Upgrade your trees
It's easy for trees to be an afterthought, but many benefits lie in their shade.
Guest Columnist
Spring bulbs: A gift for your future self
Unless you live in a new development, I’m sure you have some daffodils that were planted decades ago and reliably emerge every spring. They didn’t get there on their own, someone planted them, and this year, that someone could be you!
Skip (or skimp) your fall clean-up this year
Tossing your leaf and plant “litter” to the curb every fall means throwing away next year’s pollinators and eliminating food and shelter for our animal neighbors.
Artificial intelligence and the lure of utopia
Guest Columnist Matthew Smith writes that the capabilities of AI promote a "utopian fantasy" that we must turn away from.
A conversation with citizens of Dubno, Ukraine, three years after the Russian invasion
Guest columnist Stephen Norris writes about his conversations about the Russo-Ukrainian War with two residents of Dubno, Oxford's Sister City.
A conversation with the mayor of Dubno, Ukraine, three years after the Russian invasion
Guest columnist Stephen Norris spoke with the mayor of Dubno, Ukraine, Oxford's Sister City, about how the Russian invasion three years ago has transformed life in the country.
Guest Column: Ukraine’s children and the war
Guest columnist Stephen Norris reflects on how three years of Russia's full-scale invasion into Ukraine have changed the children who live there.