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14 Hutchinson, Kansas: A Geologic Detective Story
On Jan. 17, a series of explosions in downtown Hutchinson threw the Kansas Geological Survey into the limelight as its geologists hunted for the explosions’ source.
M. Lee Allison
 

20 Earth Science Week Evolves
Chances are, someone near you is hosting an event to celebrate earth science this month. Now four years old, Earth Science Week is moving forward on its own momentum.
Geotimes staff and contributors
 
 

News and Views 5 COMMENT Thoughts on the Citizen Scientist The former director of the Bureau of Mines discusses funding trends, perceptions of geologists, and the roles of citizen scientists. Rhea Graham 6 NEWS NOTES Moon formed from older Earth? * Lichens in the Precambrian * Rumbling into scientific history * Watching a sloshing earth * Fossils on the fairway * Field Notes 12 POLITICAL SCENE Reviving the Office of Technology Assessment Law makers must consider technological and scientific issues every day. But do they have enough information to make the right decisions? Katy Makeig 13 GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION Students to Watch Fossil Discovery On Oct. 25, school children will watch a live broadcast as paleontologists study fossilized dinosaur skin, a surprise find from Utah. Adam Rankin 26 GEOPHENOMENA Finding Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes from Space Remote sensing can detect where mosquitoes are most at home after major floods. Stephen C. Guptill and Chester G. Moore 48 GEOLOGIC COLUMN More Special Problems in Writing When it’s good to be a ghostwriter, and other tips. Hugh Hay-Roe

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