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Action Line goes off the rails

Dear Action Line: Where are the three springs of Three Springs? – Mike Silver Dear Mike: Sounds like a simple question. Action Line will make the answer very complex so you have to pay...

DATE: Jan 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Wood chips, and chips on the shoulder

Dear Action Line: I’ve never put up a Christmas tree before but with all that I, and the world, have gone through, I figured a hopeful, symbolic evergreen was just what I needed. But wha...

DATE: Dec 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Action Line

The train whistle’s link to science fiction

Dear Action Line: It’s great to hear the train whistle each evening from where I live on 32nd Street. Lately it hasn’t been the regular warning blast at the 32nd Street crossing, but mor...

DATE: Dec 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Driveway tolls: The new rage?

Dear Rookie Action Line: Wait, you again? – A. Ego Dear A.: Well, yeah. What do you mean by that? We thought you skedaddled about a decade ago. You’re still in town? You...

DATE: Dec 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Action Line

After 17 years, John Peel says goodbye

As Edward R. Murrow would say, “Good night, and good luck.” Carol Burnett would sing, “I’m so glad we had this time together.” Then there was Dan Rather’s enigmatic sig...

DATE: Oct 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: John Peel

Today’s GeoQuiz buzzword: Bee

By John Peel Herald Features Editor In what country would you find the Tungurahua volcano? If you answered Ecuador, without reading or accidentally glancing ...

DATE: Oct 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: GeoQuiz