The Old Men and the Sea

The 16-day-plus voyage was only one part of the story. Herb McCormick I Books and Dreams The bars in Seattle were busy. Heading out for a drink with friends. Took a detour for a smoke. The gates of a cemetery slammed shut. A cop strolled past,...

Squeeze In Progress As Silver Prices Scale Record Highs

Image Source: Pixabay The price of silver has soared partly due to a massive, short squeeze and a shortage of available silver in London. As of Monday (Oct. 13) morning, silver was trading at $51.86. In simplest terms, a short occurs when somebody...

Bentonville West sophomore Warren provides scoring from three different ways

Bentonville West Coach Bryan Pratt envisioned sophomore VJ Warren to team up with Braden Nash and be a quality one-two combination in the Wolverines' backfield this season. The sophomore, however, has been called upon to provide a bigger punch...

DOGMA 25 officially gets under way with Isabella Eklöf’s MR. NAWASHI

13/10/2025 - The new Danish film movement, inspired by DOGMA 95, begins with Eklöf’s intimate BDSM-themed drama, set to premiere in autumn 2026 Isabella Eklöf writing the film title and drawing an illustration to accompany it, which marked the...

Americans say they aren’t an Arctic nation. This must change: Commentary

By Darryl Lyon September 29, 2025 38 As the holiday season approaches, I look forward to my family’s central Pennsylvania gatherings. They are rambunctious and festive and always a little naive. Undoubtedly, someone will ask me about my Arctic...

Full list of all the new cruise ships coming in 2026 – including one for 6,762 passengers

The global cruise industry is gearing up for one of its biggest years yet. In 2026 alone, a wave of brand-new vessels will make their debut across the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Northern Europe and beyond - from intimate ultra-luxury ships to...

Luxury housing market shows signs of fatigue, but remains resilient

After years of runaway demand and record-breaking sales, the luxury housing market remains remarkably resilient, but is starting to show signs of exhaustion. Nationwide, high-end home sales dipped 0.7 percent year-over-year in the three months...

Delbert Charles Kolman

Delbert Charles Kolman, Jr., 85, passed away on October 9, 2025, at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehab shortly after moving to Iowa due to failing health to live with his sister Alice. He was born on January 4, 1940, to Delbert B. and Fern E....

Exploration 101: A Newcomer's Reading List

Interested in exploration reading but don’t know where to start? Or perhaps you have a library card burning a hole in your pocket? For those looking to dive into the history of discovery, we’ve assembled the following introduction, ordered by...

United Airlines Adds New Service To Bari, Glasgow, Split, And Santiago De Compostela

United Airlines announced four new transatlantic routes set to launch in 2026, including destinations in Croatia, Italy, Scotland, and Spain. The carrier also plans a new route to Iceland and South Korea and increased service to Israel. Let’s...

How to see the northern lights: 14 top tips

It’s a show that no modern distraction could ever compete with: laser-like light flashing across the heavens, a surge of colour from pink to purple to electric green, with a backdrop of snow-daubed pines and a distant outline of mountains.For...

Southeast Nebraska speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Oct. 10, 2025

Here are recent Journal Star letters to the editor: Rethink program cuts The Sept. 28 article about UNL's proposed elimination of programs for budgetary reasons includes a student’s lament about the elimination of the graduate program in Community...

New book demystifies cruising for French-speakers

For more than 15 years, Québec-based cruise expert Céline Bussières has "lived, breathed and shared the world of cruises" through her work as a maritime consultant, boutique cruise agency owner and her "Miss Croisières"website. For francophones...

Readers sound off on gifted and talented programs, Trump’s Nobel wish and subway surfing

The fraught way we talk about student success Scarsdale, N.Y.: I would just like to throw something out as the debate over “gifted and talented” programs rages between the candidates for mayor. There are valid points being made on both sides of...

Letters to the Editor: How you can ‘lose’ an argument … and still be the ‘winner’

‘Losing’ an argument can also be winning After reading Solomon Stevens’ commentary, “Why arguments can be a constructive process” (Oct. 3), I would love to have found at least some small point among those words to argue with, but sadly I cannot. I...

Global Warning: Our future in a warmer world

A three-part series on the realities of climate change – but with innovative solutions to safeguard our future. This decisive decade demands unprecedented action to address humanity’s greatest challenge. With global access, this three-part series...

Daily on Energy: BLM cancels massive solar project, Keystone XL revival, and an East Coast storm

WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Friday, readers! It is day 10 of the government shutdown, and senators have left Washington, D.C., for a four-day weekend. The shutdown continues to be drawn out with no resolution in sight. Here at...

All About Rare Earth Metals: Production, Reserves, Stocks

Saturday, October 11, 2025 3:45 AM EDT Image Source: Pixabay Introduction Rare earths have become a permanent fixture on critical minerals lists around the world due to their pivotal role in permanent magnets, new energy and technology. Rare...

Silver Market Meltdown: London Hit by Historic Short Squeeze as Prices Top $50

The London silver market has erupted into chaos after a dramatic short squeeze sent prices soaring above $50 an ounce — only the second time in history that the precious metal has breached that threshold. Benchmark prices in London surged to...

Torenza Passport Woman Goes Viral On The Internet: Here Are Other Fictional Places That Have Baffled People All Over The World

On 6 October 2025, a bizarre video surfaced online showing a woman at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport presenting a passport from Torenza, a nation absent from every map, record and database. Immigration officials were left...