Travel Writing

Mount Assisi senior has a passion for writing (SouthtownStar)

20 Jul 2008

With any luck, Alison "Ali" Jablonsky is enjoying some downtime this summer. Because once she heads back to Mount Assisi Academy next month for her senior year, her nonstop schedule packed with leadership activities will start again.

Appalachian English: Speaking the stereotype (Lexington Herald-Leader)

20 Jul 2008

Appalachian English flows through Kentucky's veins, and it is one of the most mocked American speech patterns. It is also one that many consider part of their rich cultural heritage. But is mountain speech an aural indication of lesser worth? That's what Jodelle Deem, a speech professor at the University of Kentucky, wants to know. How do Appalachian speech patterns affect ...

Bird banders flock to N.Y.'s Braddock Bay (Baltimore Sun)

20 Jul 2008

As an orange rising sun burned fog off surrounding marshes, net-pickers set off into woods and thickets at the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory with clusters of cloth bags slung over their shoulders.