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The State vs. The Minister’s Tree House: Earthly Codes

Monday, April 8th, 2013

The good news is that the Minister’s Tree House will reopen. The bad news is that the Minister doesn’t yet know when that will be.

Next Guardian Of The Wonder Tower: It Could Be You

Wednesday, March 27th, 2013

If you’ve ever wanted to hop off the modern-times treadmill and dial back the speed of life, this could be your chance.

High Caliber Politics In Kentucky: Hitler Plaque, Assassination Relics

Monday, March 11th, 2013

For five years the castle-like Kentucky Military History Museum — formerly the State Arsenal — has been open only sporadically. $2 million has been spent over that time to restore it to its fortress 1850 appearance.

Preserving Our American Right To Walk Through A Tree

Saturday, March 2nd, 2013

Before there were even automobiles, there were holes hacked through the center of California’s giant sequoias. One of the first was the California Tunnel Tree, now part of the Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park.

When A Monster Is Not A Monster

Thursday, February 28th, 2013

Lincoln City, Oregon, wanted a sculpture for its park on Devil’s Lake, something fun for a place popular with children. Heidi Erickson won the commission and began to work — and work and work.

Bad Dog

Friday, February 15th, 2013

We don’t devote much energy to temporary attractions, preferring those that will actually be there when you drive by. But we would be negligent in our hey-look-at-THAT duties if we didn’t call attention to Bad Dog, a piece of public art that will only hang around until May 5, 2013.

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