In the news of the week ending January 30, 2026, are naming storms, reading audiobooks, and beware the cows.
Articles
Dad’s Three Laws
Fourth runner-up in the 2026 Great American Fiction Contest.
In a Word: A Pair of Parasites
Bloodsucking freeloaders come in all sizes.
Review: H Is for Hawk — Movies for the Rest of Us with Bill Newcott
H Is for Hawk, ultimately a story of hard-earned triumph over adversities external and within, challenges the viewer in ways few films of its type would dare to.
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5-Minute Fitness: Knee Strengthener
Keep your knees healthy by incorporating these knee-strengthening exercises into your workout regimen.
Women's Work
More on Women's WorkWomen’s Work: Rosie and Jenny Go to War
“Rosie the Riveter” has become synonymous with women’s work during World War II, but Rosie wasn’t the only mascot for the women’s war effort.
Women’s Work: Casting a Long Spell — Witchcraft in American History
Once a crime, the witch became a mirror for American fears and desires.
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Women’s Work: The Young Women Who Fought for School Integration
71 Years after Brown v. The Board of Education, what has — and hasn’t — changed?
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Women’s Work: Fighting to Serve — Black Nurses in World War II
Despite the military’s racial segregation policies, Black nurses made significant contributions at home and abroad during World War II.
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