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Want to send us your photos?  You need to be a First Thing Subscriber.When you’re subscribed and ready, there’ll be a link to submit your own pics in the Picture of the Day section. Guidelines: we try to be as inclusive as possible when publishing your fantastic photos. However, if you can, please try orient your camera horizontally (‘landscape’ format) and please,  please, try send us as high resolution a photo as possible. NOTE: We limit our weekly entries to maximum 20. If you’r...

The Atlantic Uncross those aching legs, solemn sitter. I know, I know: It’s good for you. It’s good for us, damn it. Good for the nation. You’re not going to open your blissfully de-focused eyes after 20 minutes of meditation, sigh, rise slowly to your feet, and then go charging off to sack the Capitol. Not immediately, anyway. And I also know that a serious meditation practice is … serious. It’s not about gongs and white blankets. It’s not about smooth vibes. It’s not even about...

Crowned Lapwing taken at the Albert Falls Dam, KZN. Toffee, our dog, showing some recovery after a recent diagnosis of Addison’s disease. A rare ray of sunlight bursting through on an overcast morning, while enjoying a beach walk in Kleinmond. Yellow Billed Kite taken at Albert Falls Dam, KZN. Social distancing I run a small cell phone photo competition group. We have been going for 5 years!. After every season of about 30 weeks, we vote for “the pic of the series”. The attached photo cam...

Palisade has made great strides in recent years to become a quaint tourist town that draws people from all over the country. Do we really want the first thing people see when they drive up to be a pot shop? Of the 78 or 79 organs in the human body, five are considered vital for survival, the heart, brain, kidneys, liver and lungs. We have evolved and now it seems we can add a sixth, the smart phone! Kudos to all the volunteers this year at the two locations in Grand Junction who are helping man...

Want to send us your photos?  You need to be a First Thing Subscriber.When you’re subscribed and ready, there’ll be a link to submit your own pics in the Picture of the Day section. Guidelines: we try to be as inclusive as possible when publishing your fantastic photos. However, if you can, please try orient your camera horizontally (‘landscape’ format) and please,  please, try send us as high resolution a photo as possible. First Thing’s John Stupart is very much a dog person, but...

Want to send us your photos?  You need to be a First Thing Subscriber.When you’re subscribed and ready, there’ll be a link to submit your own pics in the Picture of the Day section. Guidelines: we try to be as inclusive as possible when publishing your fantastic photos. However, if you can, please try orient your camera horizontally (‘landscape’ format) and please,  please, try send us as high resolution a photo as possible. First Thing’s John Stupart is very much a dog person, but...

The Atlantic Listen: ‘A Disaster for Feminism’ Why have the economic and psychological stresses of the pandemic hit women harder—and what can we do about it? February 19, 2021 Nearly a year ago, Atlantic staff writer Helen Lewis predicted that the pandemic would be “a disaster for feminism,” and far too many of her predictions have proved true. With women leaving the workforce at unprecedented rates, why has the pandemic’s burden fallen so much harder on them? And what can we, as a...

MISSOULA, Mont. - With temperatures still below freezing tonight we spoke with a local HVAC company for tips on keeping your heating system running efficiently, even on the coldest nights.

( Julia Longoria: Vann, I was—I was so sorry to hear about your mom passing. Um, how—how are you holding up? Vann R. Newkirk II: Longoria: Newkirk: ( Newkirk: Longoria: Newkirk: She was a teacher, and lots of kids would ask if my mom ever blinked. [Longoria laughs.] She never cursed. She was terrified of anything that did not have legs: snakes, slugs, worms. [Longoria laughs again.] The thing I think about a lot—and it’s a really weird, dumb thing to think about, but, you know, g...

BILLINGS - Jacket Giving Day for MSU-Billings is just around the corner, and there are numerous programs people can help support, including MSU-Bs biology department.