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Actually, it’s one of the most important documents in history. Document? Correct, it’s a document in the form of a cylinder. It’s the CHARTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS drafted by Cyrus the Great of the Persian Empire in 539 B. C. … Continue reading
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Steve Levi is an Alaskan writer who specializes in the Alaska Gold Rush (nonfiction) and the ‘impossible crime,’ (fiction.) An ‘impossible crime’ is one where the detective must figure out HOW the crime was committed before going after the perpetrators … Continue reading
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The most popular boogey man right now is AI. AI, “Artificial Intelligence” is supposed to be the ruin of our culture. Really? Here’s a concept to keep in mind. “Technology is a dragon. If you run from it, you will … Continue reading
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There are a lot of myths ‘running around’ when it comes to blacks and the military. One is that there were no black soldiers on the front lines in World War I or World War II, that blacks were ‘behind … Continue reading
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Seen this before, right? Well, did you notice the bundles of twigs beneath both his hands? Those are known as fasces, and were the symbol of power in the Roman Republic. They are usually shown with a plaque that reads … Continue reading
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Actually, it doesn’t. Anytime there is a new technology, you can be assured there will be some wily coyotes who will scheme to make a buck. They are the ‘snake oil salespeople’ of the next generation. Did I tell you … Continue reading
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In 1951, a snippy newspaper columnist suggested Marilyn Monroe would be better off wearing a potato sack. So, she did! 72 years later, we’re still talking about Marilyn Monroe. And who was that newspaper columnist? For the record, in the … Continue reading
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Probably. But then again, it could said the archaeologist examining his corpse might have spilled some of their supply. But there was also tobacco in the stomach of the cadaver. But the “New World,” the source for both cocaine and … Continue reading
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When hard-core Russian Marxist writer Maxim Gorky came to America, his hosts took him to the beach in Coney Island and then to a massive playground where people were being whizzed around on wires. Then they took him to some … Continue reading
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Nome has no forests so if you need to build a home with local material, you use sod. This home is called a barabara by the Inupiat, the local Natives. Is it comfortable? It better be! Nome is ice-locked for … Continue reading
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