A Spontaneous Eco-Wander Through Germany - Slate
Dispatches from the front lines of travel. Think what you want. I’m not here to convert you. Either you believe in ghosts or you don’t, and if you don’t—well, it’s probably because you haven’t seen one. They say the best believers are those who

Genealogical society looking for dowsers - Chickasha News
Do you or someone you know dowse for graves? We are looking for someone who dowses for graves who would be willing to present a program on the subject for a Southwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society meeting. Contact Roberta Hooper at 580-549-6676 or

Truths R Us - Inside Higher Ed
The American Association of University Professors last week issued “Freedom in the Classroom,” a report evidently intended as a landmark answer to an increasingly common class of criticisms about the behavior of college professors. The report

Tinderbox Nation - Common Dreams
San Diego, with condos sprawled along the canyons and cars that have never seen a muddy road, is about as far from New England in spirit and geography as you can get. But I have family there, and the names of the places where people are either