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The poor are our canaries in the coal mine

The poor are our canaries in the coal mine

By Jeremiah Reardon When my father John finished eighth grade in 1913 he joined his friends working in the Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania coal mines. The tipple boys separated waste from coal dropped on screens by the wrought iron tippler. An old miner cracked knuckles to...

Such a ‘genius? The FBI arrests man for peddling COVID-19 ‘cure

Such a ‘genius? The FBI arrests man for peddling COVID-19 ‘cure

By Jason Murdock A California man who peddled prevention pills and a bogus injectable cure for novel coronavirus infections on social media has been arrested on a federal fraud charge. Keith Lawrence Middlebrook, 53, was arrested by the FBI yesterday evening after...

Indigenous tribe heads to the Amazon to escape the coronavirus epidemic

Indigenous tribe heads to the Amazon to escape the coronavirus epidemic

By Kimberley Brown Nemonte Nenquimo, an Indigenous Waorani leader from Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, watched as her Indigenous colleagues, family and friends rushed back to their territory this past week, attempting to escape the threat of the coronavirus engulfing the...

¡Arroz!

¡Arroz!

In mid-September back in 2017, Edie and I were traversing part of Ecuador’s lowlands as we worked our way up the coast from Salinas to San Lorenzo. As usual, we were on the look out for photo-ops but the atmospherics weren’t too accommodating. Eleven days of travel...

Coronavirus health myths — debunking more crackpot claims

Coronavirus health myths — debunking more crackpot claims

There's no shortage of coronavirus claims, miracle cures, and outright hoaxes, but some are so outlandish that they're sometimes entertaining. Let's only look to the experts for credible information. MercuryNews.com (San Francisco, CA) reports that Amazon has pulled...

Volcanic emissions turn Cuenca sky hazy

Volcanic emissions turn Cuenca sky hazy

Although many residents may not have noticed due to coronavirus shelter-in-place rules, volcanic ash and gas from the Sangay volcano turned the sky over Cuenca hazy Wednesday morning. On several occasions on Tuesday and Wednesday, the city's air quality reached the...

15 water saving tips — what are yours?

15 water saving tips — what are yours?

By Susan Burke March As reported, water usage in Cuenca is up 25 percent, as well as the lack of recent rain. I had heard earlier this week that water usage was up 20 percent, and reached out to my friends on social media to get some top tips for saving water. Please...

Food Safety: Some Covid-19 questions answered

Food Safety: Some Covid-19 questions answered

Food safety is of paramount importance during this time, but it's important all year round. Here is a segment of a much longer article published in SeriousEats.com. To read the complete article, click here. Can I get COVID-19 from touching or eating contaminated food?...

Simply cowering in fear doesn’t suit me

Simply cowering in fear doesn’t suit me

By Rob Bell I am not the kind of person who waits. I’m an active person. A doer. I feel more comfortable being proactive than fatalistic. And after eight days of voluntary quarantine, I am practically jumping out of my skin! I accept the idea of remaining largely...

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Week of April 19

Ecuador seeks answers as migrants are rerouted from the United States to Congo.

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Prosperity report exposes Ecuador’s uneven foundations.

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IESS pension debate sharpens as Ecuador’s retirement system strains under growing deficits.

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