Following the recent unfortunate incident where a Portland Police officer was asked to leave a café because he was in uniform, two entirely different reactions occurred – both of which said something definitive about our society today.
John E. Riutta
About John E. Riutta
Posts by John E. Riutta, MA, MBA, FLS, MemRES:
News, Culture, and a Little Bird Watching As Well
From frequently appearing features such as Elizabeth Rigby’s “Birdwatching in Kenya” to the surprisingly candid interview with top lister Tom Gullick, the editors of the Financial Times are without a doubt the most birding-aware members of their profession.
The Importance of Knowing Our Neighbors
How much substantive news and information about our national neighbor to the south do non-Spanish speakers in the U.S. receive on a regular basis? The short answer is “not much.”
The Hawk and the Good Samaritan
When you live in a small town, being widely known as an avid bird watcher sooner or later confers upon you the honorary distinction of being the village ornithologist.