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Vegan Mayo/Pesto/Tahini Treats

Recipes/Tested by Carola Sauers Posted by Michael Sauers June 27, 2024 Raw Almond Mayo 3/4 cup soaked/peeled almonds 1/4--1/2 cup apple cider vinegar 2--4 gloves of garlic 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper pinch of seal salt 2 pitted dates 1/4--1/2 cup of olive oil Small...

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Fully Fund Public Schools

Written by Ginny Mazzei Posted June 15, 2024 Tuesday's (6-11-24) Press Enterprise carries a report about the proposal to invest in public education, HB 2370, that passed the Pennsylvania House on Monday. I say it is about time. I am over 65 and understand the...

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Dreams

Written by Robert Curry Posted by Michael Sauers June 3, 2024 Sometimes dreams are just too big for one person to carry. Those big dreams must be shared if they are to become a reality. The story of the Hazleton Integration Project (HIP) is one such dream. HIP became...

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Celebrate Spring!

Micheal Sauers February 29, 2024 As we crawl out of the Winter doldrums, we can be grateful for the explosion of nature that fills our world. Many folks will speak up in delight at the spotting of a robin or a crocus or a butterfly. We feel a connection to the beauty...

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Grossing Out the Children

Dead turtles at Carbon County Environmental Education Center spark questions about kids and nature's nastier side. Matilda and Giuseppe LoPresti check out what's crawling in the mud. “WHY are there turtle carcasses in a cage behind the building? They are producing a...

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Thoughts On Being “Woke”

This post was written by guest writer Rod Holt April 28, 2023 Posted by Mike Sauers on May 13, 2023 I am one of the most privileged individuals in the world. I was born in the United States. I had two parents and I am a white heterosexual man. Old white men like me,...

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Good News for Local Conservationists

This letter appeared recently in the Hazleton Standard Speaker. Editor: Local conservationists have recently received some unaccustomed good news. On the global level the Inflation Reduction Act provides substantial funding to combat climate change. On the national...

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Gender in the Science Classroom

I first met Rachel and Teah when they were only five years old. Their mother used to bring them after kindergarten to see the animals at the nature center where I work. Can we hold the ferret, please? they’d ask in that kind of sing-song harmony that only a pair of...

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