Topic: Henry David Thoreau

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"Once Upon a River," by Bonnie Jo Campbell

Campbell's plucky heroine, Margo, carves out her own epic on the Stark and Kalamazoo rivers.
07/26/2011 06:29 pm
Opinion How summer reading flipped me from my hammock and changed my life

I'll read this summer for moments of revelation. The summer before college, I confirmed my major by reading Russell Baker's "Growing up." Later, Eudora Welty's "One Writer's Beginnings," told me that a wise life could be made beyond the Washington Beltway.
07/08/2011 09:28 am
Chapter & Verse Fourth of July: an excellent day to stay home

On July 4, 1845, Henry David Thoreau took the first "staycation" – and authors have been debating its merits ever since.
07/04/2011 07:20 am
The Simple Dollar Stuck with student loan with variable rate? Shop around.

Student loan has a low interest rate. But if it's variable, it pays to lock in that student loan with a fixed rate. Question No. 1 of the reader mailbag.
05/16/2011 04:32 pm
Stir It Up! Spaghetti with pecorino romano and pepper

So simple, Thoreau would have liked it. With only four ingredients, Spaghetti with pecorino romano and pepper is a lively, rustic Roman favorite quick enough for even the busiest weeknight dinner.
03/30/2011 11:21 am
Martin Luther King Day: 10 memorable MLK quotes

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States. The civil rights leader was also one of the most famed orators in American history. Here are a collection of 10 MLK quotes.
01/17/2011 10:44 am
You bought it. Are you happy?

Money can make you happier – to a point – but not in the way you think.
12/20/2010 11:40 am
In Motion: The Experience of Travel

How the art of “Deep Travel” can transform even our mundane trips into something transcendent.
11/17/2010 06:05 am
Opinion Casino gambling in Massachusetts: the dice heard 'round the world

Massachusetts should reject this false elixir for revenue.
08/05/2010 11:42 pm
Opinion Fourth of July and Thoreau remind us that US progress is linked with its ecology

If war is a way of teaching Americans geography, then environmental disasters such as the BP oil spill seem to be the primary way that Americans learn about ecology.
07/02/2010 10:21 am
Opinion How Japan can save face -- and whales

Japan has given the world green cars and technological marvels. It wouldn’t be a stretch for it to lead the 21st century protecting the world’s oceans and whales.
06/22/2010 11:22 am
Lake life: taking lessons from the local inhabitants

Learning to fly, the art of self-defense, confidence – lake life offers daily lessons.
05/07/2010 12:30 pm
Diggin' It Seeds: Sow them and expect wonders

All garden treasures started as seeds. Be it a fragrant lilac, a juicy tomato, or a blue ribbon-winning pumpkin, the best, biggest, and most wonderful plants sprouted from an unassuming seed.
04/23/2010 06:06 pm
Editor's Blog Happy Earth Day: Apologies for the late thank-you card

We're marking the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. That's a little embarrassing considering our 4.5 billion-year-old planet has been so hospitable.
04/22/2010 09:26 am
The Journal Keeper

Memoirist and essay writer Phyllis Theroux tracks six eventful years of her own life.
04/01/2010 10:52 am
How to tell if last year's garden seeds are still good

Here's an easy way to test last year's garden seeds to see if they're still good.
03/18/2010 02:51 pm
Opinion More government oversight? Capitalist, regulate thyself.

Solutions to the abuses of capitalism are sought in new programs and corrective legislation – why not in the hearts of men?
12/17/2009 12:01 pm
Best books of 2009: fiction

What we here at the Monitor liked best in 2009.
12/03/2009 12:00 am
Editor's Blog Faking a town hall -- a guide to what's real and what's not

09/09/2009 01:00 am
Young Israeli settlers go hippie? Far out, man!

Last week's annual 'End of Days' music festival highlights how a new – and militant – hilltop generation embraces the counterculture symbols of the 1960s American Left.
08/09/2009 01:00 am
The Wild Marsh

Rick Bass again assumes the role of America’s 21st-century Thoreau.
07/13/2009 01:00 am
Woodsburner

How Thoreau set the Concord woods on fire.
05/25/2009 01:00 am
Opinion Cut hours, not employees

In some ways, reduced time can enrich our lives.
05/08/2009 01:00 am
Defender of quiet places

Acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton says natural sounds are disappearing.
02/27/2009 12:00 am
Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees

Nature writer Roger Deakin considers wood as a vital element of life.
02/19/2009 12:00 am