James AuraA brief discussion of news…then & nowThe old classic criteria for what makes news:1 min read·Oct 13, 2021----
James AuraPeople Who Have Lived for Thousands of Years in Central America Flee North and a Major Reason is…Some residents of Southern Mexico and Guatemala can trace their ancestry back centuries. They are so familiar with tropical storms, the…4 min read·Jul 4, 2021--2--2
James AuraAbout The Most Powerful Hurricane Since Humans First Walked the Earth…Four hundred miles east of Brownsville, Texas the ocean ran a fever, churning up huge tides. The surface temperature rose to 98 degrees…3 min read·Oct 31, 2020--1--1
James AuraThe Day a Coal Company Killed a Mountain — book excerptHigh in the Cumberland range of the Appalachian Mountains, you never know what you might see. Maybe a black bear with her cub, or a quiet…2 min read·Jan 17, 2019--3--3
James AuraBrandenburg, Kentucky- Summer of 2055: Hurricane SeasonThe waves pounded the shore, one after another. They rolled, blue-gray, unending. Miller stood watching the huge river surge and flow as if…3 min read·Jun 28, 2018--2--2
James AuraA Memorial Day RemembranceThe Moving Wall is a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC. Volunteers transport the wall to communities across America…2 min read·May 28, 2017--2--2
James AuraWar Never Ends. It sends shock-waves down through the generations that follow.Today marks a little remembered anniversary in America. On this day 42 years ago, the government of South Vietnam in Saigon surrendered to…3 min read·Apr 30, 2017--1--1
James AuraWho I Remember and Honor this Memorial Day WeekendI remember and honor the young men who went to war and never came back. The poor ones, the ones who were drafted in old blue jeans and beat…2 min read·May 28, 2016--1--1
James AuraHow Unelected Judges Chose to Hold Democracy HostageThe first two amendments to the U.S Constitution are often held up as examples for protection of American freedoms in a democracy, but the…5 min read·Nov 25, 2015--5--5
James AuraReading and Multitasking in the Age of the InternetI’m reading some of the best political commentary of the week- a think piece by Matt Taibbi at Rolling Stone online, while elsewhere in my…2 min read·Aug 17, 2015--1--1