Time Magazine from June 1974……..
Telltale signs are everywhere —from the unexpected persistence and thickness of pack ice in the
waters around Iceland to the southward migration of a warmth-loving creature like the armadillo from the
Midwest.Since the 1940s the mean global temperature has dropped about 2.7° F. Although that [...]
Dear Readers,
Mrs. Shoebox and I along with Thing1, Thing2 and Grandpa and Grandma Shoebox, are heading across the great Midwest to spend this holiday with the extended Shoebox family.
Along with the start of the annual increase of my caloric intake, I’ll be spending some time reflecting this weekend.
There are many [...]
In one "reality," we hear conservative radio squawkers warn against the evils of light rail here in the midwest.
In other, more quantitatively measurable realities, commuter rail more than delivers on its promise.
In Minneapolis, the Hiawatha line is now five years old:
Five years and 43 [...]