The quirks of history; editor at large Arthur Jones, retiring after 30 years with NCR, looks back on his beginnings
Part I After 30 years with the newspaper, Arthur Jones, NCR's editor at large, is retiring at the end of October. I asked Jones to reflect on his ......(Continue Reading)

History repeats itself at Kirshenbaum Bond: Randy Cohen helps skewer ancient lore for Liberty Mutual
NEWYORK -- Liberty Mutual's new TV campaign gives students of mankind's prehistory a playful what-if scenario. What if Eve were wise enough to reject ......(Continue Reading)

Florida keys to summer fun
The secret to a fabulous Florida vacation is to get out of the car. Exploring by boat, bike, or on foot allows you to focus on your destination instead ......(Continue Reading)

A quiet hero
Get Talking Ask students: Who is Rosa Parks? Why is she considered a champion of freedom? What does the term civil rights mean? Notes Behind the ......(Continue Reading)

Bringing a nightmare to an end: the people of Pforzheim, Germany, suffered dreadfully in World War II—and a British aircrew paid a terrible price.
At the end of World War II RAF ex-prisoner of war Tom Tate said to his wife, 'I'm never going to Germany again in my life.' Yet, 50 years later, in 1995, he returned to Germany and he has gone ther...(Continue Reading)

One deployment, two worlds: Airmen in Djibouti experience a taste of Africa and the Marine Corps
When Airman 1st Class Amber Balbach deployed to Camp Lemonier for Combined Joint Task Force--Horn of Africa, she discovered two worlds: one she'd never ......(Continue Reading)

Amish drug task force: A natural history approach to the construction of a social problem, The
A natural-history approach to the construction of social problems was taken to analyze one community's process of the construction of a drug problem among ......(Continue Reading)

Pletcher philosophical as his five-horse herd fizzles
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- While Street Sense was steaming to victory in the 133rd Kentucky Derby for trainer Carl Nafzger, Todd Pletcher was reaching a new ......(Continue Reading)

Behind the medals: then and now; When the goal is gold, the more things change, the more they stay the same
bLACK-AND-WHITE FOOTAGE OF Olympians from the early part of the 20th century looks so, well, old. Although the pursuit--namely, to win a gold medal--hasn't ......(Continue Reading)

Legendary dancer needs a fan club; History museum here interested in
Harriet Helen Beck was arrested several times, charged with public indecency and "corrupting the morals of an audience." In her words, she was ......(Continue Reading)