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Monthly Archives: December 2014
Wounded Knee – at 124
Having mentioned the 150th anniversary of Sand Creek Massacre, I’ll follow it up with a more timely (it happened today in history), less momentous (it happened 124 years ago), but equally awful anniversary: Wounded Knee. On December 29th, 1890, the … Continue reading
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Sand Creek at 150
Although I’m about three weeks late, I would be remiss if I did not take the time to mark an important anniversary in Great Plains history. It has been 150 years since the Sand Creek Massacre in what is now … Continue reading
Grasses Gone Wild
Grasses Ok. It’s time to turn away from state grasses. Let me guess. No one was riveted. Admittedly, even I, who is the biggest fan of grass I know, found it hard to get excited about the botanical finer points, … Continue reading