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The Future of Beekeeping in the Missouri Ozarks: Lack of Forage and the Proliferation of Pests and Pesticides

2020 May 25 by pdh513

The Future of Beekeeping in the Missouri Ozarks: Lack of Forage and the Proliferation of Pests and Pesticides By Faith Collins After a tour of almost 3000 miles through the Missouri Ozarks, Michael Myer, a commercial beekeeper for 47 years, reported that he saw “no backyard beehives.” The basic reason for few beehives in the Ozarks, according to bee experts George S. … [Read more...] about The Future of Beekeeping in the Missouri Ozarks: Lack of Forage and the Proliferation of Pests and Pesticides

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Ozarks RFD

2020 May 25 by pdh513

Ozarks RFD BY Jim Hamilton   Last of the Good Ol’ Days News that the world’s population has reached seven billion confirms what I’ve believed for years: I grew up in the last of the proverbial good ol’ days. No doubt, every generation thinks the same, recalling the joys, simplicity, and innocence of childhood more than the state of the world. Whatever they … [Read more...] about Ozarks RFD

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Featured Poet: Susan Powell

2020 May 25 by pdh513

Featured Poet: Susan Powell Susan Powell and her grey wolf, Idgie. “I was born in Altus, Arkansas, during a snowstorm on January 31st, 1954, two weeks before my expected arrival that Valentine’s Day. After the war and ten years of praying, my parents were finally credited with an off-beat child who did everything early, from walking at ten months to reading Sunday … [Read more...] about Featured Poet: Susan Powell

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Book Review: Arkansas Travelers

2020 May 18 by pdh513

Arkansas Travelers: Geographies of Exploration and Perception, 1804-1834. By Andrew J. Milson. (The University of Arkansas Press, 2019, Pp. 277) Reviewed by Jason McCollom “Mapping the perceptions of the travelers has illustrated the places experienced and perceived by these men rather than simply the spaces they traversed. This geographical focus on the history of … [Read more...] about Book Review: Arkansas Travelers

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