On Monday, Sept. 16, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., the Arrowhead Center for the Arts (ACA) hosted the third annual World Press Institute International Journalists community discussion. As always, the event was informative and exciting. Public members asked questions to the ten international journalists on hand, who deftly answered some tough queries.

Let’s All Wave the Flag My husband Jerry recently mounted a bright new American flag above our mailbox (our house is tucked off the Devil Track Road). His old one had faded from its original glory to nearly gray and awaits burning the next time we have a bonfire.

‘Shroom Safety As we fall into autumn, excitement about mushrooms and foraging rises. This has actually been a surprisingly good mushroom year, with plentiful foraging opportunities throughout the entire season. As soon as we get some rain this autumn, the ‘shrooms will likely pop up plentiful again! Mushrooms and mushroom foraging is a topic I am still quite the novice in, so rather than talking about specific mushrooms, I want to discuss safety and the proper preparation of mushrooms. From my own observations, this is an aspect of mushroom consumption that is misunderstood and glossed over, but of the utmost importance for your own health and a happy belly.

Had I mentioned at the end of the column story that I had saved the glasses, I would've been subscribing to my own mythos. A grander world of heroes and demigods and titans, triumphant, victorious, beheld, distinguished. And that ain't me.

But do not rely on this as enough. covers about 200 million years of evolutionary history in a mere 1,000 annotated pages followed by 400+ pages of additional notes plus extensive index and 100+ pages of bibliography.

The Banana Peel I like bananas. I like the taste of a banana.