Publications by Eric Niewoehner
Collection of articles on current issues, reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic, professional development, travel and history
What a truck has to say about the place and the person who drives it When living in Columbia, Missouri, I observed that there were two types of truck owners. The suburbanites who, for some odd reason, had to drive a truck. Then there were the people who made their living using the truck as…
The Missouri countryside is teeming with wild animals. Deer are seen almost daily around here. Over the years you will see a wide range of animals. Unfortunately, mostly as road kill. Over the decades I have had some interesting encounters with wild animals. Coyote Canis latrans Ever since I was a child I recall hearing…
Several years ago I fell off the deep end and picked up bird watching as a hobby. While I was always interested in birds, I often stereotyped bird enthusiasts as nerdy, walking down trails with binoculars around their neck, some bedecked with $2,000 cameras with lenses so big a person could barely balance them (thus…
It is becoming a fading generation that recalls life without air conditioning. The old church was no exception. Many Oaklanders remember those days. Not only was the church not air conditioned, but most everyone attending the church returned to their naturally cooled homes. I recall those days where at night you stuck your nose into…
Juneau is simply an amazing place to live. 877 miles north of Seattle, 590 miles from Anchorage, it is a long way from just about everything. And yes, ask everyone seems to wonder, it is another 553 miles to Arctic Circle. You can only get here if you fly or come by boat. Our road…