How social media saved our skins during winter storms. By Chris Finnie Throughout  this year’s winter storms, websites and social media have played a big part in keeping mountain residents informed about what roads were open. During the height of the onslaught, the ever-changing road conditions meant that people madeRead More →

    AmeriCorps NCCC Team Silver 3 member shares her San Lorenzo Valley Restoration Program experience.   By Kelsey Stoneberger Hometown, Harper’s Ferry, WV.   When Coast Redwoods sprouting up into the shape of giants greeted me as I drove into Santa Cruz on the first day, I could feelRead More →

  By Mr. Astrology  Claudius Ptolemy was an astronomer and mathematician who practiced in Alexandria during the 2nd century. In many fields of learning his ideas represent the pinnacle of classical science. In his first major work, the Almagest (meaning “the greatest”), Ptolemy details the geocentric theory of the movementsRead More →