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Challenge Grants Fuel Opportunities to Double Support for Bison Center of Excellence

Dehradun Jan 7, 2021, (Research Matters): Black-necked cranes in Ladakh [Image credits: Dibyendu Ash, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons] One of the only fifteen crane species in the world, the Black-necked Crane is now classified a Vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List. This enormous bird lives in the high-altitude Himalayas of India, China, and Bhutan. Every year, these cranes move to lower altitudes of the Himalayas to escape the harsh winter and breed. Shallow open marshes, river valleys, and agricultural fields, which used to be their preferred habitats, are now threatened by construc...

Tanya Manus Journal staff Teens are cooking up pancake wars, muffins and other foodie fun at the Club for Boys, where a new learning kitchen is giving kids a place to gain culinary skills. The learning kitchen is part of the Club for Boys capital campaign, which funded a $2 million renovation of the Roger and Sandie Erickson Building this summer. The Erickson building served as the club’s thrift store for many years until it moved to Cambell Street. The renovation transformed the Erickson building into dedicated learning and recreation spaces for middle school and high school...

Of river research and joins me now. how are you doing, sir? >> hi, luke. >> you made an argument in your piece i found fascinating. you say the buffett rule is already in place, to a degree. can you explain that? >> yeah, and, again, this observation does not come from, you know, my great creativity. it comes from the nonpartisan center for tax policy, the "new york times" reported about this. so if the buffett rule means a 30% tax rate for people who earn over $1 million, that's kind of the general outlines, if you look at irs reports of how americans pay taxes, most people on the upper incom...