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New species added: Galapagos brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis urinator)

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May 24, 2015 Nature & Wildlife, Photo, Travel & Culture

Michigan State launches medical exchange with Mexico

sparrow.org — In January, representatives from Michigan State University and its longtime partner in hospital education, Sparrow Health System, landed in Merida, the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan. One of the first things they noticed was the care [...]

May 21, 2015 Journalism/Communications, Travel & Culture

Saving Florida’s Water: As struggles deepen, opportunities abound to ensure future for our rivers and springs

— When Getzen Fowler started working maintenance at Poe Springs in 1951 for 23 cents an hour, it was vastly different than today. The park, then privately owned, had a boardwalk, a concession stand, changing houses and diving boards, said [...]

May 5, 2015 Journalism/Communications, Nature & Wildlife, Photo, Travel & Culture

Stephen King Quotes: My top 10 blueberries from ‘On Writing’

Photo of my copy — I recently wrapped up Stephen King’s 2001 “memoir of the craft” (better late than never, freshman English class.). In On Writing, the horror master offers the inside scoop about himself, how he climbed the ladder to literary [...]

April 28, 2015 Music & Arts, Reflections

Body armor made in Gainesville saves Illinois officer

www.phalanxsystems.com — Phalanx Defense Systems, a Gainesville-based body armor manufacturer, recently tallied its first save when its gear prevented an Illinois police officer from receiving more serious injuries from a shotgun slug. The blast struck David Hakim of the DuPage [...]

April 3, 2015 Business, Tech

Common Macbook problems: How to stop kernel warnings from randomly shutting down my Mac

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April 2, 2015 Tech