We talk a lot about the housing problems of the contemporary cities. But it’s not only the cities. At least in some places, it is also a big problem in rural areas. I grant you that Marin County
This is the grave of Gilbert Haugen. Born outside of Orfordville, Wisconsin in 1859, he attended the local schools and then in 1873, the family moved to Decorah, Iowa. He attended a couple of small an
This is the unmarked grave of John Froelich. Born in 1849 in the town of Froelich, Iowa, which was named after his family obviously, Froelich was a tinkerer of that classic 19th century type. He atten
On January 10, 1939, tenant farmers in the Missouri Bootheel created roadside protests for the rights of tenants and for a rural New Deal, a symbol of the long-term struggles of the rural poor and the
Gavin Newsom comes out of winning his recall election by…..vetoing a bill that would allow farmworkers to vote in union elections by mail. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would
The Green Revolution certainly has produced a vast amount of crops that has fed the world. Can’t really argue with that. But the use of massive petrochemicals is also not sustainable and has a h
With fire season upon us and the now annual plumes of smoke everywhere, pouring into our lungs and making us forget what summer in the Northwest used to be like, the Washington Farm Bureau is making s
As the Bundys and their merry band of fascists descend on the Klamath River to try and start another war with federal officials there, the reality is that the Klamath River’s water supplies, lik