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[…] what is now Scotland from the Roman occupied area of Great Britain, this massive structure was one of the glories of the Empire. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site that includes a path along its eighty-four- mile length. Walking this trail to celebrate his seventieth birthday, the author shares the camaraderie of his three companions and other hikers, […]

[…] at a Florida peat bog, it’s an offer the renowned forensic psychologist can’t refuse. Claire’s husband, criminal lawyer Nick Markwood, is comforted to see Claire working on a prehistoric burial site instead of an open grave for once. But Claire’s investigative instincts kick in when some of The Black Bog’s perfectly preserved corpses show signs of a grisly fate. What […]

[…] at a Florida peat bog, it’s an offer the renowned forensic psychologist can’t refuse. Claire’s husband, criminal lawyer Nick Markwood, is comforted to see Claire working on a prehistoric burial site instead of an open grave for once. But Claire’s investigative instincts kick in when some of The Black Bog’s perfectly preserved corpses show signs of a grisly fate. What […]

[…] the 74th annual Ohioana Book Awards, which were held at the Ohio Statehouse atrium. The awards ceremony was streamed live by The Ohio Channel and can be viewed on their site: http://www. ohiochannel.org/MediaLibrary/ Media.aspx?fileId=147506 Also in October Ohioana held its 86th annual meeting at the Columbus Foundation, which was the site of Ohioana’s founding in 1929 when it was the […]

[…] the Mound. The family lived in a log house on the old Indian trail on the Ike Zehring tobacco farm. (Well along in the next century, this farm became the site of the Monsanto Chemical Plant, all underground, making mystery stuff such as atoms.) The turn of the century occurred at Dayton, where the family moved for a job at […]

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