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Winter of 1976 was what a ‘real winter’ is like

Following a series of generally mild winters over the eastern United States beginning in 1971-72 the extremely cold winter of 1976-77 came as a rude shock to most people.Fuel shortages quickly followed the cold air as the frozen rivers and lakes made transportation difficult. Commerce and the ...

Shed antlers an objective for mild-weather forays

This is an awkward, anticlimactic time of year for outdoor types. We tend to be objective-driven, especially during the hunting seasons, which are closing now. We enjoy the outdoors for its own sake, but we still crave that “edge” of pursuit. ItĢƵ a letdown deepened by the bland and balmy ...

Hall call nice surprise for Angle

Monday afternoon, word broke that Kurt Angle would headline WWEĢƵ 2017 Hall of Fame class, and it is both well deserved and a surprise.A Pittsburgh native, Angle built quite the resume in his 6½-year WWE run.He won a total of 12 titles during his short WWE run, and he is without question one ...

Finding fossil sea shells in Florida

While I was in Florida in early January, I was able to participate in a fossil dig conducted by Dr. Gary Schmelz who has written several books on Florida seashells.He has also been the director of education for The Conservancy of Southwest Florida, taught environmental science at Edison ...

Another take on Tomlin’s conference

Mike Tomlin opened his weekly press conference by addressing “the elephant in the room,” the live internet broadcast of his post-game locker room talk by the self-absorbed Antonio Brown.Tomlin delivered a scathing rebuke of Brown, but I’ve only picked out the key comments, as well as the ...

Return of the fisher: Once extinct in region, fisher on prowl again

Some readers have reported an unfamiliar, dark and furry creature in the woods. Odds are high itĢƵ not Bigfoot, but those readers may have spotted a fisher. That many people don’t recognize a fisher is no surprise. Fishers became extinct in this region more than a century ago. Fishers need ...