Africa’s disappearing lions

Africa’s lions are dwindling toward extinction at an alarming rate, Duke University researchers say. Using new high-resolution satellite data from Google Earth, they’ve discovered that the savanna habitat that lions need to survive has shrunk by 75 percent over the past 50 years and is far more fragmented than conservationists previously realized. Over the same period, the lion population is […]

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A very green thumb

A Florida man with a “moral opposition” to trimming the plants, grass, and weeds in his yard has racked up over $130,000 in fines.  Neighbors complain that Sean Law’s unkempt lawn is an eyesore that’s driving down property values, but Law says it’s his right to grow crops on his property in a natural manner, and calls it a “blunt […]

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Poem – KING (By John Stanizzi)

Text design featuring the words 'Soul Fountain Poetry' in a stylized font.

KING             B.B. King, Bushnell Auditorium, Hartford, CT     B.B. King wasn’t through one song when I became possessed and was torn from my seat, Ernie imploring me, No!  No!  John!  John! But he was too late.  I was on the stage, the first one up and followed by a crowd, all pumped up because we were breaking rules. […]

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