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Dear EarthTalk: Has the recent violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo threatened the populations of lowland gorillas? How many are left? – Glenn Hammond, San Francisco, Calif. The short answer is yes, dramatically. Not to be confused with Western Lowland Gorillas, which are thriving in significant numbers in neighboring Congo (a recent census counted…
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When I got separated and then divorced six years ago, the world of dating had gone through a change. Internet dating was well underway and the quaint idea of friends introducing you to other friends seemed to have gone the way of the horse and buggy. There were still bars and clubs, but those options…
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– State News: Virginia to team up with Microsoft on tech training for displaced workers – Event: JMU to host acclaimed poet – Capitol Hill: Warner introduces health-care reform
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I spent Sunday afternoon on the Pelham 123 subway line (the brand new Express version), then went home and switched to the 1974 Local, playing that night on an area TV station. And just like in the real New York subway system, if you’re in a big rush grab the Express – the Local takes…
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– Local News: Downey named new BRCC president – State News: Kaine announces formation of health network – Local News: Musikgarten classes at EMU
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Dear Wayne, I’ve been married for several years, and we have a young daughter. We have had a pretty good marriage over the years. Though we have had our rough spots, I have never cheated. I have made a real effort lately to be a better husband, and it seems to be working. Then, out…
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FDR realized that, “People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” Why do most economic policies run counter to this basic point? Faith in markets leads economists to believe that full-employment is impossible, government intervention is destructive, deficits are bad, and planning is futile. That is…
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I’ve long believed strongly that life is good – but it sure isn’t fair sometimes. I contemplated that again while sitting in a lengthy funeral service that shouldn’t have been happening. But, it was, and I wanted to be there to lend support to the family of the deceased. My brother Bob sent word early…
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For the past week, I started building an ark out of popsicle sticks. Monday was so nice; I took a drive to interview and wonderful lady who is the key for the Staunton/Augusta Brain Injury Support Group.
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They say that you can’t go home again, but that’s not true. In baseball, getting back to home is the whole object of the game, and maybe that’s the draw for so many people: that symbolic trip home. Baseball has taken Al and me home. In fact, baseball took us right past the midlife crisis…
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