This Husker fans know: It's Mike Riley's third season in Lincoln and he continues to lose well, which he did again this past Saturday in Eugene. What we witnessed in person at Autzen was football ugly. From the opening kickoff, the game seemed like a painless...
Viniferous Grapes Ripen Into New Economic and Cultural Opportunities
Boise, Idaho and Walla Walla, Washington are inland agricultural empires that have famously produced potatoes, wheat, onions and other staples of the American diet for generations. Today, the farmers in these areas are increasingly growing viniferous grapes and the...
Faux Cowboy Seeks To Lasso Our Public Lands
Extraction. American industrialists posses a voracious appetite for it. In fact, their hunger for more precious metals, oil, and coal is so great, they want to find these untapped riches in our National Monuments. Thankfully, REI is taking a strong leadership role in...
It’s Been Seen Before, Through Other Eyes, On Other Days
Dead & Company with John Mayer on guitar and Oteil Burbridge on bass is on tour this summer and turning in one inspired performance after the next. https://youtu.be/8VSZV8u6R3o Scott W. Allen, author of Aces Back to Back: The History of the Grateful Dead—like many...
Thrice He Rejected The Crown —All Hail Mighty Caesar!
We were in the second row Tuesday night for "Julius Caesar" at Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. The play, directed by Shana Cooper, is both timely and powerful. This modern production is also highly inventive. The ancient tale is set in contemporary times, with...