By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist When I was in school, we learned about one black scientist: George Washington Carver, whom my history book at the time summed up as: “The African-American scientist that invented...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist In the heart of an inescapable and brutal winter, a faint glimmer of hope rings out amid the rime-encrusted bramble — faint, but unmistakable. Your heart flutters, your spirit...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The night is dark and full of terrors, so my wizard casts the Level 2 spell: Darkvision! But wait, how does it work? In the case of my wizard,...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Man’s best friend hasn’t always been about the head rubs and tail wags — like everything humans touch, canine history has been complicated. Canine use in warfare, peacekeeping and...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Bear with me on this one. We’re going to take a deep-dive into some serious theoretical mathematical principles without barraging your brain cells with huge strings of numbers and...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist That season Ned Stark all warned us about has finally come. I write to you now with fingers shivering, teeth chattering and a mug of iced tea that was...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist There seems to be some silly idea that a war is being waged on Christmas, that Classical ideas are under fire and are being forced into change by forces...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It’s that time of the year again, when half the area’s population grumbles about the encroaching snow that must be heaved from our driveways, while the other half blows...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist I love to give you some laughs every week, but I have to make a disclaimer: This is a topic I don’t feel comfortable making jokes about, so if...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist So, you got a brand new 7 million-inch TV on Black Friday for $8. Sure, to get it you only had to pick up another shopper and throw them...
