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Here is a moving article from 2008 about this legendary fishing lady, who was an inspiration to so many female anglers. Don Barone LAKE HAMILTON, Ark. — Behind me, a woman stands on a dock. Alone. She scans the waters of Lake Hamilton. Listening. Looking. Crying. I know that, because I made her cry. And then I left. This lady told me she was "a woman of the water, born under the sign of the fish, Pisces." And to her I brought tears. And I did this by listening. This morning, a stranger showed me her strength by opening her...

By John W. Grandy | August 3, 2005 AMERICA'S SHARK mania was born on Martha's Vineyard 30 years ago. It's time for it to die there -- and everywhere else. We were afraid to go into the water in the summer of '75, thanks to the hit movie ''Jaws." It was filmed on the Vineyard and raised goose bumps and an often-morbid fascination with sharks around the world. It was good for the box office but terrible for sharks. The movie spawned a whole industry of shark films and created a new class of fisherman, the shark hunter. Sharks became...

National Science Decathlon is a loose affiliation of parents, teachers and community volunteers dedicated to promoting science education by organizing competitive, science-based tournaments throughout the United States. Each Science Decathlon tournament is made up of ten Team Events and up to four Pilot Events which sport names like Bridge Breaking, Water Rocketry and Ick! Thyology for each division. Division A events are for 9th -12th grade high school students. Division B events are for 6th - 9th grade junior high, middle school and intermediate elementary students. Science Decathlon students are encouraged to participate in groups, or teams, but are not...