Updated 3:18 am PDT, Wednesday, May 22, 2019 FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2019, file photo, Toyota sedans are displayed in a showroom at Puente Hills Toyota in Industry, Calif. This summer, the best deals will be found on a dealership's pre-owned lot. Because the price gap between new and used cars is widening, buying a used car now makes more sense than it did just a few years ago. less FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2019, file photo, Toyota sedans are displayed in a showroom at Puente Hills Toyota in Industry, Calif. This summer, the best deals will be found on a dealership's pre-owned lot. Because ... more Photo: Jae C. Hong, AP Photo: Jae C. Hong, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2019, file photo, Toyota sedans are displayed in a showroom at Puente … [Read more...] about Edmunds: This summer’s best car deals are used cars
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When Santa Brings a Car, They’ll Need a Bigger Tree
By Brian J. O’Connor, New York Times Updated 11:13 pm CST, Tuesday, December 25, 2018 Amber Kingaard-Hughes, who runs King Size Bows, finishes an enormous bow while her husband, Jesse, works on another one. Amber Kingaard-Hughes, who runs King Size Bows, finishes an enormous bow while her husband, Jesse, works on another one. Photo: Kendrick Brinson / New York Times Photo: Kendrick Brinson / New York Times Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Amber Kingaard-Hughes, who runs King Size Bows, finishes an enormous bow while her husband, Jesse, works on another one. Amber Kingaard-Hughes, who runs King Size Bows, finishes an enormous bow while her husband, Jesse, works on another one. Photo: Kendrick Brinson / … [Read more...] about When Santa Brings a Car, They’ll Need a Bigger Tree
Memory, History, and Landscape
I had the chance to see a talk by William Cronon last week here at U.Va. He's a professor at the University of Wisconsin and a recognized world leader in environmental history and environmental studies. His work, while helping define the field of environmental history as it became one in recent decades, also transcends it; there's this too, his skill at public speaking is top shelf. He is and has been for some time working on a book called, simply, The Portage. The talk last week was from that book. Taking one location in Wisconsin--Portage--only miles from which John Muir lived when his family moved from Scotland (when he was 12); Frederick Jackson Turner, famed nineteenth-century historian of the American frontier, grew up; and Aldo Leopold, wrote and worked, Cronon sets up an entire narrative about reading and writing narratives about the landscape. Cronon's work involves, requires, and pushes on geology, ecology, and wildlife science, even as he does humanities (not … [Read more...] about Memory, History, and Landscape
Part Two: My playing days, coaching and the trouble with Antrim: Terence McNaughton
In Part Two of Brendan Crossan's in-depth interview with former Antrim hurler Terence McNaughton, he talks about the failures of his native county and when tragedy struck... TWO moments stand out for Ciaran Barr in the 1989 All-Ireland final against Tipperary. Antrim’s teak-tough full-forward remembers catching the first ball and shooting wide; the other was breaking Bobby Ryan’s hurl in half. “I can remember like it was yesterday,” says Barr. “Jim Nelson decided to play me at wing-forward, even though I’d number 14 on my back, because the guy who was wing-back for them – John Kennedy – I’d given him a tough time the year before in the semi-final. So they put me onto him again. “I caught the first ball, ran through and hit it wide. “That was one of the first shots of the game. Then I remember the second shot of the game - ‘Clute’ [Oclan McFetridge] had a free towards the Canal End and hit it wide. … [Read more...] about Part Two: My playing days, coaching and the trouble with Antrim: Terence McNaughton
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto leads his city through its darkest days
Gabriel Pogrund, The Washington Post Published 6:45 pm PST, Sunday, November 4, 2018 Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, second from right, holds hands with Rabbi Jonathan Perlman during a Wednesday service at Rodman Street Missionary Baptist Church in Pittsburgh. Perlman survived the shooting at Tree of Life synagogue. less Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, second from right, holds hands with Rabbi Jonathan Perlman during a Wednesday service at Rodman Street Missionary Baptist Church in Pittsburgh. Perlman survived the shooting at ... more Photo: Washington Post Phto By Salwan Georges Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is seen on Firday in his office at Pittsburgh City Hall. Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is seen on Firday in his office at Pittsburgh City Hall. Photo: Washington Post Photo By Salwan Georges President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto leads his city through its darkest days