Medcalf: In praise of my mentor, the late Star Tribune reporter Bob Franklin
More than 20 years ago, former Star Tribune reporter Bob Franklin, who died last month at age 87, changed my life as the embers of nearby fires still burned. “Hey?” he asked at the time. “Have you ...
Ireland’s iconic Cliffs of Moher are partially closed, but there are better options
On the west coast of Ireland, the Cliffs of Moher drop some 509 feet to the Atlantic Ocean, making for one of the country’s ...