Frontier Post

Some low-paid frontier soldiers proved particularly enterprising: they found various ways to augment their salaries.(WESTERN ENTERPRISE)(tailoring)
Wild West; 12/1/2009; 1626 words; ...found room in the wagons to carry packages frontier merchants paid to have delivered. Libbie...up the parade ground, toting water for post gardens and cutting wood for the mess halls...prices charged by government-licensed post traders, the dual-income family was...

Ten Deadly Texans.(Brief article)(Book review)
Wild West; 12/1/2009; 571 words; ...Naturally, there were far more than just 10 such characters. In post-Civil War Texas, badmen virtually sprouted up between the...and Joe Palmer. Who was the deadliest? Hard to say. Among frontier representatives, Miller, Hardin and Longley each tallied at...

Virgil Earp was a strong second fiddle: although overshadowed by brother Wyatt, he was no slouch.(EDITOR'S LETTER)
Wild West; 12/1/2009; 1004 words; ...more ground than wandering Wyatt did while alive. And the "Frontier Marshal" really did get around, hitting dozens of hot spots...with his body and/or reputation unscathed. Third, in the post-fight action, Virgil was shot from ambush and not only put...

New findings from University of Connecticut in the area of proteomics published.
Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week; 11/21/2009; 673 words; ...research published in the journal Frontiers in Bioscience, "In the study...functions to proteins such as post-translational modification...colleagues published their study in Frontiers in Bioscience (Computational techniques for motif search. Frontiers in Bioscience, 2009;14...

The Historical Detroit Free Press Provides Gateway to the Motor City's Past.
Economics Week; 11/20/2009; 1109 words; ...history of Detroit from a small frontier town through its growth into...Detroit became a major trading post and industrial hub. From advocating...Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Atlanta Constitution, Boston...American, Cleveland Call & Post, The Norfolk Journal & Guide...