If you’re thinking, ‘How have I never heard of this guy?’ Trust us, you’re not alone.

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Christian Brueckner has been under constant police surveillance since his release (Picture: Alexander Koerner/Getty Images)

The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is reportedly no longer under 24.7 police surveillance.

There are fears Christian Brueckner could disappear nine months after he was released from prison last September.

The paedophile had been followed non-stop…

Thankfully, a window in the wet weather last Sunday enabled six local gardens to be opened by their owners in … More

[The title of a poem written by Professor Laura Serrant OBE to reflect the contribution of Caribbean people who sailed … More

New equipment at the Peasedown St John-based Sulis Hospital is going to speed up the amount of time patients will … More

Sad to tell you that it looks as if the grand old ‘lady’ of Laura Place has been in the … More

If you are an American of a certain age, you know the Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik, beating the United States to orbit. You might even remember ham …read more

Belhaven University’s film department started a student-led film series during the spring semester centered on Greenwood Cemetery in Jackson, Mississippi, to help improve the park’s online presence.

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Thirty years ago this month, three friends working at a small multimedia company in Greensboro, NC, decided to post a few fun sets of Mac desktop icons on an AOL webpage. Little did we know what we were getting ourselves into back then, but here we are, incredibly, thirty years later. So much has changed […]

Look out for a special entry price offer this coming July at the American Museum & Gardens in Bath. It’s … More

This stretch of newly resurfaced canal towpath, between Bathwick Hill Bridge and Horseshoe Walk Bridge, is due to reopen by … More

The battle between science, ranchers and screwworms has been going on for generations.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM There is something disquieting about the idea that a law governing slavery could still exist on the books in 2026. Not as an enforced law. Not as a policy. Just sitting there, formally unrepealed, in the archive of French legal history. That was the status of the Code Noir […]

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CN: Nazis, ICE, police, family stories This pops into my head quite often when we see police officers supporting ICE. They claim a fine line divides them from ICE and other immigration officers. They are there to protect the public. But that often looks like manhandling citizens protesting to keep ICE safe. Preserving public safety […]

Sixty years ago, James Meredith began walking alone from the Peabody Hotel in Memphis as he began his March Against Fear. He was heading toward the Mississippi Delta to counter the swelling racism that had followed the passage of major rights legislation and to galvanize Black voter registration.

The post James Meredith’s March Against Fear Turns 60 as New Voting Rights Battles Loom in…

It’s not only the fate of the old King Edward’s School in Broad Street that raises comments from my blog … More

Popped in the Undergraduate Art and Design Degree Show at Bath Spa University’s Locksbrook Campus yesterday. It’s open to the … More

The Recovery of François-Jean Rochas, Known as Frenchy

A reference list of patents and applications relevant to package manager design, with notes on prior art.

Nature is taking a bashing across our region, with 44 per cent of birds in our region declining and 62 … More

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THE CARE & FEEDING OF YOU. FINAL TALE FROM THE NURSING HOME By Karen Strickholm 03/21/2026 Critical Illness can turn one into a human potato! Drugs. Pain. Fatigue. Low stimulation. Low movement. Activities? We do have a weekly visit from … Continue reading →

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THAT NDE, NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE & ME By Karen Strickholm 03/24/2025 Have you heard about NDEs? It means Near Death Experience, in which a person experiences “the other side” in some capacity. Prior to my unfortunate incarceration in Ye Olde … Continue reading →

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Oscar Peterson et Joe Pass á Salle Pleyel ~ Oscar Peterson and Joe Pass | By Eddie Carter Back in 1987, I had the opportunity to see pianist Ellis Marsalis […]

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Just felt like a splash of vibrant colour.

Historical nonfiction like A Flower Traveled in My Blood can feel uncomfortably voyeuristic. I wasn't aware of the military dictatorship in Argentina — Chile under Pinochet, yes, but Argentina no. For as much human kindness and empathy as there is, humanity can demonstrate a near limitless appetite for violence and cruelty. Both cruelty and violence were in ample supply in Argentina during the…

Diné Culture YÁ’ÁT’ÉÉH, PEOPLE. By Karen Strickholm 12/18/2025 Navajo culture – aka Diné – is rich, sophisticated, robust, ancient. As a lily-white woman from northern New Jersey, this nursing home, with its many Navajo employees from the nearby reservation, is … Continue reading →

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MEDICAL CRASH AND BURN CHAPTER THREE By Karen Strickholm 07/30/2025 Sometimes life moves in dizzying, impossible-to-predict zigzag lines. Turns out, healing unfolds in much the same way.. Before my medical crash and burn, I thought I had everything set up … Continue reading →

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Emotional Support Chickens, Theft! Cluck Yeah, A NURSING HOME TALE By Karen Strickholm 09/26/2024 Sweeping the knitting world! Tens of thousands of “emotional support chickens” are flying off knitters’ needles, bringing inordinate joy to recipients. Here’s a tale about one … Continue reading →

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MATT & ANTHONY. A NURSING HOME TALE By Karen Strickholm 08/29/2024 Welcome to this re-imagined communique, designed to update, entertain and inform you monthly! Find tales from the inside – funny, moving, shocking, thought-provoking. Also, tips on navigatiing America’s long … Continue reading →

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