Veterans Among Us: Hardy Eshbaugh
"Soon, the United States government found that Eshbaugh’s knowledge of seeds would be best suited in the U.S. Army Chemical Corp in Dugway, Utah."
Opinion
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On My Plate: Exotic Asian greens
"These Asian greens can be cooked together, but I recommend separating the leaves from the stems and cooking them separately. The stems take a lot longer to cook than the leaves."
Local Legends: A mastery of masonry
"Burns was born to Richard and Delphina “Della” (Jones) Burns on Nov. 18, 1871 in Oxford."
Mariupol and the truth of war
"What has transpired in the Black Sea city of Mariupol since 2022 is a story worth telling. As a scholar of propaganda, war and historical memory, Mariupol’s experiences since the full-scale invasion began speak to the horrific nature of this war."
Observations: The atomic age and me
"My father was a Japanese language officer, who interrogated prisoners and translated captured documents in the Pacific. He also went into Nagasaki after that bomb obliterated the city."
Media Matters: Wil Haygood – ‘Solo Voyager’
I first met Wil Haygood, a 1976 Miami University graduate, in spring 2013. He delivered Miami’s commencement address, beginning his talk with the trailer for “The Butler.”
On My Plate: Pecans
"Pecans were first cultivated in North America in the 1770s. Both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson had pecan trees on their farms in Virginia."