By John Meyer From The Denver Post Denver—As if there weren’t enough complications when visiting Rocky Mountain National Park—an ongoing timed-entry reservation system and the closure of the park’s biggest campground—it will be harder to get into the park this year even if you have reservations. A construction project to refurbish the Fall River entrance—one…
Yet Another Hassle Awaits Rocky Mountain National Park Visitors This Year
Ocean Grove: Jersey Shore’s Unique Victorian Town
In the mid-1970s, my friend and I were riding along Route 71, south of Asbury Park, New Jersey, ready to explore the Jersey Shore. I was riding in her green Camaro on Sunday afternoon, when we drove past a community entrance road that was chained shut with a safety barricade out front. “That’s Ocean Grove,”…
7 Tips Private Eye Tells Women to Stay Safe From Predators—She ‘Can’t Believe’ People Do This One Thing
Based on years of sleuthing, a private investigator has shared the most common mistake women make that exposes them to predators. Jade Savage, 27, has been a licensed private investigator for six years, which means she has tried and tested ways of successfully snooping on behalf of her clients. She’s sharing them so women can…
There’s a ‘Secret’ Tunnel and Vault Hidden Behind Lincoln’s Head on Rushmore—And Here’s What’s Inside
There is far more to Mount Rushmore than four granite heads on a hill. The giant heads are most impressive, portraying pivotal men in American history worthy of being studied and remembered. But there is a backstory—with some notable hidden gems—behind these prominent sculptures in the Black Hills of South Dakota that not all Americans are aware…
Impaired Mouths Implicated in Disease and Pain
More people than ever seem to be suffering from one or more of these mouth conditions: overcrowded teeth, obstructive sleep apnea, teeth grinding, and mouth breathing. They are all red flags that some medical and dental experts say are evidence of a pervasive problem related to our modern lifestyle. The human jaw is shrinking, they…
Film Review: ‘To Catch a Killer’: Not ‘Silence of the Lambs,’ but Not Bad at All
R | 1h 59m | Police procedural, Thriller | April 21, 2023 After running up 17 flights of stairs in a burning building with no gas-mask, young Baltimore cop Eleanor Falco (Shailene Woodley) passes out cold when she reaches the incinerated apartment of her destination. But her gung-ho first-responder zeal is duly noted by FBI lead investigator Geoffrey…
Old Sacramento: Spirit of the Gold Rush, Pony Express, and Transcontinental Railroad
Born and raised within a strong stone’s throw of Old Sacramento on the sycamore-shaded banks of the Sacramento River, I grew to know every nook and cranny of the charming corridor. Smiles and laughter and small faces smudged with ice cream give more the impression of a theme park than an authentic restoration with businesses…
Mapping Art: How Maps Guided a Texas Artist to a Successful Career
April 29, 2023
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Christopher Alan Smith’s journey to becoming a prominent artist in Texas is a rather direct one. Born in 1971, decades before the rise of the internet and when families still climbed aboard their four-wheeled vessels for road trips, Smith fell in love with maps. Seated in the backseat with the multi-fold map stretched from end-to-end,…
Probiotic Cleaning: Health or Hype?
April 29, 2023
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The disinfectants being used in homes and hospitals today might as well be completely different than grandma’s. Something has changed, but it’s not the cleaning chemicals. Answering why might be as complex as the community of organisms that are killed off by harsh chemical disinfectants like chlorine. Yet it’s in that very community of disappearing…
Design Recipes: Hospitality Design for the Home
By Cathy Hobbs From Tribune News Service Step into nearly any hotel and you will easily notice that hospitality design is hip! No longer dull, drab, and sanitized, these days hoteliers are going out of their way to make a design statement, especially in their public spaces. The beauty is that many of these designer…
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