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Be your own tallest pine tree

ESCANABA- I want to live and live feral and free, I want to be the tallest white pine tree! Just swaying in the sun, Watching wild animals as they run. Being the queen of the forest And a place for eagles to nest. Beneath me, lovers laid and children played, While I provided the cool ...

Almanac for April 10, 2026

Today is Friday, April 10, the 100th day of 2026. There are 265 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1998, the Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as negotiators signed the Good Friday Agreement, a landmark settlement to end 30 years of bitter rivalries and bloody attacks. Also on this date: In 1815, Indonesia's Mount Tambora exploded in the biggest known volcanic eruption in 1,000 years, one that altered global weather. About 92,000 people are thought to have died, including 82,000 who perished of starvation and disease and 10,000 killed by its direct impact. In ...

Yes, boldly go

So much for journalistic objectivity. The BBC science editor covering the launch of Artemis II couldn't contain her enthusiasm when the first plumes of smoke spread out from the launch pad. "Oh, my goodness! Oh, my goodness!" she exclaimed, clapping like a schoolgirl. As the rocket ...

Shaky ceasefire unlikely to stop new Iran-linked cyberattacks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers backing Tehran say an uncertain ceasefire between Iran and the United States and Israel won't end their retaliatory cyberattacks, a warning that American cybersecurity experts say potential targets in the U.S. and Israel should take seriously. One leading hacking ...

Almanac for April 9, 2026

Today is Thursday, April 9, the 99th day of 2026. There are 266 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War. (Remaining Confederate units elsewhere would formally surrender by early June of 1865, closing out the bloodiest conflict on American soil without further major combat.) Also on this date: In 1939, Marian Anderson performed at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, ...

Pope Leo’s flawed war doctrine

Pope Leo XIV used part of his Palm Sunday message to castigate the United States for attempting to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power and threatening the world with mass destruction. In doing so, the “American Pope” confused the real enemy in the war. Addressing thousands in St. ...