Joseph Newkirk
The most diverse geography, geological formations and assemblage of dinosaur fossils in the United States unfold across the state of South Dakota — from the Eastern Plains and cornfields, to the deserts of the Badlands, to the mountain ranges near the Wyoming and Montana borders. In Spearfish, temperatures dropped 49 degrees in only two minutes…
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The Mississippi River begins in northern Minnesota’s Lake Itasca and flows for 2,340 miles through 10 states before reaching its basin in southern Louisiana’s port of New Orleans. The river runs by Quincy and has influenced the city’s history and culture since its founding. Likewise, during the nearly 300 years since French colonists arrived on…
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After Soviet Communists seized control of Poland following World War II, an underground joke circulated among Polish citizens: “Under capitalism man exploits man; under communism, the reverse is true.” Poland liberated itself in 1989 from the shackles of 44 years of Communist rule and emerged into a fledgling democracy and free-market economy. This joke has…
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Driving beneath the Hudson River through the underground Lincoln Tunnel from Union City, N.J., into Manhattan, one enters a bizarre wonderland almost beyond fathoming. Notions about New York City (NYC) abound, but setting foot here shatters preconceptions and leaves you gasping and groaning in turns. I returned to this city last month for the first…
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