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The Guardian of the Matriarch: A wildlife photographer’s fight to protect the world’s most famous bear
byThomas Mangelsen’s personal and professional legacy is inseparable from his love of Grizzly 399. As one of the first people to set eyes on the bear 14 years before, he documented her life history as she pioneered the return of grizzlies to the southern reaches of the Greater Yellowstone.
Bakersfield Police Broke 31 People’s Bones in Four Years. No Officer Has Been Disciplined for It.
byUsing batons, police caused fractures in some Bakersfield residents accused of serious crimes, and others who were never charged, or had charges dismissed.
The GOP’s best bet to accelerate gains with Latinos? It may be more Trumpism
byTrump not only fared better with Latino voters in 2020 than he did in 2016, he also fared better than Romney did in 2012. Experts say two specific issues, the COVID lockdowns and the ‘defund the police’ movement, may have fueled the Latino shift.
The ocean is the school: How Pacific Islanders transform higher-education
byMeet Pacific Islanders who are transforming higher education and advancing the field of Critical Pacific Islands and Oceania Studies, driven by the belief that the Ocean is the school.
‘It’s a win for everybody’: Nonprofits bring vaccine doses to underserved L.A. communities
byNearly 6.5 million doses have been administered in Los Angeles county, but neighborhoods in Southeast Los Angeles still lag far behind higher-income areas in vaccination rates. Non-profit organizations are aiming to close this gap.
Love him or hate him, sports columnist Jack Todd remains unapologetic
byJack Todd became a sports columnist for the Montreal Gazette in the 1990s. Today, he works freelance but still writes with all the verve and critical assessment as he did when he was a full-time sports columnist.
Baby Great Horned Owl given a second chance
byGreat Horned Owl 4-5, named for his date of admission to Teton Raptor Center, was brought to the world class rehabilitation facility in need of expert care and someone to find him a new home.
Thoreau College: An experiment in holistic higher education
byThoreau College is working to create immersive, impactful, personalized higher education that is also financially accessible. The college currently has academic courses in regenerative agriculture, writing composition, political philosophy and visual arts.
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Bakersfield Police Broke 31 People’s Bones in Four Years. No Officer Has Been Disciplined for It.
byUsing batons, police caused fractures in some Bakersfield residents accused of serious crimes, and others who were never charged, or had charges dismissed.
