The day FTV: Name That Tune came out in the Ontonagon Herald (March 13, 2024), my phone rang. On the other end of the line was one of Ontonagon’s favorite singers, Jim Brogan. He said, “You know t…

       There is only one student teacher who will be named in this article and that would be me.  It has been nearly fifty years since I was a student teacher but it seems like it only happ…

       Being one of The Beatles was not the be all/end all for George Harrison.  Saying the name of the Fab Four usually sends people down Lennon and McCartney Lane, memory-wise.  Even Rin…

     Mark your calendars for April 8, 2024 around 3:00 p.m. EDT.  There will be a Total Solar Eclipse crossing the United States.  The path of totality (the area where the entire disk of the Su…

       In From the Vaults:  American Eclipse (4-10-23), we chronicled how a group of scientists and astronomers set out to elevate America’s scientific reputation around the world in the …

       Everybody knows Eddie Van Halen invented a two hand guitar technique widely known as ‘tapping’.  All one has to do is call up a video of Eddie shredding the neck of one of his ic…