Who was the famous "Migrant Mother," 32, whose famous photo has haunted us since the Depression years? Mary Coin, Marisa Silver's haunting novel reimagines the lives of Florence Owens Thompson and unveils the photo's secrets. "She said that they had been living on frozen vegetables from the surrounding fields, and birds that the children killed," said photographer Dorthea Lange. (From: Popular Photography, Feb. 1960)."
Lightning storms sparked wildfires in Eastern Washington, the largest in state history. We could see smoke all the way east in Idaho, just like the ash from Mt. St. Helens eruption. Now, flash flood warnings ...