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Utila is the smallest of Honduras’s major Bay Islands, sitting at the southern edge of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, the second-largest reef system in the world. That alone makes it unusual. You don’t have to be a diver to feel how closely the island is tied to the water, but if you do go underwater, you quickly understand why people travel from all over the world to dive there. The reefs are dense with life, and the chance of seeing a whale shark is real. The Island of Util

These photos are from three different calls, spread over a few years, when I was a volunteer firefighter. December 12, 2014: This was a house fire on a cold winter day. By the time we arrived, the damage was already significant. Harry Nelson, who’s on the far left in the photo, later called me a hero for going into the house and helping put out the fire. What actually happened was that Harry’s years of training and quick action put a hose in my hands. I followed his instructi

As some of you know, I take walks early. Most mornings I’m out the door by 6 AM. Some mornings, Mr. Big, the neighborhood black and white cat is lounging around in my neighbor’s driveway. Other mornings I spot a red-shouldered hawk, on the hunt for breakfast. The sky likes to put on a show before the sun fully commits. I call it God light, the rays between the clouds that shine like a hand through the sky. "God Light" Sometimes Mr. Big keeps a steady pace beside me, but reall

I recently sat down with Angela McArdle , a longtime political organizer, speaker, and national party chair known for her work on civil liberties and criminal justice reform, for a thoughtful conversation about responsibility, reform, and the importance of lowering the temperature in our public life. Mark Edgington Speaking with Angela McArdle We discussed how different administrations have approached Bitcoin and clemency. From my perspective, the Trump administration did mo