Gifted a second chance, Erin Jackson looks to thank Brittany Bowe with Olympic gold
The world’s top-ranked 500-meter speed skater feared she had blown her chance to make the Olympics. Erin Jackson’s path to Beijing...
Mystic tree farm helping to make kids’ Christmas wishes come true
Dozens of wooden Christmas trees, painted with stripes, light bulbs and garland, stand among evergreen trees at Yetter Road Tree Farm, a...
Olympic high jumpers asked if they could just split the gold medal
The men’s high jump final at Tokyo 2020 was a dead heat. All three medalists cleared the bar at 2.37...
Regular exercise can reduce your risk of developing severe Covid
Research has long shown that regular exercise has a slew of health benefits like helping to prevent high blood pressure and type...
For Rohingya Survivors, Art Bears Witness
Before he fled Myanmar in 2017, a witness to unspeakable horrors in his Rohingya village, Mohammed Nur would produce art...
Reforestation Project in Northeastern Ghana
As a new member of the Rotary Club of Mystic (CT), I had a long-established relationship with a community-based organization...
No matter who wins, artists must help repair a broken nation
There’s a small yet potent scene tucked away in the sprawl of “The Inheritance,” Matthew López’s epic gay drama that...
Water, Sand and Plenty of Elbow Room on 8 Wild, Protected Coastlines
The grandmother of American conservation, Mardy Murie, once called the national parks our “best idea.” And this year, with foreign travel...
Riviera Maya – Nov. 2019
From Riviera Maya -2019. Posted by John Waller on 11/25/2019 (54 items) Visit to the Mayan ruins at Tulum Visit...
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles join the Army – Feb. 23, 2012
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The United States Army is looking at hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, hoping that sometime in the...