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From BMU to Celery Man: Alan Bisson Finds Joy in Making People Laugh

There is a certain kind of courage in being willing to look a little ridiculous. For Alan Bisson, a 1990 graduate of Blue Mountain Union School, that courage has involved poetry, live per formance, social media and, more recently, getting hit in the face with pies, ranch dressing, peanut butter and other assorted food by a stalk of celery.

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The Bombardment of Bees

Climate change and pollution have a profound impact on bees. Bees cannot smell flowers covered in pollutants. These flowers are visited by insects 70% fewer times versus untarnished flowers, showing a clear sign that pollution directly impacts a bee’s ability to find food. 

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