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Got a Case of Teen Travel Angst? Find a Herd of Mountain Sheep

By Abdon Pallasch
IA Newsletter December 4, 2021

December 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Truth be told, it was the sheep who saved our summer vacation.My teenage daughters were just barely tolerating the 4,000-mile, out-and-back road trip from Chicago to Yellowstone and Glacier national parks. Their patience was slim. A year and a half home with me and their mom, separated from friends thanks to that nasty virus, had ratcheted their teen angst several notches above … [Read more...] about Got a Case of Teen Travel Angst? Find a Herd of Mountain Sheep

Cork Hosts Summit on Climate Change

By Maggie Holland, Assistant Editor
August / September 2019

August 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.

With the theme “shared voices from small island nations,” the 2019 SeaFest and Our Ocean Wealth Summit in Cork, 7-9 of June, focused on the importance of protecting the world’s oceans from the impacts of climate change and ensuring a sustainable long-term future for the marine economy as a whole. “As a small island, Ireland understands the threats climate change poses to our … [Read more...] about Cork Hosts Summit on Climate Change

The Irish Wolfhound

By Nancy Griffin, Contributor
June / July 2005

June 1, 2005 by Leave a Comment

In 1770, Oliver Goldsmith wrote: "The last variety, and the most wonderful of all that I shall mention, is the great Irish wolf-dog, that may be considered as the first of the canine species...Nevertheless, he is extremely beautiful and majestic in appearance, begin the greatest of the dog kind to be seen in the world." This ancient native Irish breed, although noted in … [Read more...] about The Irish Wolfhound

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May 14, 1881

Edward Augustine Walsh was born in Pennsylvania to a family of Irish immigrants. At age 12, he began working in the coal fields. He grew to be 6′.1″ and at 193 lbs became known at “Big Ed.” In 1902, urged on by a friend, he tried out for the Wilkes-Barre baseball team. He joined the Chicago White Sox in 1904, becoming one of the top pitchers in the American league. Walsh is known for his spitball, which is now illegal. After his career ended, he coached the White Sox for several years and then coached baseball at Notre Dame University. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946. Walsh died on May 26, 1959. His son, Ed Walsh, also had a career with the White Sox.

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