Our planned departure out of Christchurch to Lake Tekapo got delayed until the beginning of Christchurch rush hour, so it was a bit late when we reached our lodging. Late enough that our host-owner Steve Hunter, at the rustic but very comfortable Lake Tekapo Cottages, had...
The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important, and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. Recently Cleo Abram explored the tax cuts proposed by Republicans and the implications they posed. This week she tackles net...
Clint and I will not be doing the Turkey Trot this year, will not be breaking bread or pulling skeletons out of closets around the Thanksgiving table. But still, on November 23rd, our plates will be full - most likely, but with French bistro fare...
The focus of the Nelson-Mapua-Tasman Bay leg of our New Zealand adventure was people as much as places and things – including a few Telluride locals. Peeps more than sheeps. And enhanced eco-awareness thanks to Stew Robertson of Open Your Eyes Eco Tours the Abel...
With the first round of early applications off to college, high school seniors will next feel the pressure to choose a college major. But does making this decision early even matter? And furthermore, does your college major truly predict the amount of money you'll make...
In the very first story we posted for this trip, we mentioned how Maori lore describes New Zealand's North Island as a great fish that got plucked from the sea. Today, the mouth of that fish is Wellington, compact and as pretty a national capital –...
We now know for sure where Little Bo Peep's charges got off to. Only several days into New Zealand and there is absolutely no doubt. Sheep salted the landscape, 50 shades of green, as we continued on our Kiwi adventure south from our home base in Tauranga...
In Aotearoa, in the Maori's "land of the long white cloud," the adventure began for us on New Zealand's North Island, according to legend, "the fish pulled from the sea by the trickster demigod Maui." And what a catch it is. New Zealand's North Island is rich...
The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important, and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. Recently Cleo Abram explored the Harvey Weinstein scandal and asked what we can do to prevent sexual predators. This week...
Will our power to protect wilderness be forever destroyed under the Trump Administration? For over one hundred years, the US Antiquities Act has helped to designate gorgeous national monuments such as Denali, Grand Teton, and in our own backyard, Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears. But...
