From the monthly archives:

September 2009

Semester in North Africa – Change is Good

Editor’s note: A junior at Boston University, Katherine Lochery is spending her fall semester in Morocco, studying Arabic; Women, Islam, and Politics; and Post-Colonial Aesthetics and Politics. Born in Britain, raised in the U.S. and in possession of a passport that has seen more action than most anyone of any age, she is consumed with [...]

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Walla Walla Winemaker

By Lynn DeBruin
Were it wheat, Bill Schwerin, a third-generation farmer, would have known what to do. But suddenly this newbie winemaker had two tons of grapes sitting in his basement, and a bacterial action was threatening to ruin them all.
“The wine was going to hell in a hand basket,” Schwerin recalled of that fateful day [...]

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For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People

“Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.” Theodore Roosevelt
September 29, 2009 – Last night’s second installment of Ken Burns’ National Parks: America’s Best Idea, brought to mind a sight in Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park that was the saddest I saw during [...]

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PBS Documentary a Must See

September 28, 2009 – Watching part one last night of Ken Burns’ latest documentary, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea was almost like going to church. The episode’s spectacular scenes along with the tale of how the United States set a precedent of protecting these large tracts of beautiful raw wilderness for the public at [...]

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Semester in North Africa – Ramadan and the Family in Morocco

Editor’s note: A junior at Boston University, Katherine Lochery is spending her fall semester in Morocco, studying Arabic; Women, Islam, and Politics; and Post-Colonial Aesthetics and Politics. Born in Britain, raised in the U.S. and in possession of a passport that has seen more action than most anyone of any age, she is consumed [...]

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If You Go – Golf the Emerald Isle

How2GetThere
Flying into Shannon provides a perfect jumping off point to some of the best golf on the island. With many flights arriving by 9 a.m. from the States, one can be at Doonbeg – just 45 minutes away – to play not one but two rounds of golf.
Where2Play
Ballybunion Golf Club
County Kerry, Ireland
Tel: +353 68 27146
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Windy City Weekend

Story and photos by Betsy Marvin
America’s “Second City,” blows the competition away, so given a chance for a long weekend in the coolest summer on record, I breezed on up there without thinking twice!
For lovers of architecture, art, food and music, Chicago provides tons more than a weekend’s worth, but a four-day sampling included gold-medal [...]

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