Ardennes, France- On Feb. 24, we will witness the two-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine pass into history. After two years, while the conflict has flickered into the […]
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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 […]
Local cook plates up hope for Ukrainian refugees
At a time when our society is overwhelmed by rapidly-changing catastrophes, it is easy to fall into feelings of helplessness, or even despair. These feelings are incredibly valid when one […]
‘Make beer, not war’
You may have seen the quote in one of the bathrooms at Carbondale Beer Works — “Make beer, not war.” It’s an unofficial slogan that is gaining relevance for the […]
Ps&Qs: One for Jim B.
Another good friend is gone. Jim Breasted was the coolest of the cool. We enjoyed talking about many subjects from hiking to history to dive bars in Aspen… but the […]
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 […]
Ukraine, through Zaslowsky eyes
Between pogroms, my grandfather, David Zaslowsky, and two of his brothers immigrated to New York City from their village south of Kiev called “Bohuslav” in Ukrainian, “Boguslav” in Russian and […]