What a fun and educational field trip! Tallahassee Women’s Newcomers Club members took a drive down to the FSU Coastal and Marine Lab in St. Teresa and learned so much about the research they are doing. Tallahassee Women’s Newcomers Club is a social club for women in the area who like spending time with others […]
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Yellowstone tourist decides to take a break and sit down in a field of bison – it proves a poor choice
Despite repeated warnings from Park Rangers, a man visiting Yellowstone National Park was spotted taking a break and sitting in a field occupied by a herd of bison and their calves. Predictably this proved a bad idea, and he was forced to flee when one adult took exception to the intrusion and chased him away. […]
Trump backs Sam Brown in US Senate race, widening momentum gap in crowded Nevada GOP field
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Former president Donald Trump endorsed Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown in the Nevada U.S. Senate race on Sunday, choosing a candidate widely seen as the front-runner over a crowded primary field of candidates who have angled to align themselves with the former president. Trump’s endorsement came on Truth Social after he […]
Loons-themed playground to open at St. Paul’s Allianz Field this month
Crews are putting the finishing touches on a playground at Minnesota United Village in St. Paul, expected to open this month. The playground, which includes swings, slides and inclusive play structures aimed at children of all abilities, is themed after the Minnesota United soccer team, also known as the Loons, and located on the east […]
Why is Neptune’s magnetic field so weird? An exotic molecule may be the answer
In the depths of our solar system — a realm where chemistry meets speculation — scientists have reported the possible existence of a molecule known as aquodiium, an elusive cousin of the ammonium ion. If true, that could explain oddities in Neptune and Uranus’ magnetic fields. This is a big deal because stable aquodiium, which […]
Turf fight over Minnehaha Academy athletic field plan sours neighborhood relations
Plans for a new athletic field at Minnehaha Academy has pitted the private religious school against neighbors worried about bigger lights and late-night disruption. Minnehaha Academy wants to replace its grass athletic field with synthetic turf to better withstand heavy use and surround it with four 70- and 80-feet floodlights to accommodate night games. Immediate […]
Candidate field filled with heluded dopefuls
We’re always getting left in the dark. Why just the other day, we walked into a room, flipped the switch on the wall, and … nothing. Tried again. Same result. Checked the circuit breakers, changed the bulbs, rewired the house, and guess what. It was still darker than a black bear shoveling coal at midnight. […]
Climate activist sticks protest poster on Monet’s Poppy Field in Paris museum
An environmental activist was detained Saturday after sticking a protest sign to a Monet painting in Paris’ famed Orsay museum. It was the latest of several actions by protesters with the group Food Riposte to target artworks in France in calls for action to protect food supplies from further damage to the climate. The museum, […]
A climate activist in Paris stuck a protest poster on Monet’s ‘Poppy Field’
PARIS (AP) — An environmental activist was detained Saturday after sticking a protest sign to a Monet painting in Paris’ famed Orsay Museum. It was the latest of several actions by protesters with the group Food Riposte to target artworks in France in calls for action to protect food supplies from further damage to the […]
Michigan’s U.S. Senate field set with candidates being certified for August primary ballot
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The top U.S. Senate candidates in Michigan cleared the final hurdle for the August primary ballot on Friday, with a state board confirming they submitted the required number of valid signatures. Michigan’s Board of State Canvassers voted to place top Republican candidates Mike Rogers, Justin Amash and Sandy Pensler on the […]
Real estate agents are fleeing the field. Is that good for homebuyers?
When real estate broker April Strickland looks at her local housing market in Gainesville, Fla., she sees a mismatch. Industry data show that only a few hundred homes are sold each month, she said, yet there are more than 1,500 local Realtors. Strickland has seen the ups and downs of the housing market since 1995, […]