"When a pair of detectives from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation arrive, they meet expected resistance from the local sheriff, his deputy, the coroner, and a string of racist White townsfolk. The murders present a puzzle, for at each crime scene there is a second dead body: that of a man who resembles Emmett Till. The detectives suspect that these are killings of retribution, but soon discover that eerily similar murders are taking place all...

Back country skiers, snow boarders, and snowmobilers must be aware of the dangers of avalanches and be able to recognize the conditions that lead to avalanche release, as well as equipment that can help save peoples' lives. Professional snowboarders, skiers, and snowmobilers discuss the five basic things: get the gear, get avalanche training, get the forecast, get the picture, and get out of harms way.

The use of carbon-free energy sources, or energy sources that emit minimal to no greenhouse gases (GHGs) to produce electricity, is increasing. Nuclear energy, which is a carbon-free energy source, already accounts for about 20 percent of the electricity generated in the United States, but there are concerns about its potentially harmful health and environmental impacts. This issue brief provides an overview of nuclear energy, its history in...