Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890–1998) was an American journalist, writer, feminist, and environmentalist known for her staunch defense of the Everglades against efforts to drain it and reclaim land for development. Moving to Miami as a young woman to work for The Miami Herald, Douglas became a freelance writer, producing over a hundred short stories that were published in popular magazines. Her most influential work was the book The Everglades: River of Grass, which redefined the popular conception of the Everglades as a treasured river instead of a worthless swamp; its impact has been compared to that of the influential 1962 book Silent Spring. Her books, stories, and journalism career brought her influence in Miami, which she used to advance her causes. Douglas lived until age 108, working until nearly the end of her life for Everglades restoration. Upon her death, an obituary in The Independent in London stated, "In the history of the American environmental movement, there have been few more remarkable figures than Marjory Stoneman Douglas." (more...)
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Q. I've got the archives widget enabled, now how do I set wordpress to move some blogposts from the main page to the archive section?
Asked by onetrek - Wed May 27 13:57:30 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. It does it automatically. You can control how many blog posts are displayed on your home page under Settings > Reading I believe you can control how your posts are archived under Settings > Permalinks. If you know about code you can edit the sidebar.php to format your Archives more. Wordpress has excellent documentation on editing the themes.
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