Carbondale authors — and romantic partners — Larry Gottlieb and Katherine Knickerbocker have written a new book that combines philosophy, adventure and the great outdoors. The book is called “Secrets of the River: A Parable for Our Times.” It is being published by Di Angelo Publications, with a book launch at the Carbondale Library in […]
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Shades of Nuance: Dispatches from the Eastern Front
Vilnius, Lithuania- Past 10pm, as the Baltic sun finally retreats over the horizon, the winding cobbled streets and yellow brick facades of the Old Town of Vilnius fades into a curious silence. It is not the silence of our little valley town, where the howl of coyotes and the occasional passing car on 133 punctuate […]
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Russia-Ukraine crisis: beyond “good” and “evil”
Like many, I watched the news in horror and shock in the early morning hours of Feb. 24, to see the visceral uncertainty and chilling reigniting of the Cold War as Russian forces stormed the Ukrainian borders from all sides. After weeks of buildup, political rhetoric and international tension, that which had previously seemed unthinkable […]