For generations, residents of Southern California's Riverside and San Bernardino Counties have lived in harmony with the citrus trees that dot their private lawns and public spaces alike. The trees aren't just a source of fresh fruit; they're a living connection to the rich agricultural history of the state's "Inland Empire." When an invasive ...
Alarmed by her three-month-old son's 103-degree temperature and at the family pediatrician's urging, graduate student Sarah Perkins brought baby Cal to a hospital emergency room just a few miles from their home in Waltham, Massachusetts. Sarah's husband Josh Sabey, a documentary filmmaker, stayed home with the couple's toddler, Clarence. Doct ...
Jim Medeiros and his family run their own business, White Oak Meadows, on land they bought in 2012 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Located outside of Richmond, the family cultivates environmentally responsible forest and farm products, including beef and poultry raised solely on grasses and native vegetation. Ranching can be a tough-enough indu ...
Short stints in a salon and a chiropractor's office are all it took for Theresa Vondra to discover her true passion: helping people achieve total body wellness through massage therapy. She graduated from massage therapy school in 2006 and spent several years working for others before starting her own practice in Billings, Montana, where she was ...
In December 2020, President Trump appointed Professors Steve H. Hanke and John C. Yoo to the National Board for Education Sciences (NBES). The board serves an oversight function, advising the director of the Institute for Education Sciences—an independent, non-partisan arm of the U.S. Department of Education that evaluates and provides funding fo ...
Trindy's, a restaurant and bar in Georgetown, Kentucky, had the capacity to seat 60 guests, 11 of those seats being at the bar. At one point during the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andy Beshear's order forbade customers from sitting at the bar and limited restaurant capacity to 60%, and Mindy Tindle, the owner, worried about the future of her busine ...
Swordfish is one of the most popular types of seafood. It is also a significant source of income for Gary Burke and his family. He runs a family fishing business that makes up 30% to 40% of his income. He is approaching retirement and wants to pass on the business to his son. Gary is among approximately 20 active swordfish permit-holders in the ...
Peter Stavrianoudakis has been enamored with falcons since age 14, when he caught a type of falcon called a kestrel. "My first hunting experiences were in the front yard with the kestrel catching grasshoppers from my hand," Peter recalls. "I kept him for about two years, then set him free." Peter became hooked on falconry—the art of ...
Located directly across Puget Sound from Seattle, the City of Bainbridge Island is a residential suburb. Despite the fact that its shorelines have been fully developed for decades, in 2014 the city updated its Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) to require that any "human activity" with the potential of disturbing vegetation within the shoreline be app ...