 988 Suicide Hotline to Debut July 16; Veterans and Military, Press 1 and more ->

Task & Purpose: The wild story of how an American POW ended up fighting alongside the Soviets in WWII Captured and tortured by the Germans, this American paratrooper escaped his POW camp and fought alongside the Soviets as they marched to Berlin.; Which Marine Corps boot camp is tougher? This Marine experienced both Semper Fi.;
EOD commander reunited with working dog 3 years after patrolling in Afghanistan together “You’re always looking for something to feel good about on deployments, especially when they’re rough. And he was that something for me.”; How muscle cars, sideburns and John Travolta helped save the military after Vietnam Sign me up for that. Read more ->

The Untold Past: The JUSTIFIED Executions Of The Guards Of Stutthof Concentration Camp

The Untold Past: The BRUTAL Executions In The Ruins Of The Warsaw Ghetto

World War Two: The Irish Fighting for Britain Mexico’s Role in the War and Chuikov in Uranus – WW2 – OOTF 27

World War Two: 202 B – Prokhorovka: An Avalanche of Armor – WW2 – July 13 1943

Mark Felton Productions: The Death of Himmler – Episode 6: Himmler’s Gold

VOICES OF HISTORY PRESENTS – Rick Coats U.S.M.C Vietnam 1967 Infantry 3rd BN. 7th Marines

Jack CarrUSA: Episode 3: Consolidation – The Terminal List Podcast

Jack CarrUSA: Episode 4: Detachment – The Terminal List Podcast

Jack CarrUSA: Marcus Torgerson: Nightmare for Bad Guys

Jack CarrUSA: Jack Answers Your Questions!

Cleared Hot Podcast: Full Auto Friday – Round 114

Jack CarrUSA Jack Answers Your Questions, WWII POW Joseph Beyrle, Marine boot camp Lance Cpl. Kylie Hathaway, Jacob Rafalson with Bongo, WWI Vet Pvt. Henry Johnson, National 988 Suicide Hotline, VOICES OF HISTORY PRESENTS - Rick Coats U.S.M.C Vietnam 1967 Infantry 3rd BN. 7th Marines, The Untold Past The JUSTIFIED Executions Of The Guards Of Stutthof Concentration Camp, World War Two: The Irish Fighting for Britain Mexico's Role in the War and Chuikov in Uranus - WW2 - OOTF 27, World War Two: 202 B - Prokhorovka: An Avalanche of Armor - WW2 - July 13 1943, Cleared Hot Podcast: Full Auto Friday - Round 114, Mark Felton Productions: The Death of Himmler - Episode 6: Himmler's Gold, Jack CarrUSA: Episode 3: Consolidation - The Terminal List Podcast, Jack CarrUSA: Episode 4: Detachment - The Terminal List Podcast, Jack CarrUSA: Marcus Torgerson: Nightmare for Bad Guys

Military January 27 & 28, 2022

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Milityary.com: ‘Atomic Veterans’ Finally to Get Commemorative Service Medal; Military Ordered to Overhaul Effort to Prevent Civilian Casualties After Botched Airstrikes; Marines Make It Easier for Those Kicked Out over Vaccines to Come Back and more ->

Task & Purpose: ‘We’re always ready’ — Meet the soldiers of America’s go-to rapid response force “It literally just takes a phone call.”; Sexual harassment is now officially a crime in the US military ‘Sexual harassment, has for too long, been seen as something you had to deal with as part of the job if you wanted to serve.’ And more ->

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82nd Airborne Division, 'Atomic Veterans', Cleared Hot Podcast Full Auto Friday - Round 90 with Jason Deneau, The Untold Past The SECRET Execution Of Harold Pringle - The Only Canadian Executed During WW2, David Hoffman Magnificent Vietnam Green Beret David Christian Tells What Happened To Him, World Ward Two Total War Coming to Germany - WAH 51 - January 1943 Pt. 2, Periscope Film " WINSTON CHURCHILL: THE VALIANT YEARS " WORLD WAR II EP. 14 "CLOSING THE RING" XD14604, BRCC The Medevac Podcast: Ep 026 Andrew Powers, Jack CarrUSA Admiral James Stavridis: The Next World War, Jack CarrUSA Jack Answers Your Questions

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, December 1, 2023 December 2, 2023
Searchers find a fifth body after the landslide in Wrangell. Plus, Mayor Bronson clashes with the Assembly over his budget vetoes.
Tim Rockey, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
For Wrangell’s new city manager, deadly landslide highlights other potential threats to public safety December 2, 2023
It was Mason Villarma's first day on the job when the disaster struck. Now he's also concerned about the city's dam giving way.
Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media

modernism and high art -- 12/1/23 December 1, 2023
Today's selection -- from The Classical Revolution by John Borstlap. Modernism unintentionally killed the essence of the tradition of high art: “Modernism, as formulated both theoretically and in terms of works of art at the beginning of the last century, was not meant to kill off tradition. As Roger Scruton writes about early modernism in […]
a christmas memory -- 11/30/23 November 30, 2023
In today's encore excerpt -- from A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote. Seven-year-old Truman Capote, abandoned by his divorced parents, is taken in by depression-poor cousins in the rural South. One of these cousins, a distant, elderly cousin, becomes his closest friend and only refuge -- but she is only in his life for two […]

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, December 1, 2023 December 2, 2023
Searchers find a fifth body after the landslide in Wrangell. Plus, Mayor Bronson clashes with the Assembly over his budget vetoes.
Tim Rockey, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
For Wrangell’s new city manager, deadly landslide highlights other potential threats to public safety December 2, 2023
It was Mason Villarma's first day on the job when the disaster struck. Now he's also concerned about the city's dam giving way.
Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media

Recent Research Spreadsheets
Our students have compiled research in three topic areas. Below are the links to their research tables that can be downloaded for searching and viewing. For a state-by-state review of Mandatory Reporter laws, click here. For a state-by-state review of Background Check laws, click...
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Legislative Drafting Students
Our students spend the summer working on the research project of the LDICP. Through their extensive research, massive databases of information on state statutes regarding the abuse of children have been created and will be posted here as their work is finalized. Here are...
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Storytelling Exercise: Process – by Melissa Donovan… December 3, 2023
on Writing Forward: Today’s storytelling exercise comes from my book Story Drills: Fiction Writing Exercises, which is packed with lessons and exercises for beginning to intermediate storytellers. This one is about developing a process. Enjoy! Process A typical writing process includes the following steps: brainstorm, outline, research, draft, revise, edit, proof, and publish. Sounds pretty straightforward, […]
Chris The Story Reading Ape

Sunny Ann Starling, July 2, 1943 - January 6, 2023 January 10, 2023
All-American patriot, artist, designer, entrepreneur, flower arranger, chef, and joyful servant, Sunny Lou Starling, was carried on the wings of angels to the arms of her savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, January 6, 2023. She once said her mission was to “Gather and feed all you can, as often as you can, because you never know if […]
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WASP Final Flight February 28, 2022
WASP Deanie Bishop Parrish, 44-W-4"Failure isn't failure unless you let it be. It's simply a change in direction. Just count your many blessings move on. With God's help, anything is possible!"Deanie Bishop Parrish passed away peacefully in her home in Waco, Texas, on February 24, 2022, just one day shy of her 100th birthday. She met every challenge […]
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Five Fun Midweek Kodachrome Car Images No. 472 November 29, 2023
In this weekly series, we ask our readers to tell us the year, make, and model of all of these vehicles along with the location where the image was taken and anything else you find of interest in the photos. You can look back on all the earlier parts of this series here. The photos are via Americar.
David Greenlees
Five Fun Midweek Kodachrome Car Images No. 471 November 22, 2023
In this weekly series, we ask our readers to tell us the year, make, and model of all of these vehicles along with the location where the image was taken and anything else you find of interest in the photos. You can look back on all the earlier parts of this series here. The photos are via Americar.
David Greenlees

Christina Klunk: 1942 December 3, 2023
October 1942. "Butte, Montana. Boy Scouts with a truckload of scrap during the salvage campaign." Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Office of War Information. View full size.
Dave
Copper Hopper: 1942 November 30, 2023
September 1942. Deer Lodge County, Montana. "Anaconda smelter, Anaconda Copper Mining Company. Cars containing 50 tons of copper ore are dumped by an unloading mechanism into a 200-ton hopper." Acetate negative by Russell Lee, Office of War Information. View full size.
Dave

Happy Halloween: 1958 October 31, 2023
October 1958, somewhere in Pennsylvania. Big brother is ready for a night of trick-or-treating. Rob from the rich, and share with your understudy! Our fourth selection from a batch of Kodachrome slides found on eBay. View full size.
Dave
Minnesota Munchkins, c. 1895 March 23, 2023
This despondent looking crew are the drawn from the various Scandanavian, German, and Irish families settled in or near Wadena, Minnesota during the late 1800s. Wadena, located in the west-central part of the state, was (and is) a pretty small town, so some of these kids probably had an epic daily commute, by foot, from […]
chrmer

Waste not December 3, 2023
In reply to Copper Hopper: 1942: I've never seen such sight. What happened to the cart that rolled into that chamber on those tracks? Did it just roll off the tracks down into oblivion along with its load of copper? And look at the flimsy housing they built around such a powerful impressive machine. Strange. […]
scalar
The car on the tracks December 3, 2023
In reply to Copper Hopper: 1942: is actually still on the rails. The mechanism which rolls the car over clamps the car and the tracks together, and as soon as the car is empty, it rolls on over so that the car can be rolled out of that area. This is same way that coal […]
DonT

Easy Microgreens June 13, 2023
Microgreens seem to be all the rage these days and for good reason: they are packed with nutrients and easy to grow! The USDA and University of Maryland found that leaves from microgreens had more nutrients than the mature leaves of the same plants. And great flavor. Plus, you don’t need a lot of space […]
gardenfrisk
Cauliflower Growing Tip April 12, 2023
I’ve been growing cauliflower for years, but only recently did I learn this cauliflower growing tip from a farmer friend of mine. I was showing her my garden and she wrapped her hands around the leaves of my young cauliflower plants and folded them upward. “When your cauliflower begins to form a bud, pull your […]
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Will Smith confirms that the I Am Legend sequel is using the non-canonical DVD ending December 3, 2023
When news came out last year that Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan were working on a sequel to Smith’s 2007 movie I Am Legend, pedantic movie nerds (like us, okay?) pointed out that Will Smith’s character died in the original movie—one of the main things that generally prevents a character from appearing in a […]
Sam Barsanti
What's on TV this week—Frasier's finale and My Life With The Walter Boys December 3, 2023
Welcome to What’s On, our weekly picks of must-watch shows. Here’s what you need to watch from Sunday, December 3 to Thursday, December 7. All times are Eastern. [Note: The weekend edition of What’s On drops on Fridays.]Read more...
Saloni Gajjar
Saturday Night Live recap: Emma Stone fully commits to the bit December 3, 2023
If you need proof that Emma Stone is one of the most fearlessly funny actors working today, you only need to look at her most recent projects: she’s brilliant as the bawdy Bella Baxter in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Oscar-bound Frankensteinian fable Poor Things and alongside Nathan Fielder as a married couple–slash–hosts of an…Read more...
Christina Izzo
The first teaser for House Of The Dragon season two promises a lot of fire and blood December 2, 2023
House Of The Dragon’s first season was a lot of setup: introducing the characters, their place in established Westerosi lore, and watching them turn their relationships into warring factions. But when Aemond’s dragon kills Rhaenyra’s son Luke (with Aemond’s culpability and intentions somewhat up for debate), the…Read more...
Drew Gillis

Mushroom Risotto December 2, 2023
This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our privacy policy for details. Nothing beats homemade risotto! So elegant, rich and oh so velvety-creamy, made with white wine, thyme, and fresh Parmesan. Making risotto at home does not have to be intimidating at all. All you need is an assortment of mushrooms, a nice white […]
Chungah @ Damn Delicious
Apple Cranberry Pecan Salad November 18, 2023
This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our privacy policy for details. A bright, refreshing fall salad with apples, bacon + the most amazing candied pecans. Perfect for the holidays! Hello, Fall. We have crisp leaves, football tailgating, chunky sweaters, apple cider donuts everything, and my most favorited seasonal salad. Maybe it’s the candied […]
Chungah @ Damn Delicious

Festive Frosted Mason Jars December 3, 2023
Making frosted Mason jars is fun. This craft is easy enough for kids to do and the end product is just beautiful. Make one or a dozen; it’s up to you. These make a fantastic home-made holiday or hostess gift. Here’s what you need: 1/2 cup Epsom Salt 1 teaspoon White Glitter 1 Mason Jar […]
Donna Fasano
Travel with Mona on a Cruise Conference December 1, 2023
For years I enjoyed cruising around the world—in the Caribbean, Cross-Atlantic via the North Pole and Greenland, in the Mediterranean Sea, the Far East, around South America, all the way to India and Singapore through the Suez Canal, in addition to several river cruises. Let me tell you about a different kind of cruises that […]
Mona Risk

Marine veteran pleads guilty to 2022 Planned Parenthood clinic bombing December 2, 2023
Security footage of the two suspects in the March 2022 Planned Parenthood bombing. (Photos courtesy Department of Justice).He admitted to planning additional attacks at Dodger Stadium and on the power grid. The post Marine veteran pleads guilty to 2022 Planned Parenthood clinic bombing appeared first on Task & Purpose.
Nicholas Slayton
World War II combat engineer to receive French Legion of Honor December 2, 2023
Charles Hardy (left) during World War II. (Photo courtesy the Hardy family).Despite not being part of a combat unit, Charles Hardy captured dozens of POWs and took part in the Battle of the Bulge. The post World War II combat engineer to receive French Legion of Honor appeared first on Task & Purpose.
Nicholas Slayton

Home Again and a Book Review November 27, 2023
Martha and I are home from our 49 day trip, 37 of which were camping days.We left the Enchanted Trails Campground west of Albuquerque, NM at 6:15 AM and were pulling into our home cul-de-sac at 3:15 PM. 9 hours on the road was a long but incident-free day.We motored with purpose and didn't stop […]
redlegsrides
A Museum, A Drive and Thanksgiving in Fountain Hills, AZ November 25, 2023
Wednesday, November 22We drove the Honda CR-V to the Superstitions Mountain Museum located of course near the Superstitions Mountains.The main emphasis of the museum seemed to be the tale of the Lost Dutchman's Mine. Note: The Dutchman himself, wasn't lost nor was he Dutch. He was in fact German!Martha called it a nicely curated museum, […]
redlegsrides

The Real Reason Voters Have Soured on Biden September 18, 2023
According to numerous recent polls, Americans believe the economy is in bad shape and don’t trust President Biden to manage it.In response, the president’s supporters have been arguing strenuously that the gloom is mistaken because in fact the economy is doing well—“extremely well,” according to New York Times columnist Paul Krugman; “astoundingly” well and “better than any other […]
Barry Eisler
If You Care About Privacy... June 22, 2023
If you care about privacy, please stop referring to "privacy advocates." This reflexive phrase implies that certain individuals are trying to increase privacy or otherwise change the status quo--an uphill battle regardless of the issue at hand because most people instinctively distrust and even fear change.In fact, privacy is under increasing assault by government and […]
Barry Eisler

Kashevaroff Mountain April 6, 2019
Long before we were a sailing family, Alisa and I were a young couple in love with adventuring in Alaska. The opportunity to introduce Eric and Elias to the delights of outdoor living in the Great Land was one of the big bright sides of our return to Alaska. Earlier this winter, the boys and […]
Letting go March 20, 2019
So...this beautiful island is our home. See the barky? The boys just had their spring break. A week off from school and nothing to keep us from buggering off in Galactic. The weather was generally poor - nothing like the pics above for the most part - so we just snuck off to the west […]

"Home" vs. "Away" May 20, 2022
I’m home now. I’m looking at the flea market couch I brought up from California; I had cushions made three times over the years till I got it just right. Now it’s just right. It’s been in my life 42 years. Tim has been in my life 34 years, but he had to be out of […]
CloudyinAK
Goodbye, Toronto May 10, 2022
I’m saying my goodbyes to Toronto. I’ve seen my last Hot Docs Festival film, and I’m just back from my last author program. I’ve probably had my last roti, checked out my last book at my local branch library, gone to my last art workshop. Horror of horrors, I’ve even watched my last play. The thing […]
CloudyinAK

Good roads December 2, 2023
What Alaskans really want Of Benito Mussolini, the Italian dictator credited with the invention of the philosophy of fascism, it was once said in praise that he “made the trains run on […]
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The know-it-all problem November 26, 2023
News as propaganda kills trust Sometimes it is hard to tell whether scientists or journalists are most responsible for the pervasive global warming skepticism in the world’s largest and most powerful […]
craigmedred

Malnourished launches today January 21, 2020
It’s here. The big day. My memoir, the one I spent 15 years struggling over, launches today from Raised Voice Press. I’m feeling very exposed, very vulnerable. This is not at all similar to when Dolls Behaving Badly launched from Hachette Book Group. That was a novel, and while some of it was based on… […]
cinthiaritchie
Book review: Secondhand Summer by Dan Walker December 1, 2019
I had had Alaska writer Dan Walker’s YA novel SECONDHAND SUMMER on my list for a long time, and two weeks ago finally had the chance to dive in. I wasn’t disappointed. Walker’s book, geared for middle school readers (but still immensely enjoyable for adults), follows 14-year-old Sam’s move to Anchorage from the small fishing… […]
cinthiaritchie

Sitka Nature Show #295 – Starling Birch August 13, 2023
Download Radio Show The August 13th show featured a conversation with Starling Birch, videographer and mountain adventurer. We talked about the pleasure and pain of adventuring into the mountains. We also considered the motivations that drive us to put ourselves in often unpleasant and potentially regretful circumstances when exploring the challenging landscape that surrounds us […]
matt goff
Sitka Nature Show #294 – Derek Sikes July 30, 2023
Download Radio Show The July 30th show featured a conversation with Derek Sikes, curator of insects at the Museum of the North and Professor of entomology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. We spoke about bug camps, collecting, more generally about terrestrial arthropods in Alaska, and some particular questions of current interest. If you have […]
matt goff

Sandra's Fresh Apple Pecan Cake (9x13") September 18, 2023
My husband loves this cakeso much he had two pieces 'after' eating lunch...Ingredients2 Eggs1 ½ cup Canola Oil2 cups Granulated Sugar3 cups A-P Flour2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon½ teaspoon Ground Nutmeg½ teaspoon Kosher Salt1 ½ teaspoons Baking Soda4 cups Chopped Apples (peeled and cored): measure after chopping1 cup chopped Pecans: measure after chopping1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract⅔ […]
sandra
SANDRA'S CINNAMON RAISIN STREUSEL MUFFINS August 17, 2023
An easy recipe to preparewith awesome results...Prep: 15 Mins. Bake: 30 Mins. Yield: 12 Cupcake-Size Muffins INGREDIENTS Muffin batter: WET: 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1 egg, beaten 2/3 cup milk DRY 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup white sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking powder […]
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