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Raptor wings of autumn; why and where

You may have noticed the daylight period growing shorter these past weeks. You can be sure that birds have noticed it too. Soon that change will trigger an annual event that鈥檚 one of the marvels of the natural world 鈥 southward migration. Every fall, millions of birds of species not adapted ...

‘Goldilocks’ a good lesson for us all

Seeing a bear in our woods always makes me think of that story about Goldilocks and the three bears. On the bike trail between Ohiopyple and Confluence a few days ago, I encountered Momma Bear and two of her cubs. Last year on the trail section between Ohiopyle and Connellsville, I encountered ...

Several news-worthy items in pro wrestling

There have been several news-worthy items that have gone down in the world of pro wrestling, so let鈥檚 jump right into them.<strong>Nakamura and Cena</strong>Tuesday night on Smackdown Live, Shinsuke Nakamura defeated John Cena to earn a WWE championship title shot ...

July almost normal in area

Weather folks often talk about normal or average weather. Weather is what you get on a daily basis. Climate is what you get over a long period of time. Climate is also made up of the extremes: floods, droughts, brutal cold and dangerous heat.Over a period of time, all of these items go into the ...

Women’s division boosts WWE ratings

<strong>WWE鈥檚 quarterly numbers</strong>Thursday morning, WWE released its second quarter earnings and also updated the most recent WWE Network numbers.Currently, there are 1,630,000 subscribers which includes 1,158,000 domestic and 410,000 internationally.WWE did ...

Spring not the only season for wildflowers

Wildflowers are most often associated with spring. That may be because delicate spring blooms of trillium, bloodroot and trout lily are so welcome on the heels of winter鈥檚 bleakness. But right now, at mid-summer, a mostly unnoticed profusion of showy black-eyed Susan, ox-eye daisy, goldenrod, ...