Many of us have cached at our parks and historical sites. Some, like a virtual at the Manzanar relocation camp, may be disturbing, but that is what makes it all the more important to experience. Presidential orders are forcing many parks to remove exhibits. Reclaiming history has never been so important. We have a duty to preserve it, for ourselves, for the things we have learned, and a woman named Kiyo.
Was Ed Watson an outlaw who had it coming? A story from the heat of the Everglades, mosquitoes and swamps, of outlaws in an area with little law. Belle Starr makes a cameo appearance, as well as a few ghosts.
Dobby’s Grave emerged as a spontaneous tribute to a fictional character who was real enough to be mourned. He became a symbol that went beyond the book or movie. JK Rowling needs to talk to Dobby about the importance of freedom and respect.
As a storm rolled in, we stopped at a grave in Kansas to think about the limits of Justice. Walter Scheck had been assumed to be guilty in an alleged murder-suicide. There was a rush to judgment with no inquest, yet things were not so simple. Years later his family learned of a deathbed confession.