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Kihansi Spray Toad (Photo : Ruby 1x2 on Wikimedia Commons ) From being declared extinct in the wild, the Kihansi spray toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis) managed to become the first amphibian to win the battle against extinction and successfully recover its number in the wild. Native to Tanzania, these toads are unique to the area, and they cannot be found anywhere else on the planet. For years they lived in relative harmony with only natural predators to hide away from. But, when a hydroelectric dam was built in the region, the environment that they were living in experienced a massive ecolog...

BY Kansas Corn | January 29, 2021 The Kansas Corn Yield contest was created to recognize high-yielding corn farmers across the state and increase efficiency for greater sustainability and profitability. Sharing the data collected among Kansas farmers benchmarks the corn yields and provides information for improving management practices. (Courtesy Photo) MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Kansas farmers who entered the Kansas Corn Yield Contest overcame adversity and used their management skills to p...

By Gary Kramer– A Skeleton in the Closet, out January 12 on DVD, is out gay Argentine filmmaker Nicolás Teté’s poignant drama about Manuel (Facundo Gambandé), a gay man who has been living in Buenos Aires, where he is studying architecture and dating Maximo (Ramiro Delgado). When he returns to his hometown of Mercedes for his parent’s wedding anniversary, however, his mood changes. He has not felt comfortable with his parents, Clara (María Fernanda Callejón) and Luis (Diego De Paula), since coming out last Christmas. Moreover, Maximo soon breaks up with him. To cope, Manuel begins ...

By Rod Sullivan 2020 is coming to a close, and it is time for honoring a few select Johnson County residents with that most treasured of honors, the Salvos Salute. This is the fifteenth annual set of awards, and there are always more people who deserve awards than there are awards to give. We live in a great county! Salvos Salutes do not have specific criteria, but you can bet that in general, most of the winners are courageous, advocate for peace and justice, have good ideas, speak truth to power, avoid hypocrisy and look out for the less fortunate. Without further ado, your 2020 Salvos Salu...

Capital News Service Superintendent Denice Swanke of Isle Royale National Park said removing gray wolves from the endangered species list may make it harder for the population to grow on the island. Image: National Park Service. The Trump administration recently announced that it will remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list in the lower 48 states. The gray wolf population in those states, including Michigan, has reached more than 6,000 and has met recovery goals that make it unnecessary for protection, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The agency’s delisting dec...