Readers might take a look at the two presidential campaign websites to see which candidate appears to understand land issues best (or if at all). Tax...
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My heart -- that mean-spirited little pump I keep around for “Casablanca” and odd emotional assignments -- hurts for the Midwest folks who have been...
No buffalo roamed on Hawthorne Street in Pittsburgh where I grew up.
Saturday morning before things start is a good time to begin most anything. Like a first draft of this column. I was in front of the screen by 6...
Spring brings out the remuddler in us. Warmth encourages knocking down, throwing out, fiddling with and adding to. The line between remodeling and...
Well, February’s finally gone. Those of us who live where glaciers once roamed and have a selfish interest in a little global warming are in better...
About 10.6 million privately owned acres -- an area about twice the size of Connecticut -- now carry conservation easements. This land base is...
Most of America’s land today is still rural. And 200 years ago, most Americans were family farmers on family farmland—but no more.
One right that every owner holds in real estate is the expectation of privacy. You can generally keep others from entering and using your property...
In most rural areas, rates for most crimes are far lower than most urban and suburban communities. But rural crime rates have been significant or on...