Jul 4, 20161 minLives, Fortunes and Sacred HonorReflecting on the Declaration of Independence on the Fourth of July is a timely tradition. After, the Declaration is the reason for the...
Jun 30, 20161 minDinosaurs and horsesI couldn’t come up with anything especially patriotic to write about for my next Daily Sentinel history column, which is scheduled to run...
Jun 21, 20161 minYou Can’t Get There From HereThe main branch of Mesa County Public Libraries will be hosting me at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday (June 22) for a presentation called “You Can’t...
Jun 14, 20161 minBone horsesGordon Hirschi and I spent a great afternoon Monday with Sonya Popelka of Dinosaur National Monument, learning about the Carnegie Horses....
Apr 18, 20161 minThe Relative merits of smoking and drinkingNearly everyone knows that Albert Einstein, who died on April 18, 1955, was famous for his theory of relativity and for his work on...
Apr 4, 20161 minMy favorite con manThe stories about con artists are familiar enough that we’ve immortalized them in jokes and songs: Want to buy the Brooklyn Bridge? I...