Principia's Mammoth Dig - Progress

The Mammoth News

Volume 8

Winter 2005 Special Edition

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch deemed a local paleontologic project worthy of front-page news coverage!

Yesterday, Friday, January 7th, the Principia mammoth made the front page of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch with a full-color photo above the fold line! This is great coverage for a paleontologic project! Since then, I have had a call from the Chicago Tribune and several email requests from readers to come visit the site. I have also been asked to be on a radio talk show in Alton on the mammoth.

Below is the URL to the front-page article of the Friday, January 7, 2005 St. Louis Post-Dispatch called "A Mammoth Opportunity." It was active this morning, but may not be for long.

CLICK HERE

Philosophical Aside
Knowledge of Geology Can Save Lives

For the past three weeks geology has dominated the front pages of our newspapers, showing that a knowledge of geology is critical to our well being and that people are interested in knowing more about it so that they can better understand the world around them. Certainly natural hazards, such as large earthquakes and resulting tsunamis (they are NOT tidal waves - they have nothing to do with the tides) have always been newsworthy - people are fascinated by them, but they also want to learn how to avoid the disastrous effects of them.

Below is a wonderful incident of how a 10-year old school girl saved the lives of 100 people because of her knowledge of some geology.

Girl Saved Tourists Thanks to School Lesson

CLICK HERE