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The Shadow Of Chemical Valley

Sarnia has been growing and dying in cycles for a hundred years.

I want to help people see themselves as a bridge between the past and the future.

Ironically, Chevron deference — which the conservative Supreme Court scrapped last month — began as a conservative legal tool.

I sometimes feel guilty about how much fun I have researching storm chasers.

“I study the far-away worlds of the past.”

There are whole hidden worlds pressing into this one.

A reading room table is a great place for a conversation.

In 1908, there was a village on an island, cut off from the world.

“No one listens unless we tell a good story, so we try to tell good stories.”

From waste containment during the Black Death to a toilet that cost $19 million, the museum is impressively comprehensive.

I’d spent years living simultaneously inside the West and outside of it.

The industry isn’t driven by consumer demand alone.