• Robins struggle with frozen ground as winter returns to Finland

    Birds' spring migration has been disrupted by snowfall and freezing temperatures. Those species that tend to eat insects are particularly badly affected.

  • Planting for Butterflies and Hummingbirds

    By Pat Neasbitt Master Gardener While we are busy planting our spring gardens, we need to remember to choose some plants that attract living creatures… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

  • GoFundMe expands into Mexico

    NEW YORK >> Mexican fundraisers can now solicit donations on GoFundMe, the company announced Tuesday, as the crowdfunding giant expands into what it hopes is the first of more untapped Latin American markets to follow.

  • What $26 Billion Buys

    Today on TAP: Netanyahu ignores Biden’s warnings and plans an imminent operation in Rafah.

  • Week of April 22-26

    Calendar of events at The Center in Brainerd.

  • a deadly journey across Mexico

    Under the radar in the US border crisis debate is the role of drug cartels preying on migrants.

  • Photographing the Winter Wildlife of Yellowstone

    Yellowstone National Park is the oldest national park in the United States, having been established on March 1st, 1872. While Yellowstone is home to incredible landscapes and countless geothermal features such as Old Faithful Geyser and Grand Prismatic Spring, it is also a wildlife photographer’s paradise. This winter, OM SYSTEM Ambassadors Tiffany Taxis and Arthur Lefo visited Yellowstone in search of capturing incredible moments to add to their wildlife portfolio. [Read More]

  • 04/26 – Bands on the Blackwater

    Located at 5158 Willing Street from 7 - 9 p.m.

  • Americans Are Not Seeking Out Middle Ground

    A Wall Street Journal opinion piece by Sen. Mitt Romney regarding the demise of the No Labels political party initiative tells us as much about Romney, and why he failed to ever become a national leader, as it does about the failure of the No Labels effort. No Labels defined its mission “to support centrism and bipartisanship.” Romney defines this effort as seeking out the “sensible middle voices” in American politics. My view is that No Labels failed because of its very incorrect assumption...

  • Americans Are Not Seeking Out Middle Ground

    A Wall Street Journal opinion piece by Sen. Mitt Romney regarding the demise of the No Labels political party initiative tells us as much about Romney, and why he failed to ever become a national leader, as it does about the failure of the No Labels effort. No Labels defined its mission “to support centrism and bipartisanship.” Romney defines this effort as seeking out the “sensible middle voices” in American politics. My view is that No Labels failed because of its very incorrect assumption...

  • What weeds can you find in New Mexico?

    NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – 'Tis spring, and for many homeowners that means a yard covered in weeds. But what type of weeds do we get in New Mexico and are they the nuisance most people see them as? Some of the more common weeds we see in the state, (Russian thistle, plantains, and dandelions) got to []

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    The week that life in Dubai ground to a halt

    The scenes from Dubai this week seemed apocalyptic to residents who are more used to the tranquil nature of the sunny metropolis in the desert. This city hadn’t witnessed a natural disaster of such magnitude since records began, and the destruction it left behind only became apparent after the storm cleared. The United Arab Emirates, of which Dubai is part, saw the heaviest rainfall in at least 75 years, with more than a year’s worth of precipitation in 24 hours. Life for many in the glitzy...