Politics Obama's speech captures what we have in common President Obama has appointed new military, CIA leadership. by jaywalljasper / January 22, 2011
Culture Making Western states bicycle-friendly Unless you're in Washington, which ranks No. 1, state officials and bicycle advocacy groups have a lot of work to do. by Bill Schneider / October 17, 2008
Politics McCain, Palin, earmarks, and the DNA of bears Grizzly bear leaving a DNA sample in a "scent trap." (U.S. Geological Survey) by Bill Schneider / October 2, 2008
Politics Heroism at Chernobyl: a reprise in Japan A memorial to the people at Chernobyl who sacrificed their own safety to protect the world from greater danger. by Bob Royer / March 21, 2011
Culture Bringing life to city streets: The Barcelona model 'Statues' that suddenly come to life help keep Barcelona's streets lively. by jaywalljasper / November 20, 2010
Politics Chernobyl's lengthy recovery has a sobering message for Japan A memorial to the people at Chernobyl who sacrificed their own safety to protect the world from greater danger. by Bob Royer / April 13, 2011
What we can learn from the Dutch about biking and cities A bike parking lot in Amsterdam: Part of the Dutch success with biking is from planning to make it easy to use a bicycle. by jaywalljasper / September 26, 2010
Culture Time for a new backcountry coalition of MPVs: muscle-powered vehicles Single-track mountain-biking in Colorado. (U.S. Bureau of Land Management) by Bill Schneider / October 12, 2007
Politics Memories of an intense Oregon primary, 1968 A young cameraman watched the McCarthy-Kennedy contest close up, wrestling with his own issues in a time when "I was scared of my own country." by Bob Royer / May 16, 2008
Politics Memo to Mayor McGinn's staff Norm Rice, Greg Nickels, Charles Royer by Bob Royer / January 5, 2010