In recent years, Hanford is perhaps best known as one of the nation’s most polluted nuclear sites. It is home to a vast, multibillion-dollar project to clean up 56 million gallons of toxic waste, much of it radioactive.
But next month, the Hanford site will acquire an unlikely new distinction: One piece of the nation’s newest national historical park. » More …
Since America’s latest school carnage the debate on gun control has flared anew, as every time a mass shooting rocks the nation. The arguments are well-rehearsed, the rival positions seemingly irreconcilable.
On one side of the debate are gun rights activists who invoke the Second Amendment to the US Constitution to oppose any attempt to restrict access to guns or to control where they can be taken. » More …
Environmental writers Terry Tempest Williams and Brooke Williams will read from and discuss their work at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, in the WSU Compton Union Building Auditorium as part of the free, public Department of English Visiting Writer Series.
Their latest joint project, The Story of My Heart: As Rediscovered by Brooke Williams and Terry Tempest Williams, couples the autobiography of 19th-century British nature writer Richard Jefferies with their personal essays about nature. » More …
Despite being American born Dr. Victor Villanueva is proud of his heritage.
Villanueva, an English professor at Washington State University, was the speaker to kick off Hispanic Heritage month at the University of Southern Indiana. » More …
A film, lectures, and an art show Sept. 28-29 at Washington State University will explore how prison inmates experience healing and restoration through art, music and creative writing. » More …