Snow, roads, birds and plows

Snow, roads, birds and plows

By Barbara Nimri Aziz, Counterpunch,org Feb 1, 2019 Shrugging off what’s called cabin fever, I depart, slowly, to test my car and traction on the…

Relief; But A Cautious Hope

Relief; But A Cautious Hope

by Barbara Nimri Aziz      Nov 5, 2020             It’s a strange post-election feeling, one shared by many Americans, and perhaps many people worldwide. President Trump is…

Happy Hunting Cooks Falls 2020

Happy Hunting Cooks Falls 2020

George Thompson bagged two deer Thanksgiving weekend 2020, one 2 point and a huge lovely animal of 8 points. All the neighbors came by to…

Cooksfalls/Roscoe Winter Newsletter

Cooksfalls/Roscoe Winter Newsletter

Wishing neighbors a happy, cozy and healthy autumn-winter season. Lack of inertia since last winter meant the delay in gathering news for you earlier in…

Nepal under Lockdown

Nepal under Lockdown

News from the Himalayas is scant this year. No Everest or K2 summiting; nothing about the railway from China; no new Sherpa biographies.             Demonstrations…

An Alleged Communist and Prostitute in Nepal’s Grade Ten Schoolbooks!

An Alleged Communist and Prostitute in Nepal’s Grade Ten Schoolbooks!

NOVEMBER 24, 2017 on Counterpunch.org. It was just a local rumor in a remote Himalayan village. Now it’s a history lesson for children across Nepal.…