Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 6—This story was originally published in March 2021. There was a time when all it took to construct an outdoor privy in Maine ...

Long the subject of off-color jokes, the rural outhouse has become a distant memory for those who grew up during the Great Depression. Since so many of the old-fashioned privies have been demolished ...

FAIRBANKS — There are worse words used for it, but an outhouse is an institution in Alaska. Outhouses are standards at our rest stops along the roads and hiking trails in the state. And for many in ...

The latest example of misguided government spending smells a little funny — and it might not be just because of the cost to taxpayers. The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management is taking ...

Apr. 6—This story was originally published in March 2021. There was a time when all it took to construct an outdoor privy in Maine was a shovel, some wood and a bit of sweat. Not anymore. Modern ...