Russia’s Former “Wild, Wild East” In California

By Eliot Stein BBC    Every year, millions of travelers set out on the Pacific Coast Highway to twist and turn their way along, one of the US’s most stunning roads, as it hugs the entire California coastline.    But chances are, few of these road-trippers realize that hidden here on a secluded headland 90 …

God Bless Them, Cats Are People Too

by Kevin Burton   The omnivore and the acrobat inhabit the same spaces, but not the same mind.    Their motivations differ. Their capabilities and culpabilities are diverse. Sometimes I’d like to see these felonious felines get their tails in jail. My wife Jeannette agrees.    Who knocked over the framed beep baseball picture that …